Faculty Biography

Muhammad B. Rafique, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiovascular

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Education and Post-Graduate Training

• F.Sc., Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore, Pakistan
• MBBS, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Transitional Resident, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan            
• Resident Medical Officer, Punjab Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
• Anesthesiology and Critical Care Residency, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan
• Preliminary Surgery Residency, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnestoa
• Anesthesiology Residency, Tufts – New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
• Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Professional Experience

• Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, 8/09 – Present
• Attending Cardiovascular Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, 8/09 – Present
• Assistant Professor, Consultant Pediatric Anesthesiologist, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 8/04 – 7/09
• Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Oklahoma University Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 8/04 – 7/09

Certification

• Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

Professional Organizations

• American Medical Association
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Texas Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
• Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society
• American Academy of Pediatrics

Honors and Awards

• Graduated Top 10% of Class, Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan, MBBS, 2/95

National Board Examiner

• American Board of Anesthesiology Oral Board Examiner, 4/09 – Present

Selected Publications

• Rafique MB, Sahu R, Maposa D, Khan Q: Postoperative hyponatremia in pediatric cathlab patients.  Anesth Analg, 2011.
• Rafique MB, Maposa D, Khan Q: Anesthesia for children with mitochondrial disorders – national trend.  Paediatr Anaesth, 2011.
• Rafique MB: Chapter 615: Chest X-Ray. Essence of Anesthesia Practice. In: Fleisher L, Roizen MF (3rd ed) Elsevier Inc., Atlanta, Georgia, pp. 693, 2011.
• Rafique MB, Pamidimukkala V, Koenig MK, Srikanth S, Khan Q, Maposa D: Mitochondrial disorders and their anesthetic implications.  PGA Anesthesiology, 2010.
• Rafique MB, Maposa D, Srikanth S, Khan Q: Who can pull it out?  Pediatric Anesthesia, 2010
• Rafique MB, Nesselrode R, de Armendi AJ:  Difficult airway due to sprinkler spike in the head.  Paediatr Anaesth 18(9):903-904, 2008.
• de Armendi AJ, Shukry M, Cure J, Rafique M, Borissova I, Santoro J, Seshachar A, Strong P:  Head light assembly with fiber optic light source may cause harm to patients.  World Congress of Anesthesiologists, 2008.
• de Armendi AJ, Shukry M, Rafique M:  Assessment of anesthesiologists opinions regarding pediatric induction practices in the state of Oklahoma.  PGA Anesthesiology, 2008.
• Seshachar M, Cure J, Rafique M, Shukry M, de Armendi AJ:   Difficult anesthetics for neonates and Chiari II malformation.  Pediatric Anesthesia, 2007
• Seshachar M, Cure J, Rafique M, Shukry M, de Armendi AJ:   Yet, another cause of iatrogenic stridor?  Pediatric Anesthesia, 2007.
• Rafique MB:  Acute postoperative pain management in the pediatric pain patient,  Pain Management, 2007.
• Shukry M, Cure JA, Santoro J, Rafique M, de Armendi AJ:  Hyperkalemia in a pediatric patient with anuric hydronephrosis.  Anesthesiology, 2007.
• Raqfique M, de Armendi A, Nesselrode R:  Difficult airway due to sprinkler spike in the head.  Anesthesiology, 2007.
• Rafique MB, Stuth E, Tassone JC:  Increased blood loss during posterior spinal fusion for idiopathic scoliosis in an adolescent with Fontan physiology.  Paediatr Anaesth 16(2):206-12, 2006.
• Rafique MB, Robertson FA, Berens RJ:  Effective use of JCAHO “time out” verification process to facilitate intraoperative of a tracheal stent removal. Pediatric Anesthesia, 2004.
• Rafique MB:  Scented vapours and entidal inhalation agent monitoring system.  Paediatr Anaesth 13(7):647-8, 2003.
• Schumann R, Rafique MB:  Low-does epidural anesthesia for cervical cerelage.  Can J Anesth 50:424-425, 2003.

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street,
MSB 5.020
Houston, Texas 77030

713.500.6200

713.500.6208 fax

Faculty Biography

• Muhammad B. Rafique, M.D.
  Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiovascular
• The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 5.020
  Houston, Texas 77030
• e-mail: Muhammad.Rafique@uth.tmc.edu