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Arsenio Avila

Anesthesia
Arsenio Avila

arsenio.avila@sunnybrook.ca

(416) 480-4864

(416) 480-6039

Publications

Location
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Address
2075 Bayview Avenue, Room M3200, Toronto, Ontario Canada M4N 3M5
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Dr. Avila's research interests include diagnostic and interventional radiofrequency treatment of spinal pain  syndromes including thoracic spine, sacroiliac joint complex pain disorders and intracranial hypotension. His team has published abstracts and review articles and conducting workshops in these areas at local provincial, national and international levels. They have been an integral part of the Canadian Interventional Pain Medicine annual workshops program since its initiation at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Avila has also been a reviewer for the spine section of the Journal Pain Medicine, official journal of the the American Board , American Academy of Pain Medicine, Australian and Asian Society of Pain Medicine. He is currently a proud member of the standard of practice, evidence committee of the International Society of Interventional Pain Medicine (ISIS), the most scientifically recognized society in academic pain medicine. Over the last ten years he has been honored to lead the chronic pain lecture series for the PGY 3 anesthesia residents at the University of Toronto.

 

Recent Publications

 

  1. Radiofrequency denervation of the sacroiliac joint ; Diros/OWL Radofrequency Monograft series ,SIJ VER 5.1, 2014.edited by Dr. Leslie W.Organ  .
  2. A Scoping Review of the Evidence for Teaching Ultrasound –Guided Regional Anesthesia .Nix.CM,Margarido CB,Awad IT,Avila A,Cheung  JJ, Dubrowski Aand McCartney CJ, Regional anesthesia Pain Medicine .2013;38(6);471-480,Nov-Dec.
  3. Real- time  Evaluation of diffusion of the local anesthetic solution during peribulbar block using ultrasound imaging and clinical correlates of diffusion.  Luyet  C,Eng KT,Kertes P,Avila A,Muni RHand McHardy P. Regional Anesthesia Pain Medicine .2012;37(4);456-459.July-August.
  4. Pulsed Radiofrequency under Ultrasound guidance for persistent  stump-neuroma pain. Restrepo-Garces CE,Marinov A,McHardy P,Faclier G,Avila A. Pain Practice .2011;11(1);98-102
  5. Peripheral Limph flow in sheep with bacterial peritonitis;evidence for increased peripheral microvascular permeability accompanying systemic sepsis .Avila A,Warshawski F,Sibbald W,Finley R,Wells Gand Holliday R. Surgery 1985
  6. Renal and Cardiovascular response to nonhypotensive sepsis in a large animal model with peritonitis. Richmond  JM,Walker JF,Avila A,Petrakis A,Finley RJ,Sibbald W, and Linton  AL.Surgery 1985 ,Feb ;97(2);205-214.

 

Appointments

Staff Anesthesiologist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Holland Centre
Staff Anesthesiologist, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine Specialist, Ontario Health Science North 
Pain Medicine Specialist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre & Women’s College Hospital

 

Courses

Course Number:
Course Name: pain medicine elective - University of Toronto and Northern Ontario Medical schools
Course Number:
Course Name: residents at the University of Toronto, University of Ottawa, Northern Ontario Medical School
Course Number: anesthesia and pain medicine fellows at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Holland Centre
Course Name:
Course Number:
Course Name: chronic pain lecture series, PGY 3 residents