Santhanam Suresh, MD

  • Attending Staff Anesthesiologist, Children's Memorial Hospital
  • Co-Director, Pain Management Service
  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Feinberg School of Medicine (Northwestern University)
  • Consulting Physician, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Certification

Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1988
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1993
Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1989
Subspeciality Certification in Pain Management, American Board of Anesthesiology, 1998

Education

M.B., B.S, Stanley Medical College, Madras, India, 1983
Residency in Pediatrics, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, 1985-1988
Residency (Anesthesia), Loyola University Medical School, 1988-1990
Advanced Clinical Training (Pediatric Anesthesia), Children's Memorial Hospital, 1990-1991

Professional Organizations

  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • International Anesthesia Research Society
  • The Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
  • Council of the International Association for the Study of Pain
  • Special Interest Group in Pediatric Pain, IASP

Major Committee Assignments

Hospital
1995- Ethics Advisory Board, Children's Memorial Hospital

State
Committee Member, Committee on Communications, Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists

National
Member, Pain Management Examination Subcommittee, American Board of Anesthesiology

International
Editorial Board Appointment: International Editorial Advisory Board, Indian Journal of Pediatrics, New Delhi, India.

Current Research Projects: (Institutional Review Board Approved)

  1. "Pain Relief Following Bone Marrow Harvesting," S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), M. Kletzel MD, PK Birmingham MD, RM. Dsida MD, J Obrecht RN.
  2. "A Randomized Study of Remifentanil in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Ophthalmologic Surgery, CJ Coté MD, S Suresh MD. (Study funded by Glaxo, Inc.) (Completed).
  3. Pharmacokinetics of Methadone in the Human Neonate. S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), PK Birmingham MD, CJ Coté MD, E Ogata MD, R Simmons.
  4. The Efficacy and Safety of Three Single Oral Doses of Midazolam Syrup in Pediatric Patients. CJ Coté MD and S Suresh MD (Completed study)
  5. Fentanyl Oraletâ Uptake Kinetics in Children Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation. PK Birmingham MD, M Kletzel MD, S Mateev MD, RM Dsida MD, M Wheeler MD, S Suresh MD, and CJ Coté MD.
  6. Postoperative pain Management in Children Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Is a Local Nerve Block Superior to Opioids? S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), I Seligman MD, M Dunham MD, A Patel MD, CJ Coté MD.
  7. Postoperative Pain Management in Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery: Is a Local Anesthetic Block Superior to Opioids? S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), I Seligman MD, N Young MD, S Barcelona MD, CJ Coté MD.
  8. Evaluation of the Safety Profile and Clinical Effectiveness of Oral Tramadol Hydrochloride Tablets for the Treatment of Postsurgical Pain in Children & Adolescents Aged Seven to Sixteen Years (Protocol No. TRAM-PEDS-005). CJ Coté MD, PK Birmingham MD, S Suresh MD, M Wheeler MD. 8. Role of joint afferents in knee medio-lateral stability. YY Daher PhD, WZ Rymer MD PhD, S Suresh MD. National Institutes of Health Research Grant (Grant suresh.asp#1 R03 AR46422-01) in the amount of $61,707.
  9. Pain Management in Children Undergoing Occipital Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt Insertions. S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), S Barcelona MD, PK Birmingham MD, R Bowman MD, T Tomita MD, N Seldan MD, J Grant MD, CJ Coté MD.
  10. Pain Management in Children Undergoing Frontal Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunt Insertions. S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), S Barcelona MD, PK Birmingham MD, R Bowman MD, T Tomita MD, N Seldan MD, J Grant MD, CJ Coté MD.
  11. Pain Management in Infants Undergoing Primary Cleft Lip Repair: Can A Local Block Improve Their Postoperative Outcome? S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), PK Birmingham MD, RM Dsida MD, B Bauer MD, P Patel MD, FA Vicari MD, CJ Coté MD.
  12. Pain Management in Children Undergoing Revision of Primary Cleft Lip Repair: Can A Local Block Improve Their Postoperative Outcome? S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), A Patel MD, RM Dsida MD, B Bauer MD, P Patel MD, FA Vicari MD, CJ Coté MD.
  13. Great Auricular Nerve Block for Post-Operative Pain Management in Children Undergoing Tympanomastoid Surgery: Is There a Role for Preemptive Analgesia? S Suresh MD (Principal Investigator), S Barcelona MD, N Young MD, I Seligman MD, CJ Coté MD.

Original Reports

  1. Suresh S, Birmingham PK, Ravindranath TM: Ventilatory support for infants in emergency and in the intensive care unit. Indian J Pediatr 62:97-121, 1995.
  2. Suresh S, Hall SC: Sedation in pediatric patients. Indian J Pediatr 63:13-22, 1996.
  3. Ravilly S, Robinson W, Suresh S, Wohl ME, Berde CB: Chronic Pain in Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatrics 98:741, 1996.
  4. Davis PJ, Lerman J, Suresh S, McGowan FX, Coté CJ, Landsman I, Henson LG: A randomized multicenter study of remifentanil compared with alfentanil, isoflurane, or propofol in anesthetized patients undergoing elective strabismus surgery. Anesth Analg 84:982-9, 1997.
  5. Wagner A, Suresh S, MD: Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Warts: Taking the Cry Out of Cryotherapy and Laser. Pediatr Derm 15:238-241, 1998.
  6. Suresh S, Anand KJS. Opioid Tolerance in Neonates: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, Assessment and Management. Semin Perinatol 22:425-433, 1998.
  7. Birmingham PK, Suresh S: Latex Allergy In Children: Diagnosis and Management, Indian J Pediatr, 1998. Indian J Pediatr 66:717-724, 1999.
  8. Cohen IJ, Suresh S, Robb M, Schreiner M, Weldon BC, Davis PJ, Bikhazi GB, Robertson FM, Karl HW, Hummer K. Hannallah RS, Matuszczak M, Khoo K-C, Collins P, Coté CJ. Dose Ranging, Safety, and Efficacy of a New Oral Midazolam Syrup in Children. Submitted, Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Book Chapters

  1. Suresh, S: Pain management in infants and children in the pediatric intensive care unit. In: Current Concepts in Pediatrics. New Delhi, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, Ltd. 235-238, 1994
  2. Suresh, S: Chronic Pain Management in Children. In: Essentials of Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesia, ed. Benzon HT, Raja SN, Borsook D, Molloy RE, Strichartz G. Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, PA, 1999;299-303.
  3. Suresh S, Berde CB: Management of Pain in Children. In: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Fourth Edition, ed. David G. McLone. WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia PA (In press).
  4. Polaner D, Suresh S, Coté CJ. Pediatric Regional Anesthesia. In: A Practice of Anesthesia for Infants and Children, Third Edition. Editors: Coté, Ryan, Todres, Goudsouzian. Philadelphia, WB Saunders. (In press).

Non-print Material

  1. Suresh S: Chronic pain management in children and adolescents. The Child's Doctor - Journal of the Children's Memorial Hospital 14:3-9, Spring, 1997.

Letters to the Editor

  1. Hall, SC, Stevenson GW, Suresh S: Burns associated with temperature monitoring during magnetic resonance imaging. Anesthesiology 76:152, 1992.
  2. Suresh S, Birmingham PK, Trombino LJ: Visualization of lumbar epidural catheters in patients with a hip spica cast. Anesth Analg 78:605, 1994.
  3. Suresh S: Should muscle relaxants be used routinely for intubation? Roving Reporter, Anesthesiology News, June 1995.

Scientific Abstracts

  1. Poster Presentation, "Increased Left Lung Abnormalities with Left Internal Mammary Artery Grafting" presented at the Midwest Anesthesiology Resident Conference, Madison, WI, April, 1989.
  2. Poster Presentation, Cardiac Output and its Distribution in Dogs Exchange Transfused with 5% Albumin or Hyperoncotic 10% Hemoglobin" presented at the Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, Kansas City, MO, March, 1990.
  3. Suresh S, Ravilly S, Wohl ME, Lilliehei C, Berde CB. Poster Presentation, Acute Pain Management in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis. Presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the IARS, March 10-14, 1995, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  4. Lerman J, Davis PJ, Suresh S, Graham Henson L. Clinical Characteristics of Remifentanil (REMI) in Children Undergoing Strabismus Surgery: A Comparative Study. The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago and Glaxo Wellcome, Inc., 1995. Presented at the World Congress of Anesthesiologists, April 1996, Sydney, Australia.
  5. Suresh S, Birmingham PK, Wheeler M, Dsida RM, Rae B, Obrecht J, Kennedy-Mooney S, Kletzel M: Pain Management in children with mucositis following bone marrow transplantation. Fourth International Symposium on Pediatric Pain, International Association for the Study of Pain, Helsinki, Finland. June 29 - July 4, 1997.
  6. Suresh S, Cohen IJ, Matuszczak M, Schreiner M, Weldon BC, Davis PJ, Bikhazi GB, Robertson FM, Karl HW, Hummer K, Hannallah RS, Szmuk P, Chelly J, Khoo K-C, Collins P, Coté CJ. Dose Ranging, Safety, and Efficacy of a New Oral Midazolam Syrup in Children. Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1998. Anesthesiology 1998;89:A1313.
  7. Birmingham PK, Wheeler M, Suresh S, Dsida RM, Rae BR, Obrecht J, Andreoni V, Heffner C, Hall SC, Coté CJ. Patient Controlled Epidural Analgesia in Children: Can They Do It? Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists. Anesthesiology 1998:89;A1167.
  8. Palmer JS, Suresh S, Firlit C, Coté CJ. Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Postoperative Pain Management in Pediatric Renal Transplant Patients. Abstract accepted to American Urological Association, North Central section, Fall, 1999.
  9. Suresh S, Barcelona SL, Young N, Heffner CL, Coté CJ. Postoperative pain management in children undergoing tympanomastoid surgery: is a local block better than intravenous opioid? Anesthesiology 1999:91:A1281.
  10. Kamper DG, Suresh S, Joseph P, Rymer WZ. Voluntary Finger Torque Generation Following Hemiplegic Stroke. Abstract presented at the Annual Neurosciences Meeting, October, 1999.
  11. Suresh S, Palmer JS, Birmingham PK, Firlit CF, Cote CJ. Postoperative Pain Management in Children Undergoing Renal Transplantation: Is A Continuous Epidural Analgesic Technique Acceptable? Accepted, Joint Meeting by the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia and the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Anesthesiology, February 2000, Sanibel Harbor Resort & Spa, Fort Myers, FL.
  12. Suresh S, Wheeler M, Patel A, Andreoni V, Obrecht J. Intravenous regional anesthesia with ketorolac-lidocaine: Is this effective for the management of CRPS I in children and adolescents. Accepted, 5th International Symposium on Paediatric Pain, Glasgow, UK.
  13. Wheeler M, Suresh S, Patel A, Andreoni V, Obrecht J. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's): Do They Have A Role In The Management Of Chronic Pain In Adolescents? Accepted, 5th International Symposium on Paediatric Pain, Glasgow, UK.
  14. Suresh S, Barcelona S, Young N, Heffner C, Coté CJ. Postoperative pain management in children undergoing tympanomastoid surgery: is a local block better than intravenous opioid? Accepted, 5th International Symposium on Paediatric Pain, Glasgow, UK.
  15. Suresh S, Wheeler M, Patel A, Andreoni V, Obrecht J. Intravenous Regional Anesthesia with Ketorolac-Lidocaine: Is this Effective for the Management of CRPS-1 in Children and Adolescents. Submitted, Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2000.
  16. Wheeler M, Suresh S, Patel A, Obrecht J, Andreoni V. Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors: Do they have a role in the management of chronic pain in adolescents?. Submitted, Annual Meeting, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2000.

Presentations Before Professional Groups

October 18, 1991 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Pain Management in Children" presented at Cook County Hospital, Department of Pediatrics.

April 15, 1992 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Pain Management in Children" presented at Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center.

April 24, 1992 Invited lecturer, "Pain Management and Sedation in Pediatrics" presented at the 11th Annual Neonatal and Pediatric Respiratory Care Conference, Chicago.

October 14, 1992 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Pediatric Pain Management" presented at Columbus-Cabrini Medical Center, Continuing Medical Education, Department of Pediatrics, Chicago.

May 17, 1993 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Recent Advancements in Acute Pain Management," Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL.

February 4-6, 1994 Invited Speaker, International Conference: "Recent Advances in Neonatal Anesthesia" presented at the International Symposium on Congenital Malformations, New Delhi, India.

February 6-11, 1994 Invited Speaker, International Conference: "Pain Management in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit" at the 8th Asian Congress of Pediatrics, New Delhi, India.

March 30, 1994 Grand Rounds speaker on "Pain Management in Children," Children's Hospital of Detroit, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

September 2, 1994 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Pain Management of Fractures in Children," South Suburban Hospital, Hazel Crest, Illinois.

January 10, 1995 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Pain Management in Children," Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical Society, Chicago, Illinois.

March 10-14, 1995 "Chronic Pain Management in Children," presented at the Annual Meeting of the IARS, Honolulu, Hawaii.

April 26, 1995 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Do Neonates Feel Pain?" Cook County Hospital.

April 20, 1995 Invited Speaker, Anesthesia Study Commission of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists, "Difficulty in Ventilation on Induction of Anesthesia in a 12-Year-Old with Mediastinal Mass".

May, 1995 Invited Grand Rounds Speaker, "Regional Anesthesia in Children," Edward xxx Hospital, Naperville, IL.

June 29-July 2, 1995 "Chronic Pain Management in Children." Presented at the Annual Midwest Anesthesia Conference.

April 18, 1996 Invited Speaker, Anesthesia Study Commission of the Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists, "Post dural puncture headache in a 4-year-old after epidural anesthesia."

May 16, 1996 Invited Speaker, "Pain Management in the Intensive Care Unit," Children's Memorial Hospital, Pain Management Conference.

August 21, 1996 Grand Rounds Speaker, "Chronic Pain Management in Children," Detroit Children's Hospital, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.

September 24, 1996 Invited Speaker, Grand Rounds. "Pediatric Pain Management: Pros and Cons," Edward Hospital, Naperville, IL

April 25, 26, 1997 Invited Speaker, "Headache Pain, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes," Children in Pain, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor, MI.

November, 1997 Ethical Issues in Pain Management. - Ethics Grand Rounds, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

November, 1997 "Pain Management in Pediatrics" - Northwestern Healthcare Network - Silver Cross Hospital, IL.

May 2, 1998 Invited Speaker, "Pain Management in Children Made Easy," Midwest Anesthesia 35th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL

June 10, 1998 Grand Rounds: Peripheral Nerve Blocks In Children: Is this a reality? Wayne State University, Children's Hospital Of Detroit, Detroit, MI

May 1, 1999 Regional Anesthesia for Children. Peri Anesthesia Care Symposium, Chicago, Illinois.

May 7, 1999 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children. Symposium on Pediatric Pain Management. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

October 8, 1999 Pharmacologic Plasticity of the Brain Opioid Tolerance. 13th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, TX

October 21, 1999 Pain management in children in the new millennium. Keynote speaker at the III Congresso Nazionale S.A.R.N.eP.I., S. Giovanni Rotondo (Foggia, Italy).

October 30, 1999 Pain Management of Pediatric Surgical Patients. Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists Fall Weekend meeting, Knowledge for Today & Tomorrow, Oak Brook Hills Resort, Oak Brook, IL.

Nov 29th & 30th, 1999 Visiting Professor: Pittsburgh Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA

December 6, 1999 Ethics Grand Rounds, "Decision Making in Children." Children's Memorial Hospital , Chicago, IL.

January 2000 Grand Rounds Speaker: Dermatologic Procedures: Can We Avoid Pain? Division of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL.

March 2000 Invited speaker, "Chronic Pain Management in Children", Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

April 2000 Invited speaker, "Pediatric Pain Management", Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists, Des Moines, Iowa.