Hussein Abu Khudair

Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management

Education and Training

MBBS, Jordan University, Jordan
Residency in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Jordan University Hospital, Jordan
Residency in Pediatrics, University of Chicago, USA
Residency in Anesthesiology, Illinois Masonic Medical Center, USA
Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesia, Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, USA

Board Certifications

Jordan Board in Anesthesia and Critical Care
American Board of Pediatric
American Board of Anesthesiology

Experience

2003-Present: Chairman, Department of Anesthesia & Pain Management, King Hussein Cancer Center, Jordan
2001-2003: Chairman Department of Anesthesia, AlMowasah Hospital, Kuwait
2000-2001: Chairman, Department of Anesthesia, Jordan Hospital, Jordan

Professional Memberships

Jordan Pain Society
American Society of Anesthesiologists
International Association for the Study of Pain

Publications

2017: EEG based tonic cold pain recognition system using wavelet transform. Neural Computing and Applications
2018: Tunneling doesn’t prevent dislodgement of epidural catheters: A randomized trial. Anesthesia: Essays and Research
Optimization of perioperative cardiovascular Management to Improve Surgical outcome II (Optimise II)trial: Study protocol for a multicenter international trial of cardiac output-guided fluid therapy with low-dose inotrope infusion compared with usual care in patients undergoing major elective gastrointestinal surgery. Edwards MR. et al, BMJ open 2019; 9:e023455.
Prevelance of chronic postsurgical pain among cancer patients: A cross sectional study. M Ramadan, H Abukhudair, A Obaid, O Yousef. Anesthesia essays an Researches (in Press 2022)
Hammerman K, Komar K, Abukhudair H, Oxygen Transport in newborn Piglets with Pulmonary Hypertension, Crit Care Med 16:773-778, 1988.
Hammerman K, KOmar K, Abukhudair H, Hypoxic vs Septic Pulmonary Hypertension (selective role of thromboxane mediation), AJDC 142:319-325, 1988.
Clinical Trials:
Optimize II Trial: Optimization of Perioperative Cardiovascular Management to improve Surgical Outcome II(Optimize II) trial: study protocol for a multicenter international trial of cardiac output guided fluid therapy with low dose inotrope infusion compared with usual care in patients undergoing major elective gastrointestinal surgery.
HYT Trial: Hypotension Index – Guided Hemodynamic Optimization Trial to reduce postoperative kidney injury (HYT).

Academic Rank

Associate Member

Contact Information

Email Address: habukhudair@khcc.jo
Phone Number: 0096265300460