SNACC Podcast: Recent Episodes
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July 2026“Interpreting Intraoperative EEG: Beyond Indices to the Essential Role of Raw EEG and Density Spectral Array”Dr. Rubina Sharma interviewing Drs. Shobana Rajan and Nitin Manohara
Temporary Intraoperative Cerebral Blood Flow Reduction to Facilitate Neurovascular Procedures
Dr. Lakshmi Kurnutala interviews Dr. Vikas ChauhanJNA Editor's Choice Article July 2025: "Effect of Remimazolam on Transcranial Electrical Motor Evoked Potential in Spine Surgery: A prospective preliminary dose escalation study"
“The Impact of a Neuroanesthesia Fellowship on Patient Outcomes in Spine Surgery.” Interviewer: Bryan Benson, MDInterviewee: Jason Chui, MD
Wang, Xinyan et al. “Anesthesia on Clinical Outcomes in an Extended Time Window During Endovascular Stroke Therapy: Exploratory Analysis of the ANGEL-ACT Registry.” Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology, 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000959. 28 Mar. 2024, doi:10.1097/ANA.0000000000000959Interviewer: Rashid S. Hussain, MDInterviewee: Alice (Xinyan) Wang, MD
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Chat Generative Pretrained Transformer to Answer Questions About Clinical Scenarios in Neuroanesthesiology
Dr. Mohab Abdelmalak interviews Dr. Susana Vacas - Postoperative Delirium and the Older Adult: Untangling the Confusion
Sonal Sharma interviews Dr Kan Ma, one of the authors of review article titled“ Regional Anesthesia Techniques in Modern Neuroanesthesia Practice: A Narrative Review of the Clinical Evidence” published in JNA April 2024, Vol 36, Issue 2.
The Role of Remimazolam in Neurosurgery and in Patients With Neurological Diseases: A Narrative Review.Dr. Cassandra Dean, Emory University Hospitals interviews Dr. Arney Abcejo from Mayo clinic
Association of Brain Injury Biomarkers and Circulatory Shock Following Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, a tracked TBI study.
August 2023: Jack Buckley, MD interviewing Laurel Moore, MD - Posterior Fossa Craniotomy by SNACC
Incremental cost effectiveness analysis on length of stay of an enhanced recovery after spine surgery program: a single-center, retrospective cohort studyKamilla Estfahani interviews Bhiken Naik
JNA Podcast: Dr. Shobana interviews Dr. Val Luoma - Value-based Care and Quality Improvementby the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC) at snacc.orgRead JNA's latest volume Value-based Care and Quality Improvement in Perioperative Neuroscience at https://journals.lww.com/jnsa/Fulltext/2022/10000/Value_based_Care_and_Quality_Improvement_in.2.aspxBecome a member of the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care and get readership access of the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology at https://snacc.org/membership/
Dr. Shobana Rajan interviews Dr. Alana Flexman about her article "Postoperative Screening With the Modified National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale After Noncardiac Surgery: A Pilot Study," which appeared in the July 2022 issue of JNA.
Link to article: https://journals.lww.com/jnsa/Fulltext/2022/07000/Postoperative_Screening_With_the_Modified_National.11.aspx
Jack Buckley M.D., Associate Clinical Professor UCLA Anesthesiology, Program Director Residency Program, Director of Head and Neck Anesthesia interviewed by Dr. Arun George for this podcast
Multimodal Analgesia For Spine Surgery - Dr. Arun George Interviewing Dr. Shobana Rajan
August 2017 Functional Neuroimaging Correlates of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction by SNACC
December 2018 EEG Trajectories During Anesthetic Emergence and Postoperative Delirium in the PACU by SNACC
August 2016 Vasoactive Agents as a Therapeutic Strategy in the Treatment of Pediatric TBI by SNACC
July 2021
Treatment of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Associated Delayed Cerebral Ischemia With Milrinone: A Review and Proposal
Narrator: Jacqueline Marie Morano, MD
April 2021
Perceived Benefits and Barriers to a Career in Neuroanesthesiology: A Pilot Survey of Anesthesiology Clinicians
Narrator: Lauren Buhl, MD
October 2020
Perioperative Management of Direct Anticoagulants and Intracranial Surgery – Drs. Porter and Dinsmore
Narrator: Lauren Buhl, MD
September 2021
Opioid Utilization in Geriatric Patients After Operation for Degenerative Spine Disease
Narrator: Priya Gupta, MD
April 2020
Speckle Tracking Analysis of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Following Traumatic Brain Injury: A Pilot Prospective Observational Cohort Study
Narrator: Jacqueline Morano, MD
October 2019
Perspectives on Dexmedetomidine Use for Neurosurgical Patients
Narrator: Dr. Deepali Garg Trainee Engagement Committee Resident in Anesthesiology, University of Iowa
January 2020
Anesthesia and Cognitive Outcome in Elderly Patients: A Narrative Viewpoint – Article by Drs. Cottrell and Hartung
Narrator: Dr. Adele Budiansky Trainee Engagement Committee Neuroanesthesiology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic
April 2020 for upcoming July 2020 issue of the JNA
Consensus Guidelines on Acute Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Narrator: Dr. Shobana Rajan in conversation with Dr. Deepak Sharma
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
December 2019 Anesthesia for Epilepsy Surgery. Jack Buckley, MD in conversation with Susana Vacas, MD, PhD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
August 2016 Anesthetic considerations for carotid endarterectomy – Dr. Mazen Maktabi in conversation with Dr. Arthur Lam
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
May 2020 Neuroanesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Alana Flexman, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
March 2021 Anesthesia for Craniotomy Part 1. Letha Mathews, MD in conversation with Alex Papangelou, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
June 2016 Traumatic Brain Injury – Dr. Mazen Maktabi in conversation with Dr. Audree Bendo
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
April 2019 Delayed Emergence After a Craniotomy – Jack Buckley, MD in conversation with Natalie Morelend, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
October 2016 Anesthesia for spine surgery – Dr. Shobana Rajan in conversation with Dr. Lorri Lee
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
April 2016 Anesthesia for for Neuro-Interventional Procedures – Adrian Gelb, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
February 2017 Intubation of the Patient With Unstable Cervical Spine. Mazen Maktabi, MBBCh in conversation with Brad Hindman, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
July 2018 Anesthesia for aneurysm clipping surgery. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Dr. Michael Todd
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
January 2016 Anesthesia for Sitting Craniotomy – Jeffrey Pasternak, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
April 2018 Anesthetic Management in a Patient with Traumatic Brain Injury Coming for Non-Neurologic Surgery. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Letha Mathews, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
January 2019 Transcranial Doppler in Neuroanesthesia – Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Deepak Sharma, MBBS, MD, DM.
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
December 2016 Anesthesia for Intra-operative MRI. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Rafi Avitsian, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
October 2017 Anesthesia for Neuromonitoring in Spine Surgery. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Antoun Koht, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
January 2018 Neuromonitoring for Intracranial Surgery. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Antoun Koht, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
October 2018 Neuro ICU Management of Sub-arachnoid Hemorrhage. Shobana Rajan in conversation with Dr. Andrew Kofke
January 2021
General Anesthesia vs. Conscious Sedation in Endovascular Thrombectomy for Stroke
Narrator: Rashmi Vandse, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
February 2020 ICU Management of Stroke Patients. Letha Mathews, MD in conversation with Ugan Reddy, FRCA, FFICM
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
July 2017 Anesthesia for Deep Brain Stimulator Placement. Shobana Rajan, MD in conversation with Lashmi Venkatraghavan, MD
Fellows’ and Residents’ Audio Corner Learn from an expert! This is for residents, fellows, students and anyone wanting a quick review of how to manage a neuroanesthesia case.
April 2017 Anesthesia for Awake Craniotomy – Dr. Sergio Bergese