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Bio

Clinical Focus

  • Anesthesia
  • Pediatric anesthesia
  • Regional analgesia
  • Anesthesia for solid organ transplant
  • Pediatric Difficult Airway

Academic Appointments

Administrative Appointments

  • Clinical Director, Pediatric Anesthesia (2006 - 2013)
  • Director, Pediatric Anesthesia Resource Center (2013 - 2015)

Professional Education

  • Board Certification: Anesthesia, The Royal College of Anaesthetists (1997)
  • Medical Education:University of Madras (1998)
  • Residency:Basildon General Hospital (1995) UK
  • Internship:Madras University Medicine (1987) India
  • Residency:Walsgrave Hospitals (2000) United Kingdom
  • FRCA, Royal College of Anaes.,UK, Anesthesiology (1997)
  • MD, DR MGR Medical Univ.,India, Anesthesiology (1992)
  • Dip NB, National Board of Examinations, Anesthesiology (1991)
  • MBBS, University of Madras,India, Medicine (1988)

Community and International Work

  • HUGS, Antigua

    Partnering Organization(s)

    Help Us Give Smiles Foundation Inc

    Location

    International

    Ongoing Project

    No

    Opportunities for Student Involvement

    No

Patents

  • Radhamangalm Ramamurthi. "United States Patent 13/041,387 Indwelling Nerve Block Catheters", SRI, Stanford University, Sep 8, 2011

Contact

  • Anesthesia 300 Pasteur Dr Rm H3580 MC 5640 Stanford, CA 94305
    • Tel: (650) 723-5728
    Fax: (650) 725-8444

Research & Scholarship

Current Research and Scholarly Interests

An Innovation Testing Strategy for Early Lung disease Surveillance in Cystic Fibrosis (CF)Infants – co-investigator

Clinical Trials

  • Multicenter Perioperative Opioid Pharmacogenetic Study Not Recruiting

    The purpose of this research study is to identify factors and genes (the DNA material that determines the makeup of the human body) that may be associated with how children respond to pain medication. Specifically, the investigators want to study factors that may be associated with pain sensitivity, morphine requirement after surgery and side-effects from morphine and other pain medications. The investigators expect that the information obtained in this research study will help us to develop more effective, safe, and tailored treatment options in the future.

    Stanford is currently not accepting patients for this trial. For more information, please contact R J Ramamurthi, (650) 776 - 6297.

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Teaching

2017-18 Courses

Publications

All Publications

  • Anaesthesia for Intestinal Obstruction in children http://www.anaesthesiauk.com/article.aspx?articleid=101005 Ramamurthi R J, Wilson C M
  • Improving electrical safety for patients with Epidermolysis bullosa PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA Edler, A. A., Ramamurthi, R. J., Valenzuela, G. A. 2008; 18 (11): 1107-1109

    View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2008.02715.x

    View details for Web of Science ID 000259817100020

    View details for PubMedID 18717808

  • The use of dexmedetomidine during laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and tracheal extubation following tracheal reconstruction PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA Seybold, J. L., Ramamurthi, R. J., Hammer, G. B. 2007; 17 (12): 1212-1214

    Abstract

    We report the use of dexmedetomidine for laryngoscopy, rigid bronchoscopy, and tracheal extubation in the operating room in two children who had undergone tracheal reconstruction 1 week previously. Dexmedetomidine in combination with propofol provided appropriately deep anesthesia during these brief but stimulating procedures without cardiovascular or respiratory depression.

    View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02346.x

    View details for Web of Science ID 000250648300014

    View details for PubMedID 17986042

  • Local anesthetic pharmacology in pediatric anesthesia Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management R J Ramamurthi, Elliot J Krane 2007; 11 (4): 229-234
  • Clonidine for the prevention of emergence agitation in young children: efficacy and recovery profile PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA Malviya, S., Voepel-Lewis, T., Ramamurthi, R. J., Burke, C., Tait, A. R. 2006; 16 (5): 554-559

    Abstract

    Emergence agitation (EA) is a common postoperative problem in young children who have received sevoflurane and isoflurane for general anesthesia. This randomized, double-blinded study evaluated the efficacy of intraoperative clonidine in reducing EA, and describes its recovery profile.With Institutional Review Board approval and informed consent, children undergoing brief, minimally painful procedures were studied. All children received preemptive analgesia with acetaminophen and ketorolac, sevoflurane for induction, and isoflurane for maintenance of anesthesia. Children received either 2 microg.kg(-1) clonidine or placebo intravenously (i.v.) following induction of anesthesia. Children were observed postoperatively for behavior and side effects, and their parents were telephoned the next day to determine postdischarge recovery characteristics.One hundred and twenty children were included in this study: 59 of whom received clonidine, and 61 placebo; 41% of those in the placebo group exhibited moderate-severe EA compared with only 22% of those in the clonidine group (P < 0.03). Compared with those who received placebo, children who received clonidine awakened more slowly (22 min vs 14 min), had a longer postanesthesia care unit stay (57 min vs 46 min), and experienced sleepiness more frequently after discharge (75% vs 39%; all comparisons significant at P < 0.03). There were no adverse cardiorespiratory events in either group.Findings demonstrate that i.v. clonidine administered after induction of anesthesia significantly reduces the incidence of EA in young children, but is associated with sleepiness postoperatively.

    View details for DOI 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01818

    View details for Web of Science ID 000236769600009

    View details for PubMedID 16677266

  • Acute gastric distension: a lesson from the classics HOSPITAL MEDICINE Ramamurthi, R. J., Tatman, A. 2001; 62 (3): 187-187

    View details for Web of Science ID 000167622000019

    View details for PubMedID 11291475