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

Faculty Biography

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Samia N. Khalil, MBBCh

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Education and Post-Graduate Training

  • B.S., Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Rotating Internship, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Kitchner Memorial Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
  • Neurology Residency, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
  • Sr. House Office in Anesthesiology, Leicester Royal Infirmary & Watford Gen. Hospitals, London, England
  • Anesthesiology Residency, The State University of New York, Syracuse, New York
  • Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship, Columbus Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Professional Experience

  • Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
  • Pediatric Anesthesiologists, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas

Professional Organizations

  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • International Anesthesia Research Society
  • Society of Cardiac Anesthesia
  • Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
  • Society for Airway Management
  • American Medical Association
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Texas Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Harris County Medical Society
  • Texas Gulf Coast Anesthesia Society
  • National Arab American Medical Association
  • Arab American Medical Association, Houston, Texas

Awards

  • 1950 National King Foad Award
  • 1962 Tope Graduate of the Senior Class, Cairo University Medical School, Cairo, Egypt
  • 1955-1956 Merit Scholarship, Faculty of Sciences, Cairo University Medical School, Cairo, Egypt
  • 1956 -1957 Merit Scholarship, Cairo University Medical School, Cairo, Egypt
  • 1988-1995 Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
  • 1991-1993 Mentor Program Appreciation Award
  • 1991-1998 Telethon Award to Enhance Pediatric and Neonatal Anesthesia
  • 1992, 1994-1996 Prizes won in Color Photography, American Society of Anesthesiologists Art Exhibit
  • 1994 Specialty Fellowship, American Academy of Pediatrics
  • 1996-1997 Career Development Award, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
  • 1996-1997 Career Development Award, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
  • 2000 Recipient of Strathmore’s Who’s Who Honor
  • 2003 Nominated for Humanism in Medicine Award
  • 2003 Certificate of Appreciation, National Youth Leadership Forum, Houston-Galveston, Texas
  • 2004 Memorial Hermann Hospital Distinguished Physician Award
  • 2004 International Distinguished Physician Award

Research Grants

  • 2004 P.I.: “Comparison of Desflurane and Isoflurane for Face Mask or Laryngeal Mask Airway Anesthesia During Pediatric Surgery.” Baxter Healthcare Corporation. $90,000
  • 2004-2005 P.I. “Comparison of the Safety and Efficacy of Patient Controlled Analgesia Delivered by Fentanyl HCL Transdermal System Versus Morphine I.V. Pump for Pain Management After Non-Emergent Lower Abdominal or Pelvic Surgery.” Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc. $90,000
  • 2005 P.I: “A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-ranging, Parallel Group Phase II Study to Evaluate the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of the Oral Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist, GW679769, When administered with Intravenous Ondansedron Hydrochloride for the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) and Post-Discharge Nausea and Vomiting (PDNV) in Female Subjects with Known Risk Factors for PONV who are Undergoing Surgical Procedures Associated with an Increased Emetogenic Risk.” Glaxo-Smith Kline. $100,000
  • 2007-2008 P.I: “A Multicenter, Inpatient, Open-Label, Within Subject Dose Titration Study to Characterize the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics, Safety and Efficacy of Hydromorphone HCl Oral Solution in Subjects from 28 Days to 16 Years of Age, Inclusive, Who Require Opioid Analgesics for Post-Operative Pain. HMP 40.” Purdue Pharma L.P

Selected Publications

  • Carbajal JG, Perera P, Datla VV, Ghelber O, Khalil SN: In children, does using LMA instead of an endotracheal tube affect postoperative vomiting? Anesthesiology A2068, 2007
  • Khalil SN, Su J: Management of a sheared caudal catheter in an infant. Abstract. Paediatr Anaesth, 2006.
  • Khalil SN, Carbajal JG, Perera P, Datla VV, Ghelber O, Maposa D, Chuang AZ: Does using LMA instead of an endotracheal tube affect the incidence of postoperative vomiting in children undergoing strabismus corrections? Abstract. Paediatr Anaesth, 2006.
  • Ghelber O, Rabb M , Szmuk P, Khalil SN: Placing an Arndt endobronchial blocker in small children for one lung ventilation. Abstract. Paediatr Anaesth, 2006.
  • Vazquez EG, Briggs DS, Ghelber O, Khalil SN: Extraluminal endobronchial blocker to isolation lung in 2 month-old. Abstract. Paediatr Anaesth, 2006.
  • Khalil S, Lingadevaru H, Bolos M, Rabb M, Matuszczak M, Maposa D, Chuang A: Caudal regional anesthesia, ropivacaine concentration, postoperative analgesia, and infants. Anesth Analg 102(2):395-399, 2006.
  • Khalil S, Glorimar M, Tabrizi H K: Sevoflurane- induced hepatotoxicity? Pediatric Anesthesia 16(8): 905, 2006
  • Khalil SN, Farag A, Hanna E, Govindaraj R, Chuang AZ. Regional Analgesia combined with avoidance of narcotics may reduce the incidence of postoperative vomiting in children. Middle East J Anesthesiol 18(1): 123-32, 2005.
  • Khalil SN, Hanna E, Farag A, Govindaraj R, Vije H, Kee S, Chuang A. Presurgical caudal block attenuates stress response in children Middle East J Anesthesiol 18(2):391-400, 2005.
  • Khalil SN, Roth AG, Cohen IT, Simhi E, Ansermino JM, Bolos ME, Cote CJ, Hannallah RS, Davis PJ, Brooks PB, Russo MW, Anschuetz GC, Blackburn LM. A double-blind comparison of intravenous ondansetron and placebo for preventing postoperative emesis in 1 to 24 month old pediatric patients after surgery under general anesthesia. Anesth Analg 101:356-61, 2005.
  • Khalil SN, Roth A, Cohen I, Simihi E, Ansermino. Ondansetron in prevention of postoperative emesis in 1 to 24 month old pediatric patients. Anesthesiology 101:A1417, 2004
  • Khalil SN, Bolos M, Lingadevaru H, Chuang A. In children with obstructive sleep apnea, does caffeine decrease postoperative airway and respiratory complications after general anesthesia for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy? Anesthesiology 101:A1499, 2004.
  • Khalil SN, Bolos M, Lingadevaru H, Maposa D, Chuang A. Does the modality of pain relief affect early postoperative hypoxemia during transport to and recovery in the PACU? Anesthesiology 101:A1471, 2004.

Faculty Biography

Samia N. Khalil, MBBCh
  • Samia N. Khalil, MBBCh
    Professor
  • Department of Anesthesiology
    The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  • University of Texas-Houston Medical School
    6431 Fannin Street, MSB-5.174
    Houston, Texas 77030
  • phone: (713) 500-6242
    e-mail: Samia.N.Khalil@uth.tmc.edu
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