Workers Compensation Doctors
Arun Kalava M.D., FASA, EDRA
2819 W Leila Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
Cell: 646-620-5245, E-Mail: arunkalava@
Current Appointment
Founder & Director, Breakthru Acute Pain & Ketamine Clinic, Tampa, FL
Voluntary Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Founder & Director, Ultrasound Experts, Tampa, FL
Education & Training
Fellowship:
Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida – 2015
Residency:
Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York – 2014
Internal Medicine Internship, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, Pennsylvania – 2010
Medical School
MBBS, Siddhartha Medical College, Vijayawada, India – 2004
Certification
European Diploma in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Therapy (EDRA) – 2019
Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA) – 2108
American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), Certified - 3/10/2016
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) – 08/2008
Awards
2014 Best Anesthesiology Resident, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
2013 The Brokenshire-Forsythe Memorial Award for Best Original Scientific Paper
Presented by the Physicians Alumni Association of the Methodist Hospital
2013 2nd Prize, Oral Presentation, Anesthesiology Residents’ Night New York Academy
Of Medicine, New York, NY
2013 Best Anesthesiology Resident, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
2012 The Brokenshire-Forsythe Memorial Award for Best Original Scientific Paper
Presented by the Physicians Alumni Association of the Methodist Hospital
2010 1st place, American College of Physicians (ACP) Pennsylvania Southeastern 2010
Poster Competition; Title: Excessive Test Ordering
Honors
Editor in Chief- Pain Medicine/StatPearls 3/2018- To date
Founder and Director- Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia Course 2/2018- To date
Editorial Advisory Board- Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Advisory Board Member: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Parsippany, NJ for Exparel®, 2017
Course Instructor: Ultrasound Guided Regional Anesthesia at Gulfcoast Ultrasound Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida 2016 - 2017
Inclusion in Marquis Who’s Who in America ® 2015
Member at Large: Resident Section Committee of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) 2013 - 2015
Chief Resident, Anesthesiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY - 2013
Practice & Research Experience
08/2019- To Date Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Central Florida, Orlando
04/2019- To Date Founder & Director, Breakthru Acute Pain & Ketamine Clinic, Tampa, FL
06/2018- 03/2020 Medical Director/Anesthesiologist, Belleair Surgery Center, Clearwater, FL
09/2015- 06/2018 Consultant Anesthesiologist, Acute Pain & Regional Anesthesia, Tampa
General Hospital, Tampa, FL
07/2015 – 08/2015 Attending Anesthesiologist, A.O Fox Memorial Hospital, Oneonta, NY
07/2010 – 06/2011 Research Fellow, Anesthesiology, New York Methodist Hospital, NY
04/2005 – 04/2008 Medical Officer, Medicine, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Bermuda
02/2005 – 04/2005 Clinical Fellow, Neurosurgery, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK
08/2004 -01/2005 Locum Senior House Officer, Surgery, Epsom & St. Helier NHS Trust, UK
01/2004 – 05/2004 Medical Officer, Surgical Oncology, Indo-American Cancer Institute, India
06/2003 – 12/2003 Intern, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India
12/2002 – 06/2003 Intern, Government General Hospital, Vijayawada, India
Peer Reviewed Publications
Pribish A, Wood N, Kalava A. A Review of Nonanesthetic Uses of Ketamine. Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2020 Apr 1.
Kalava A, Colon BC. Ultrasound-guided median and ulnar nerve blocks in the forearm to facilitate onabotulinum toxin A injection for palmar hyperhidrosis. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020 Jan 25.
Kalava A, Arslan OE, McClain RL. Supraspinatus plane block: A novel approach to suprascapular nerve block for rotator cuff repair. J Clin Anesth. 2019 Mar 6;57:20-21
Preuss CV, Kalava A, King KC. Prescription of Controlled Substances: Benefits and Risks. 2019 May 10. StatPearls
Mannino N, Kalava A. Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Urological Procedures, ASRA Newsletter, 11/2018
Kalava A, Pribish AM. Postoperative atrial fibrillation after cesarean delivery. Rom J Anaesth Intensive Care. 2018 Oct;25(2):111-116. doi: 10.21454/rjaic.7518.252.klv. PubMed PMID: 30393767
Kalava A, Anesthesia Alert: 8 Little-Known Facts About Ketamine-Anesthetic and Analgesic Properties that make Special K Special, Outpatient Surgery, Sep 2018, XIX, No.9
Kalava A, Pribish AM. T1 Paravertebral Catheter for Postoperative Pain Management After First Rib Resection for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome: A Case Report A & A Practice January 15, 2018
Pribish AM, Kalava A. Are paravertebral nerve blocks an answer to pain after iliac crest bone marrow biopsy? J Clin Anesth. 2017 Dec 15;45:22. PubMed PMID: 29253767
Kalava A, Camporesi E, Illig KA, Robards CB. T1, T2 paraverterbal blocks provide opioid sparing in first rib resection for thoracic outlet syndrome. J Clin Anesth. 2017 Dec 4;45:4-5 PubMed PMID: 29216506.
Kalava A, Pribish AM, Wiegand LR Pudendal nerve blocks in men undergoing urethroplasty: A Case Series, Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2017 Vol 24 No 2, 159-162 PubMed PMID: 29090268
AE Ardon, RR Reed, RL McClain, A Kalava, J Lee, J Redmond, R Greengrass, Continuous L2 Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Direct Anterior Hip Arthroplasty: A case series, Middle Eastern Journal of Anesthesiology 24 (1), 35-42, February 2017
Kalava A, Clendenen S, McKinney JM, Bojaxhi E, Greengrass R, Bilateral thoracic paravertebral nerve blocks for placement of percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case series, Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2016 Vol 23 No 2, 149-153 PubMed PMID: 28913488
Bojaxhi E, Kalava A, Greengrass R. Utilization of paravertebral nerve blocks as part of a multimodal analgesic regimen in a patient with Bernard-Soulier syndrome undergoing a Nuss procedure Romanian Journal of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 2016 Vol 23 No 1, 67-71 PubMed PMID: 28913478
Kalava A, Clark K, McIntyre J, Yarmush JM, Lizardo T. Mistaken Endobronchial Placement of a Nasogastric Tube During Mandibular Fracture Surgery. Anesth Prog. 2015 Fall; 62(3): 114-117 PubMed PMID: 26398128
Kalava A, Ravindranath S, Bronshteyn I, R S Munjal, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM. Typing Skills of Physicians in Training. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, March 2014, Vol. 6, No. 1 PubMed PMID: 24701328
Kalava A, Lam N, What’s new in Regional Anesthesiology? Introduction to the Pecs Block, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Newsletter, February 2014
Kalava A, Darji SJ, Kalstein A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Efficacy of ginger on intraoperative and postoperative nausea and vomiting in elective cesarean section patients. European Journal of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2013 Mar 16;169(2):184-8 PubMed
PMID: 23510951.
Kalava A, Mardakh S, Weinberg J, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM, Ahmed KY. Anesthetic Management of Undiagnosed Advanced Extrauterine Pregnancy under Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia, Journal of Anesthesiology and Clinical Science, 2012 Nov 3
Kalava A, Midha M, Kurnutala LN, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush JM. How clean are the overhead lights in operating rooms? American Journal of Infection Control, 2013 Apr;41(4):387-8. PubMed PMID:
23062578.
Kalava A, Kalstein A, Koyfman S, Mardakh S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Pulseless electrical activity during electroconvulsive therapy: a case report. BMC Anesthesiology. 2012 May 31;12:8 PubMed PMID:22650157
Oral Presentations
T1, T2 Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Post Operative Analgesia After First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, European Society of Regional Anesthesia, Maastricht, Netherlands, 9/2016
Typing Skills of Physicians in Training, New York Academy of Medicine Anesthesiology Residents’ Night, New York, NY, 9/2013
Efficacy of Ginger on Intraoperative and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Elective Cesarean Section Patients, New York Academy of Medicine Anesthesiology Residents Night, New York, NY, 10/2012
Text Book Chapters
Lower Extremity Blocks, Greengrass R, Kalava A, Recent Advances in Anesthesiology: Vol. 1
Abstract/Poster Presentations
Kalava A, Pribish A, Paravertebral Nerve Blocks can Effectively Control Postoperative Pain following Iliac Crest Bone Marrow Biopsy, ASRA, April, 2018, New York, NY
Kalava A, Pribish A T1 Paravertebral Catheter for Effective Control of Postoperative Pain following First Rib Resection for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, ASRA, April, 2018, New York, NY
Kalava A, Dalvi P, Melloni G, Illig K, Mangar D, Camporesi E, Continuous T 1 Paravertebral Catheter Infusion Provides Significant Opioid Sparing After First Rib Resection, Anesthesiology, 2017, Boston MA
Kalava A, A Pribish, LR Wiegand, Pudendal Nerve Blocks in Men Undergoing Anterior Urethroplasty: a Case Series, European Society of Regional Anesthesia, Lugano, Switzerland, 9/2017
Kalava A, Sharour A, Dalvi P, Coleman D, Illig K, Camporesi K, T1, T2 Paravertebral Nerve Blocks Provide Significant Opioid Sparing in Patients Undergoing First Rib Resection for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ASRA, San Francisco, CA, 04/2017
B March, D Sella, R Paz-Fumagalli, S Clendenen, A Kalava. Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Safety of the Procedure and Report of Early Experience with Paravertebral Block for Regional Anesthesia, Society of Interventional Radiology, Washington, DC, 03/2017
Kalava A, Forlini J, Use of Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks as Sole Anesthetic for Open Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ASRA, New Orleans, LA, 03/2016
Kalava A, Brown B, Robards C, Bojaxhi E, Regional Anesthesia and Perioperative Pain Management for Nuss Procedure in a Patient with Bernard-Soulier Syndrome, ASRA, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2015
Brown B, Kalava A, McClain R, Greengrass R, Continuous Brachial Plexus Block for Management of Dystonia Associated with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, ASRA, Las Vegas, NV, 05/2015
Kalava A, Clendenen S, Greengrass R, Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Placement of Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, SIMPAR, Rome, Italy, 03/2015
Annaiah S, Kalava A, Crane A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2013
Kalava A, Midha M, Leung S, Yarmush JM. Rhabdomyolysis after Prolonged Foot Surgery, Anesthesiology, 2013, San Francisco, CA
Kalava A, Mignosi K, Yarmush JM, Schianodicola J, Weinberg J. Atrial Fibrillation after Cesarean Delivery, Anesthesiology, 2013, San Francisco, CA
Kalava A, Jafari S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Management of Unremitting Sickle Cell Pain in a Difficult Patient, 38th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Boston, MA, 05/2013
Kurnutala LN, Kalava A, Kamath SH, Fong W, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. How Vigilant are we during Robotic Laparoscopic Surgery? Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2012
Kalava A, Midha M, Kurnutala LN, SchianodiCola J, Yarmush J. How Clean are the Overhead Lights in Operating Rooms? Anesthesiology, Washington, DC, 10/2012
Kalava A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Weinberg J. Atrial Fibrillation with Rapid Ventricular Response after an Elective Cesarean Section: A case report. Post Graduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, 12/2011
Kalava A, Weinberg J, Yarmush JM, Jayakumar M, SchianodiCola J. Efficacy of Ginger on Intraoperative and Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Elective Cesarean Section Patients. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Kalava A, Kalstein-Apple A, Mardakh S, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J. Pulseless Electrical Activity during Electroconvulsive therapy. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Tirumala SR, Kalava A, Yarmush JM, SchianodiCola J, Beyzman A. Extensive Barotrauma During Jet Ventilation. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Mardakh S, Kalava A, Weinberg J, Yarmush JM, Ahmed KY. Anesthetic Management of an Undiagnosed Advanced Extrauterine Pregnancy under Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia. Anesthesiology, Chicago, IL, 10/2011
Inventions/First Descriptions
Overhead Light Shield – 2016 (US Patented Product)
Description of Continuous T1 Thoracic Paravertebral Catheter for Analgesia in Patients Undergoing First Rib Resection for Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Use of Bilateral Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for Placement of Percutaneous Radiologic Gastrostomy in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
First Description of Bilateral Pudendal Nerve Block in Males in Lithotomy Position for Postoperative Pain Management after Anterior Urethroplasty
Reviewer
Nature Journal- British Scientific Journal, Ranked the world’s most cited scientific journal
Journal of Anesthesia - Official Journal of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists
British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing (JOPAN) - The Official Journal of American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Journal of Pain Research-An international, peer-reviewed, open access, online journal
Journal of Local and Regional Anesthesia-An international, peer-reviewed, open access journal
Professional Licensure
Active: Florida
Professional Memberships
American Society of Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (ASRA)
European Society of Regional Anesthesia (ESRA)
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Florida Society of Anesthesiologists (FSA)
Hillsborough County Medical Association (HCMA)
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