Management of persistent cerebrospinal fluid leak using tissue adhesive.

Dr. Jamie Privratsky is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology at Duke University Medical Center. He is an anesthesiologist and intensive care physician scientist who practices anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Duke University Hospital and Duke Regional Hospital. Dr. Privratsky’s research interests involve investigating strategies to treat postoperative and critical illness acute kidney injury (AKI) and prevent its transition to chronic kidney disease. In pre-clinical studies, he investigates mechanisms of injury and repair in mouse models of AKI. He has a particular interest in the role of myeloid cells in acute kidney injury and recovery as well as mitochondrial function and cellular metabolism during AKI. He also participates in epidemiologic studies in humans to better understand mechanisms of post-surgical and critical illness AKI. Dr. Privratsky is currently funded by an R01 award from NIDDK.  He is also Director of the Duke Anesthesiology Academic Career Enrichment Scholars (ACES) residency research track. 

Ashraf Habib is a Professor of Anesthesiology, Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Chief of the Division of Women’s Anaesthesia at Duke University Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. He completed his anesthetic training in the UK, subsequently finished fellowship training in Obstetric Anesthesia at Duke University Medical Center and stayed there as faculty. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book chapters and editorials. His research interests include enhanced recovery after surgery including cesarean delivery, optimizing labor analgesia and postoperative outcomes such as postoperative pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting, persistent pain after surgery and optimizing hemodynamic management of women undergoing caesarean delivery. Dr. Habib is currently a senior Editor for Anesthesia and Analgesia and is on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia and BJA Education. He has also been a member of the expert panel that generated the ASER/SAMBA consensus guidelines for the management of postoperative nausea and vomiting, the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) consensus statement and recommendations for enhanced recovery after cesarean delivery, the SOAP consensus statement for respiratory monitoring after neuraxial morphine administration for caesarean delivery analgesia, and the SASM/SOAP guidelines for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea during pregnancy. He is currently the Chair of SOAP research Committee and serves on SOAP’s Board of Directors.