Physicians

Chief, Division of Pediatric Anesthesia

Departments / Divisions

• Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Pediatric Division
• Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Chairman Office

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Office Telephone
919-681-4877

Fax Telephone
919-684-9894

Training

• MD, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (West Virginia), 1988

Residency

• Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 1989-1991

Fellowship

• Pediatric Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 1991-1992

Clinical Interests
Pediatric anesthesia, pediatric regional anesthesia

Research Interests
This is my fifteenth year on the faculty at DUMC. During these years, there was an initial focus of research work on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of anesthetic agents in children and now includes the sedation of mentally challenged children as well as pediatric regional anesthesia.
Industry funding is presently being provided for several multicenter studies and Duke has been an active participant. I am the PI for Duke on the investigation of the pk and pd of rocuronium in children that will be completed by mid-2007. Prior years I have been a PI or coPI for investigations in children at Duke for fentanyl, remifentanil, rapacuronium, rocuronium, and ondansetron.
In addition to the research that involves anesthetic agents, I remain very active in research regarding the sedation of children who are mentally challenged. By teaming up with members in the psychiatry department at UNC, I have been able to be a coinvestigator in 2 studies that are funded by NIMH involving imaging procedures under sedation in children who are autistic or developmentally delayed. My presence for the MRI studies in these children is in its seventh year.
Although the above projects offer funding for the department, my main interest continues to be in the area of pediatric regional anesthesia. Duke anesthesiologists have become well-known for their work in regional anesthesia, and this is true in the pediatric arena as well. Trials are ongoing and have resulted in many abstracts, papers, and lectures.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Ross, AK. Pediatric trauma. Anesthesia management. Anesthesiology Clinics. 2001;19:309-337. (2001) Abstract

Ross, AK; Davis, PJ; Dear Gd, GL; Ginsberg, B; McGowan, FX; Stiller, RD; Henson, LG; Huffman, C; Muir, KT. Pharmacokinetics of remifentanil in anesthetized pediatric patients undergoing elective surgery or diagnostic procedures. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2001;93:1393-1401. (2001) Abstract

Ross, AK; Eck, JB; Tobias, JD. Pediatric regional anesthesia: beyond the caudal. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2000;91:16-26. (2000) Abstract

Ross, AK; Dear, GL; Dear, RB; Margolis, JO; Ginsberg, B. Onset and recovery of neuromuscular blockade after two doses of rocuronium in children. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 1998;10:631-635. (1998) Abstract