Syed A. Azim, MD | Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University

	Professor Director of Anesthesiology, Eastern Long Island Hospital Phone: 631-444-2975 C.V. Stony Brook Medicine Profile
Education	Sindh Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan - Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) Internship, Jinnah Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan Post-Graduate Student of Medicine, Medical Unit; Medical Center, Karachi, Pakistan Externship in Clinical Research; Department of Nuclear Cardiology, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY Internship in Surgery; Catholic Medical Center, Jamaica, Queens, New York Residency in Anesthesiology; Stony Brook University Medical Center Pain Fellowship; Stony Brook University Medical Center
Research Interests	Pain management & Joint Surgery
Publications	PubMed Search Azim SA, Sangster R, Curcio C, Coleman D, Shah U, Zhang S, Reinsel RA, Glass PSA, Nicholson J, Benveniste H.. Characterization of Patients with Difficult-to-Treat Acute Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Multi-Modal Analgesia.. The Open Pain Journal, 2013, 6, 1-6 Azim S, Nicholson J, Rebecchi MJ, Galbavy W, Feng T, Reinsel R, Volkow ND, Benveniste H, Kaczocha M. Endocannabinoids and acute pain after total knee arthroplasty. Pain. 2015 Feb;156(2):341-347 Nicholson J, Azim S, Rebecchi MJ, Galbavy W, Feng T, Reinsel R, Rizwan S, Fowler CJ, Benveniste H, Kaczocha M. Leptin Levels Are Negatively Correlated with 2-Arachidonoylglycerol in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Osteoarthritis.. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 2;10(4) Azim S, Nicholson J, Rebecchi MJ, Galbavy W, Feng T, Rizwan S, Reinsel RA, Kaczocha M, Benveniste H. Interleukin-6 and leptin levels are associated with preoperative pain severity in patients with osteoarthritis but not with acute pain after total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2018 Jan;25(1):25-33 Kaczocha M, Azim S, Nicholson J, Rebecchi MJ, Lu Y, Feng T, Romeiser JL, Reinsel R, Rizwan S, Shodhan S, Volkow ND, Benveniste H.. Intrathecal morphine administration reduces postoperative pain and peripheral endocannabinoid levels in total knee arthroplasty patients: a randomized clinical trial.. BMC Anesthesiol. 2018 Feb 27;18(1):27 Neuman MD, Feng R, Carson JL, Gaskins LJ, Dillane D, Sessler DI, Sieber F, Magaziner J, Marcantonio ER, Mehta S, Menio D, Ayad S, Stone T, Papp S, Schwenk ES, Elkassabany N, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes RA, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Giska M, Ranganath Y, Tedore T, Choi S, Li J, Kwofie MK, Nader A, Sanders RD, Allen BFS, Vlassakov K, Kates S, Fleisher LA, Dattilo J, Tierney A, Stephens-Shields AJ, Ellenberg SS; REGAIN Investigators. Spinal Anesthesia or General Anesthesia for Hip Surgery in Older Adults. N Engl J Med. 2021 Oct 9 Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS, Sieber F, Sessler DI, Magaziner J, Elkassabany N, Schwenk ES, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Menio D, Ayad S, Hassan M, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Tierney A, Gaskins LJ, Horan AD, Brown T, Dattilo J, Carson JL; REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigators. Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Jun 14. O'Brien K, Feng R, Sieber F, Marcantonio ER, Tierney A, Magaziner J, Carson JL, Dillane D, Sessler DI, Menio D, Ayad S, Stone T, Papp S, Schwenk ES, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Karlawish J, Mehta S, Donegan DJ, Horan A, Ellenberg SS, Neuman MD; REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigators. Outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for patients with and without preoperative cognitive impairment: Secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. Alzheimers Dement. 2023 May 12 Vail EA, Feng R, Sieber F, Carson JL, Ellenberg SS, Magaziner J, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Sessler DI, Ayad S, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Mehta S, Schwenk ES, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Tierney A, Horan AD, Neuman MD; REGAIN (Regional versus General Anesthesia for Promoting Independence after Hip Fracture) Investigators. Long-term outcomes with spinal versus general anesthesia for hip fracture surgery: A randomized trial*. Anesthesiology. 2023 Oct 13
Book Chapters	Azim S, Chun L. Kidney transplant. In: Core Clinical Competencies in Anesthesiology: A Case-Based Approach. Cambridge University Press, 2010 Azim S, Yi J. Submandibular abscess. In: Core Clinical Competencies in Anesthesiology: A Case-Based Approach. Cambridge University Press, 2010
Recent Presentations	Azim SA, Kaczocha M, Nicholson J, Rebecchi MJ, Rizwan S, Feng T, Benveniste H. Intrathecal morphine reduces circulating endocannabinoid levels in comparison to placebo in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. IARS 2016 Adrahtas D, Azim S. 74 year old patient with a resting heart rate of 31 presenting for elective surgery: A case report and anesthetic considerations. IARS 2017 Adrahtas D, Azim S. Multi-trauma patient with deteriorating mental status in PACU: Isolated Cerebral Fat Embolism. ASA 2017 Na Javeed S, Azim S. Cardiac Arrest after Tourniquet Release for Knee Arthroplasty or Anaphylaxis. ASA 2017 Thalappillil R, Azim S. Awake fiberoptic intubation in a morbidly obese male with large right submandibular and sublingual abscesses: a comprehensive, multimodal approach. ASA 2017 Khalili M, Adsumelli R, Azim S. Coronary Vasospasm: Implications for Treatment of Cardiac Arrest during Anesthesia. PGA 2017 Thalappillil R, Azim S. Airway Management in a Septic Morbidly Obese Male with Significant Submandibular and Sublingual Abscesses Presenting for Emergent Oral Surgery: A Comprehensive, Multimodal Approach. PGA 2017 Wetcher A, Bacon J, Azim S, Beg T. Pulmonary and Brain Fat Embolism Syndrome. PGA 2017 Yau G, Azim SA, Steinberg ES. Atypical Postpartum Headache: PDPH Or Preeclampsia?. ASA 2018 Vojdani R, Khalili M, Adsumelli RS, Azim SA. Coronary Vasospasm: Implications For Treatment of Cardiac Arrest During Anesthesia. ASA 2018 Siddique U, Stemke L, Azim SA. Intraoperative Massive Pulmonary Embolism Causing Bradyasystolic Arrest During Spinal Surgery. ASA 2019 Siddique U, Azim S, Stemke L. Intraoperative Massive PE Causing Bradyasystolic Arrest During Spinal Surgery. PGA 2019 Mitchell D, Pasillao J, Siddique U, Shuminov R, Taft A, Ma S, Miles J, Costa A, Romeiser J, Azim S. Impact of Patient Education on Satisfaction, Anxiety, and Knowledge in Patients Undergoing Adductor Canal Blocks. ASA 2021 Zhu M, Kozlowski P, Jin Z, Azim SA, Gan TJ. Recovery after Spinal Anesthesia with Mepivacaine vs Bupivacaine, A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. ASA 2022 Singh S, Azim S, Murtha C, Walsh L, Antonelli L, Hoffman D, Nicholson J, Bennett-Guerrero E. Using an ERAS Joint Replacement Pathway To Improve Urinary Management in Elective Surgical Patients. ASA 2022 Singh S, Azim S, Murtha C, Walsh L, Antonelli L, Hoffman D, Nicholson J, Bennett-Guerrero E. Adapting our Total Joint Replacement Enhanced Recovery after Surgery Program to Improve Surgical Care During a Pandemic. ASA 2022 Bell J, Azim SA. Post Operative Vision Loss in a Twelve Year Old Following Spine Surgery. ASA 2023