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Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCH

Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCH

Department / Division:
Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology

Address:
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
(919) 668-6266

Office Telephone:
(919) 668-6268

Fax Telephone:
(919) 681-7666

Training:
  • MBBCH, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1987

Residency:
  • Anesthesiology, Fellow Royal College of Anaesthetists, London, 1999

Fellowship:
  • Obstetric Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 2001

Clinical Interests:
General anesthesiology, obstetric anesthesiology

Research Interests:
The effect of ethnic background on pain perception and delivery of care in obstetric patients.
Postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Postoperative analgesia following postpartum tubal ligation
The use of analgesic adjuncts in the management of acute pain

Representative Publications:
Habib AS, Helsley SE, Millar S, Deballi P 3rd, Muir HA. Anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy. J Clin Anesth. 2004 May;16(3):217-9. (2004) Abstract

Habib AS, Gan TJ. Food and drug administration black box warning on the perioperative use of droperidol: a review of the cases. Anesth Analg. 2003 May;96(5):1377-9. (2003) Abstract

Habib AS, Muir HA, White WD, Spahn TE, Olufolabi AJ, Breen TW. Intrathecal morphine for analgesia after postpartum bilateral tubal ligation. Anesth Analg. 2005 Jan;100(1):239-43. (2005) Abstract

Habib AS, Gan TJ. The effectiveness of rescue antiemetics after failure of prophylaxis with ondansetron or droperidol: a preliminary report. J Clin Anesth. 2005 Feb;17(1):62-5. (2005) Abstract

Lacassie HJ, Millar S, Leithe LG, Muir HA, Montaña R, Poblete A, Habib AS. Dural ectasia: a likely cause of inadequate spinal anaesthesia in two parturients with Marfan's syndrome. Br J Anaesth. 2005 Apr;94(4):500-4. (2005) Abstract

Habib AS, White WD, Eubanks S, Pappas TN, Gan TJ. A randomized comparison of a multimodal management strategy versus combination antiemetics for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anesth Analg. 2004 Jul;99(1):77-81. (2004) Abstract

Habib AS, Gan TJ. Evidence-based management of postoperative nausea and vomiting: a review: [Le traitement des nausées et des vomissements postopératoires fondé sur des données probantes : une revue]. Can J Anaesth. 2004 Apr;51(4):326-41. (2004) Abstract

Habib AS, El-Moalem HE, Gan TJ. The efficacy of the 5-HT(3) receptor antagonists combined with droperidol for PONV prophylaxis is similar to their combination with dexamethasone. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: [L'efficacité de la combinaison des antagonistes des récepteurs 5-HT(3) et du dropéridol ou de la dexamé- thasone est similaire pour prévenir les NVPO. Une méta-analyse d'essais randomisés et contrôlés]. Can J Anaesth. 2004 Apr;51(4):311-9. (2004) Abstract

Lacassie HJ, Muir HA, Millar S, Habib AS. Perioperative anesthetic management for Cesarean section of a parturient with gestational diabetes insipidus: [Demarche anesthesique perioperatoire pour la cesarienne chez une parturiente atteinte de diabete insipide gestationnel]. Can J Anaesth. 2005 Aug;52(7):733-6. (2005) Abstract

Habib AS, Itchon-Ramos N, Phillips-Bute BG, Gan TJ, . Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation with the ReliefBand for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2006 Feb;102(2):581-4. (2006) Abstract