Physicians

Department / Division
Anesthesiology / Anesthesiology-Womens Division

Address
DUMC 3094
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-668-6266

Office Telephone
919-668-6266

Fax Telephone
919-668-6265

Training

• MB BCh, Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine (Egypt), 1987

Residency

• Fellow, Royal College of Anaesthetists (United Kingdom), 1999

Fellowship

• Obstetric Anesthesia, Duke University Medical Center, 2001

Clinical Interests
General and obstetric anesthesiology

Research Interests
Postoperative nausea and vomiting.
Acute postoperative pain
Postoperative analgesia following postpartum tubal ligation
Optimizing hemodynamic support during cesarean section performed under neuraxial anesthesia
Prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean section performed under neuraxial anesthesia
The effect of ethnic background on pain perception and delivery of care in obstetric patients

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Bolac, CS; Wallace, AH; Broadwater, G; Havrilesky, LJ; Habib, AS. The impact of postoperative nausea and vomiting prophylaxis with dexamethasone on postoperative wound complications in patients undergoing laparotomy for endometrial cancer. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2013;116:1041-1047. (2013) Abstract

George, RB; Allen, TK; Habib, AS. Intermittent epidural bolus compared with continuous epidural infusions for labor analgesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2013;116:133-144. (2013) Abstract

Habib, AS. Anaesthesia for caesarean delivery of growth-restricted foetuses: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2013;30:5-6. (2013) Abstract

Waldron, NH; Jones, CA; Gan, TJ; Allen, TK; Habib, AS. Impact of perioperative dexamethasone on postoperative analgesia and side-effects: systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2013;110:191-200. (2013) Abstract

Allen, TK; Jones, CA; Habib, AS. Dexamethasone for the prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting associated with neuraxial morphine administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2012;114:813-822. (2012) Abstract

Habib, AS. A review of the impact of phenylephrine administration on maternal hemodynamics and maternal and neonatal outcomes in women undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2012;114:377-390. (2012) Abstract

Mishriky, BM; George, RB; Habib, AS. Transversus abdominis plane block for analgesia after Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2012;59:766-778. (2012) Abstract

Mishriky, BM; Habib, AS. Metoclopramide for nausea and vomiting prophylaxis during and after Caesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2012;108:374-383. (2012) Abstract

Fleming, ND; Havrilesky, LJ; Valea, FA; Allen, TK; Broadwater, G; Bland, A; Habib, AS. Analgesic and antiemetic needs following minimally invasive vs open staging for endometrial cancer. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2011;204:65.e1-65.e6. (2011) Abstract

Habib, AS; Keifer, JC; Borel, CO; White, WD; Gan, TJ. A comparison of the combination of aprepitant and dexamethasone versus the combination of ondansetron and dexamethasone for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing craniotomy. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2011;112:813-818. (2011) Abstract

Allen, TK; George, RB; Peterson-Layne, C; Habib, AS. Management of a parturient with an acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis and posterior spinal instrumentation. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2008;100:235-239. (2008) Abstract

Allen, TK; Habib, AS. P6 stimulation for the prevention of nausea and vomiting associated with cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008;107:1308-1312. (2008) Abstract

Benonis, JG; Habib, AS. Ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure in a patient with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, using continuous spinal anesthesia and intravenous nitroglycerin for uterine relaxation. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 2008;17:53-56. (2008) Abstract

D'Alonzo, RC; White, WD; Schultz, JR; Jaklitsch, PM; Habib, AS. Ethnicity and the distance to the epidural space in parturients. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2008;33:24-29. (2008) Abstract

George, RB; Habib, AS; Allen, TK; Muir, HA. Brief report: a randomized controlled trial of Synera versus lidocaine for epidural needle insertion in labouring parturients. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2008;55:168-171. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. Haloperidol for postoperative nausea and vomiting: are we reinventing the wheel?. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008;106:1343-1345. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. Pro: The Food and Drug Administration Black box warning on droperidol is not justified. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008;106:1414-1417. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. The use of droperidol before and after the Food and Drug Administration black box warning: a survey of the members of the Society of Ambulatory Anesthesia. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2008;20:35-39. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; George, RB; Allen, TK; Olufolabi, AJ. A pilot study to compare the Episure Autodetect syringe with the glass syringe for identification of the epidural space in parturients. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008;106:541-543. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; Minkowitz, H; Osborn, T; Ogunnaike, B; Candiotti, K; Viscusi, E; Gu, J; Creed, MR; Gan, TJ; Adenosine Study Group. Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-response trial of intravenous adenosine for perioperative analgesia. Anesthesiology. 2008;109:1085-1091. (2008) Abstract

Habib, AS; White, WD; El Gasim, MA; Saleh, G; Polascik, TJ; Moul, JW; Gan, TJ. Transdermal nicotine for analgesia after radical retropubic prostatectomy. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2008;107:999-1004. (2008) Abstract

Sun, Y; Gan, TJ; Dubose, JW; Habib, AS. Acupuncture and related techniques for postoperative pain: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2008;101:151-160. (2008) Abstract

Allen, TK; George, RB; Olufolabi, AJ; James, AH; Muir, HA; Habib, AS. The management of Cesarean delivery in a parturient with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria complicated by severe preeclampsia. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2007;54:646-651. (2007) Abstract

Allen, TK; Habib, AS; Dear, GL; White, W; Lubarsky, DA; Gan, TJ. How much are patients willing to pay to avoid postoperative muscle pain associated with succinylcholine?. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2007;19:601-608. (2007) Abstract

Chen, M; Habib, AS; Panni, MK; Schultz, JR. Detecting an infiltrated intravenous catheter using indigo carmine: a novel method. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;105:1130-1131. (2007) Abstract

Gan, TJ; Apfel, CC; Kovac, A; Philip, BK; Singla, N; Minkowitz, H; Habib, AS; Knighton, J; Carides, AD; Zhang, H; Horgan, KJ; Evans, JK; Lawson, FC; Aprepitant-PONV Study Group. A randomized, double-blind comparison of the NK1 antagonist, aprepitant, versus ondansetron for the prevention of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;104:1082-1089. (2007) Abstract

Gan, TJ; Habib, AS. Adenosine as a non-opioid analgesic in the perioperative setting. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;105:487-494. (2007) Abstract

Gan, TJ; Meyer, TA; Apfel, CC; Chung, F; Davis, PJ; Habib, AS; Hooper, VD; Kovac, AL; Kranke, P; Myles, P; Philip, BK; Samsa, G; Sessler, DI; Temo, J; Tramèr, MR; Vander Kolk, C; Watcha, M; Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;105:1615-1628. (2007) Abstract

George, RB; Melnick, AH; Rose, EC; Habib, AS. Case series: Combined spinal epidural anesthesia for Cesarean delivery and ex utero intrapartum treatment procedure. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2007;54:218-222. (2007) Abstract

Habib, AS; Reuveni, J; Taguchi, A; White, WD; Gan, TJ. A comparison of ondansetron with promethazine for treating postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients who received prophylaxis with ondansetron: a retrospective database analysis. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2007;104:548-551. (2007) Abstract

Lacassie, HJ; Habib, AS; Lacassie, HP; Columb, MO. Motor blocking minimum local anesthetic concentrations of bupivacaine, levobupivacaine, and ropivacaine in labor. Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2007;32:323-329. (2007) Abstract

Corbett, WL; Reiter, CM; Schultz, JR; Kanter, RJ; Habib, AS. Anaesthetic management of a parturient with the postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a case report. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2006;97:196-199. (2006) Abstract

Habib, AS; Chen, YT; Taguchi, A; Hu, XH; Gan, TJ. Postoperative nausea and vomiting following inpatient surgeries in a teaching hospital: a retrospective database analysis. Current Medical Research and Opinion. 2006;22:1093-1099. (2006) Abstract

Habib, AS; Itchon-Ramos, N; Phillips-Bute, BG; Gan, TJ; Duke Women's Anesthesia (DWA) Research Group. Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation with the ReliefBand for the prevention of nausea and vomiting during and after cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2006;102:581-584. (2006) Abstract

Ho, KY; Gan, TJ; Habib, AS. Gabapentin and postoperative pain--a systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Pain. 2006;126:91-101. (2006) Abstract

Olufolabi, AJ; Gan, TJ; Lacassie, HJ; White, WD; Habib, AS. A randomized, prospective double-blind comparison of the efficacy of generic propofol (sulphite additive) with diprivan. European Journal of Anaesthesiology. 2006;23:341-345. (2006) Abstract

Schultz, JR; Njaa, MD; Spahn, T; Auyong, DB; Habib, AS; Panni, MK. Mid-calf position--an improved technique to place neuraxial anaesthesia. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2006;97:583-584. (2006) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. Role of analgesic adjuncts in postoperative pain management. Anesthesiology Clinics. 2005;23:85-107. (2005) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. The effectiveness of rescue antiemetics after failure of prophylaxis with ondansetron or droperidol: a preliminary report. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2005;17:62-65. (2005) Abstract

Habib, AS; Muir, HA. Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxants for caesarean section in patients with spinal muscular atrophy. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. 2005;14:366-367. (2005) Abstract

Habib, AS; Muir, HA; White, WD; Spahn, TE; Olufolabi, AJ; Breen, TW. Intrathecal morphine for analgesia after postpartum bilateral tubal ligation. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2005;100:239-243. (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. British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2005;94:500-504. (2005) Abstract

Lacassie, HJ; Muir, HA; Millar, S; Habib, AS. Perioperative anesthetic management for Cesarean section of a parturient with gestational diabetes insipidus. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2005;52:733-736. (2005) Abstract

Noyes, CD; Olufolabi, AJ; Habib, AS. Subtle desaturation and perioperative methemoglobinemia. The need for continued vigilance. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2005;52:771-772. (2005) Abstract

Auyong, DB; Habib, AS. Apparent arterial desaturation due a nerve stimulator. Anaesthesia. 2004;59:925. (2004) Abstract

Habib, AS; El-Moalem, HE; Gan, TJ. The efficacy of the 5-HT3 receptor antagonists combined with droperidol for PONV prophylaxis is similar to their combination with dexamethasone. A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2004;51:311-319. (2004) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. Evidence-based management of postoperative nausea and vomiting: a review. Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia. 2004;51:326-341. (2004) Abstract

Habib, AS; Helsley, SE; Millar, S; Deballi, P; Muir, HA. Anesthesia for cesarean section in a patient with spinal muscular atrophy. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2004;16:217-219. (2004) 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. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004;99:77-81. (2004) Abstract

Habib, AS; Gan, TJ. Food and drug administration black box warning on the perioperative use of droperidol: a review of the cases. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2003;96:1377-1379. (2003) Abstract