Anesthesia and Pain Medicine

Dr. Tahir Akbar is specialist pain physician and anesthesiologist at Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE. Holding fellowship in anesthesiology and post-graduation in regional anesthesia, he has special interest in ultrasound guided regional anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management. He is lead member of APS team. He is actively involved in educational activities and teaching his juniors and nursing staff.

Richard Novak MD is an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University. Dr. Novak is board-certified in anesthesiology and internal medicine, and is also the Medical Director at Waverley Surgery Center in Palo Alto, California and a member of the Associated Anesthesiologists Medical Group in Palo Alto, California.

Dr. Parker has been practicing anesthesia for almost 15 years. After graduating from Gannon University, he then went on to obtain his doctorate in anesthesia from the University of Michigan-Flint. He actively pursues research opportunities, mostly focusing on pediatric emergence delirium, advanced anesthetic monitoring modalities, pain treatment, and Ketamine therapies. Furthermore, he is a member of the Society for Opioid Free Anesthesia (SOFA) and the American Society of Ketamine Physicians, Psychotherapists, and Practitioners (ASKP3). His anesthetic practice is almost entirely narcotic free, and he further treats psychiatric and chronic pain states with Ketamine therapies.

Maria Benedetto is a Consultant in cardio thoracic and vascular anaesthesia and ITU, heart/Lung Tx, VV ECMO, Sant’ Orsola University Hospital Bologna (Italy )

Zak Mouyer is a 5^th Year Medical Student currently completing an intercalated BSc at Imperial College London in Cardiovascular Sciences.