The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Department of Anesthesiology
The Department of Pediatrics

Faculty Biography

Compassionate Care While You Sleep


Davide Cattano, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

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Education and Post-Graduate Training

Scientific Secondary High School, Cristo Re Institute, Rome, Italy

M.D., Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Universita Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy, Magna Cum Laude,

Human Anatomy Internship, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Universita Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

Internal Medicine & Clinical Epidemiology Internship, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Universita Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

Anesthesiology Internship, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Universita Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

Medical Board Habilitation

Temporary Internship, Basic Science-Anesthetic Pharmacology Foundations, Department of Human Morphology & Applied Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Anesthesiology Intensive Care-Critical Care Residency Program, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, Magna Cum Laude

Ph.D., Doctorate in Morphology & Physiology & Pathophysiology of Cells & Tissues, Department of Human Morphology & Applied Biology, School of Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Professional Experience

Visiting Professor, Instructor, Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Louis, Missouri

Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

Professional Organizations

International Anesthesia and Research Society

American Society of Anesthesiologists

European Society of Anesthesiologists

Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia and intensive Care

Distinguished Member of the Italian Chapter for the Airway Management

Society for Airway Management

Society for Neuroscience

Awards

1997 Medical School Deputy for Student Delegation (2 year mandate) Universita Campus Bio Medico of Rome, Rome, Italy

2003 Elected to Mentorship Program for Resident Doctors, 77th IARS Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana

2003 Abbott Prize for Best Disserted Specialization Diploma Thesis, Tuscany Critical Group Meeting, Siena, Italy

2005 2nd Prize SIAARTI, 59th SIAARTI Congress, Bari, October 3-6, Italy

2006 Best Clinical Anesthesiologist Instructor, Student CRNA Graduation Award, Washington University College of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri

Research

Government: MIUR, Italian Ministry of Research and University

Airway Management Educational Curricula

The assessment of the difficult airway, resident educational study

Supraglottic devices for the management of the airway

Manikin study for the evaluation of airway devices inflation techniques

Antiplatelets therapy and major cardiac events, retrospective analysis

Respiratory incentive spirometer and bariatric surgery

Traumatic Brain Injury and treatment strategies in neonates and adults

Neonatal brain injury and the role of anesthesia surgery and inflammation

Nitric Oxide and hyperbaric therapy for the treatment of wounds

Grants Awarded

SAM Educational Grant (PI), 2008

FAER Educational Grant (Co-PI), 2008.

Selected Publications

  1. Cattano D, O’Connor B, Shakir R, Giunta F, Palazzo M. Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy and a unilateral Babinski/-plantar reflex. Anesthesiology Research and Practice Article ID 134958, 3 pgs, 2008.
  2. Cattano D, Forfori F, Giunta F. Clinical use of xenon in two elderly patients. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 20(2):156-8, 2008.
  3. Cattano D, Young C, Straiko MM, Olney JW. Subanesthetic doses of propofol induce neuroapoptosis in the infant mouse brain. Anesth Analg 106(6):1712-4, 2008.
  4. Cattano D, Vannucci A, Nicolini A, Nania C, Buzzigoli S, Eby C. Varicella fluminant hepatitis in adult patient with Factor V Leiden mutation and trisomy 8 related myelodysplastic syndrome. J Clin Virol 43(1):134-5, 2008.
  5. Cattano D, Valleggi S, Ma D, Kastsiuchenka O, Abramo A, Sun P, Cavazzanna AO, Natale G, Maze M, Giunta F. Xenon induces transcription of ADNP in neonatal rat brain.
  6. Cattano D, Williamson P, Fukui K, Avidan M, Evers AS, Olney JW, Young C. Potential of xenon to induce or to protect against neuroapoptosis in the developing mouse brain. Can J Anaesth 55(7):429-36, 2008.
  7. Valleggi S, Cavazzanna AO, Bernardi R, Ma D, Natale G, Maze M, Cattano D, Giunta F. Xenon up-regulates several genes that are not up-regulated by nitrous oxide. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 20(4):226-32, 2008.
  8. Noh H, Cattano D, Sucherman D, Leighton B. Uvular angioedema after emergent cesarean section. Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, 2007.
  9. Davis TA, Cattano D, Nykiel SM, Brockel MD. The parturient with Marfan’s syndrome: Is there a place for dexmedetomidine? Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference, 2007.
  10. Olney JW, Straiko M, Johnson SA, Cattano D, Young C. A single dose of lithium prevents developmental neuroapoptosis induced by ethanol or anesthetic drugs. Anesthesiology 107:A2117, 2007.
  11. Cattano D, Young C, Olney JW. Sub-anesthetic doses of propofol induce neuroapoptosis in the infant mouse brain. Anesthesiology 107:A1984, 2007.
  12. Cattano D, Valleggi S Cavazzana A, Giunta F, Maze M. Xenon discretely upregulates cytoprotective genes. Anesthesiology 107:A1135, 2007.
  13. Cattano D, Cavazzana A, Valleggi S, Maze M, Giunta F. Genes up-regulation by gas xenon and NMDAR trafficking. Anesthesiology 107:A1995, 2007.
  14. Cattano D, Young C, Fukui K, Williamson P, Olney JW. Xenon protects against isoflurane-induced neuroapoptosis in the developing mouse brain. Anesthesiology 107: 1988, 2007.
  15. Limatola V, Ma D, Cattano D, Giunta F, Maze M. Preconditioning neuroprotective effect of xenon is gender-insensitive in an adult mice stroke model. Anesthesiology 107:A1149, 2007.
  16. Cattano D, Young C, Olney JW. Sub-anesthetic doses of propofol induce neuroapoptosis in the infant mouse brain. Neuroscience 225:10, 2007.
  17. Olney JW, M.D., Megan M.W. Straiko MMW, Creeley C, Johnson SA, Cattano D, Young C. Lithium prevents anesthesia-induced neuroapoptosis in the infant mouse brain. Neuroscience 169:15/DD16, 2007.
  18. Cattano D, Nicolini A, Genovesi M, Buzzigoli S. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in an adult with complex-corrected congenital heart disease. Anesth Analg 104(1):242-3, 2007.
  19. Cattano D, Pesetti B, DiSalvo C, Giunta F. Evaluation of the LMA CTrach. Br J Anaesth 98(3):409, 2007.
  20. Cattano D. Safety of the psoas compartment block? Anaesth Intensive Care 35(4):615-6, 2007.
  21. Cattano D, Buzzigoli S, Zoppi C, et al. The use of the laryngeal mask airway during guide wire dilatating forceps tracheostomy. Anesth Analg 102: S-140, 2006.
  22. Cattano D, Palazzo M. Guillain Barré Syndrome and a unilateral upgoing plantar reflex. A case report. Anesth Analg, 2006.
  23. Natale G, Cattano D, Abramo A, Forfori F, Fulceri F, Fornai F, Paparelli A, Giunta F. Morphological evidence that xenon neuroprotects against N-methyl-DL-aspartic acid-induced damage in the rat arcuate nucleus: a time-dependent study. Ann NY Acad Sci 1074(1):650-58, 2006.
  24. Cattano D, Abramson S, Buzzigoli S, Zoppi C, Melai E, Giunta F, Hagberg C. The use of the laryngeal mask airway during guide wire dilating forceps tracheostomy. Anesth Analg 103(2):453-57, 2006.
  25. Gruppo di Studio SIAARTI Vie Aeree Difficili (Italian Task Force for Airway Management), Frova G, Guarino A, Petrini F, Merli G, Sorbello M; SARNePI, Baroncini S, Agrò F, Giusti F, Ivani G, Lombardo G, Messeri A, Mirabile L, Pigna A, Ripamonti D, Salvo I, Sarti A, Serafini G, Villani A, Accorsi A, Adrario E, Amicucci G, Antonelli M, Azzeri F, Bettelli G, Cafaggi C, Cattano D, Chinelli E, Corbanese U, Corso R, Di Filippo A, Facco E, Favaro R, Giunta F, Giurati G, Iannuzzi E, Mazzon D, Menarini M, Mondello E, Muttini S, Nardi G, Pittoni G, Rosa G, Rosi R, Servadio G, Sgandurra A, Tana F, Tufano R, Vesconi S, Zauli M. Recommendations for airway control and difficult airway management in paediatric patients. Minerva Anestesiol 72(9):723-48, 2006.
  26. Cattano D. The management of laryngeal and subglottic Stenosis. Br J Anaesthes 96(6):803, 2006.
  27. Cattano D, Giunta F, Buzzigoli S. Forceps dilatational percutaneous tracheostomy: safe and short. Anaesthes Intensive Care 34(4):523, 2006.
  28. Cattano D, Buzzigoli S, Zoppi C, et al. The use of the laryngeal mask airway during percutaneous guide wire tracheostomy. Airway, 2005.
  29. Cattano D, Gonnella R, Peretti F, et al. Difficult endotracheal intubations solved with the use of the Glidescope video laryngoscopy system. Airway, 2005.
  30. Cattano D, Gonnella R, Peretti F, et al. Glidescope as fibrescopy and in awake endotracheal intubation. Airway P21, 2005.
  31. Scoponi M, Dell’Atti I, Cattano D, et al. Airway management: routinary use of an assessment form. Airway P26, 2005.
  32. Natale G, Cattano D, Abramo A, et al.Morphological evidence that xenon neuroprotects against n-methyl-dl-apartic acid-induced damage in rat arcuate nucleus: a time dependent study. Neurochemistry Abstract Book 87:115, 2005
  33. Cattano D, Martin J, Ma D, et al. Neuroprotective efficacy of an asynchronous treatment strategy of xenon and hypothermia in a neonatal rat model. (SIAARTI Award Prize). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  34. Cattano D, Buzzigoli S, Zoppi C, et al. The use of the laryngeal mask airway during percutaneous tracheostomies. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  35. Cattano D, Adorni S, Baldacci S, et al. Formazione permanente continua: dal fabbisogno alla realizzazione di un corso multidisciplinare. Pisa e Chieti collaborano. (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  36. Adorni S, Cattano D, Paolicchi A, et al. Studio pilota dell’area vasta pisana in area critica. La rilevazione dei bisogni formativi: dati preliminari dalla AUSL di Massa. (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  37. Cattano D, Gonnella R, Paolicchi A, et al. Glidescope videolaryngoscopy system for daily clinical activity. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  38. Cattano D, Paolicchi A, Adorni S, et al. Airway management: development and routinary use of an assessment form. From Pisa and Chieti to Houston. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  39. Cattano D, O’Connor B, Shakir R, Palazzo M Guillain Barre’ syndrome and a unilateral upgoing plantar reflex. A case report. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  40. Scoponi M, Cattano D, et al. Mallampati score improve positive predictive value when tested with phonation. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  41. Scoponi M, Cattano D, Albanese D, et al. Airway assessment and reliability of a preoperative evaluation form. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  42. Scoponi M, Cattano D, Albanese D, et al. BMI is not a predictive risk factor either for difficult intubation or ventilation as well. Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  43. Marcaccini M, Adorni S, Cattano D, et al. Gestione delle vie aeree: inchiesta sui bisogni formativi in area critica. (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  44. Adorni S, Cattano D, Baldacci S et al. Formazione permanente continua. Studio pilota dell’area vasta pisana per la rilevazione dei bisogni formativi nel trattamento della via aerea in area critica. Dati preliminari. (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  45. Isola A, Cattano D, Finestrone A, et al. Il progetto HPH e la valutazione del dolore (day surgery reparto pilota). (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  46. Isola A, Cattano D, Finestrone A, et al. La colecistectomia laparoscopica in regime di day surgery: percorso assistenziale infermieristico nella unita’ pilota della AUOP Ospedale S.Chiara di Pisa. (Italian). Minerva Anestesiol 71(2), 2005.
  47. Scoponi M, Cattano D, Petrini F, Scesi M. Airway assessment and reliability of a preoperative evaluation form for improving national guideline knowledge. Crit Care Med, 2005.
  48. Scoponi M, Cattano D, Petrini F, Scesi M. Organizing and training a department in difficult airway management. Crit Care Med, 2005.
  49. Scoponi M, Petrini F, Cattano D, et al. The use of the laryngeal mask airway during percutaneous tracheostomies: a valuable option. Crit Care Med, 2005.
  50. Petrini F, Accorsi A, Adrario E, Agrò F, Amicucci G, Antonelli M, Azzeri F, Baroncini S, Bettelli G, Cafaggi C, Cattano D, Chinelli E, Corbanese U, Corso R, Della Puppa A, Di Filippo A, Facco E, Favaro R, Favero R, Frova G, Giunta F, Giurati G, Giusti F, Guarino A, Iannuzzi E, Ivani G, Mazzon D, Menarini M, Merli G, Mondello E, Muttini S, Nardi G, Pigna A, Pittoni G, Ripamonti D, Rosa G, Rosi R, Salvo I, Sarti A, Serafini G, Servadio G, Sgandurra A, Sorbello M, Tana F, Tufano R, Vesconi S, Villani A, Zauli M; Gruppo di Studio SIAARTI Vie Aeree Difficili (Italian Task Force for Airway Management); IRC e SARNePI; Task Force. Recommendations for airway control and difficult airway management. Minerva Anestesiol 71(11):617-57, 2005.

 

Faculty Biography

Davide Cattano, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Davide Cattano, M.D., Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor
  • Department of Anesthesiology
    The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.020
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-6200
    e-mail: Davide.Cattano@uth.tmc.edu
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