Kan Ma

Dr. Ma completed his anesthesia residency program at McMaster University in 2017. He subsequently completed the Trauma-Neuroanesthesia and Critical Care Fellowship at St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto in 2018, and the Neurosurgical Anesthesiology Fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University in 2019. His academic interest revolves around intraoperative neuromonitoring and perioperative pain management for neurosurgery.

Recent Publications

• Ma K, Bebawy JF. Anemia and Optimal Transfusion Thresholds in Brain-Injured Patients: A Narrative Review of the Literature. Anesth Analg . 2023 Dec 18. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006772. Online ahead of print.
• Ma K, Bebawy JF, Hemmer LB. Multimodal Analgesia and Intraoperative Neuromonitoring. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol . 2023 Apr 1;35(2):172-176. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000904. Epub 2023 Jan 20.
• Ma K, Uejima J, Bebawy J. Regional Anesthesia Techniques in Modern Neuroanesthesia Practice: A Narrative Review of the Clinical Evidence. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2023 Mar 20. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000911. Online ahead of print.
• Ma K, Bebawy JF. Electroencephalographic Burst-Suppression, Perioperative Neuroprotection, Postoperative Cognitive Function, and Mortality: A Focused Narrative Review of the Literature. Anesth Analg. 2022 Jul 1;135(1):79-90. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005806.
• Ma K, Bebawy JF. Optimal Hemodynamic Parameters for Brain-Injured Patients in the Clinical Setting – A Narrative Review of the Evidence. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2022 Jul 1;34(3):288-299. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000752.
• Ma HK, Bebawy JF. Albumin Use in Brain-injured and Neurosurgical Patients: Concepts, Indications, and Controversies. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol. 2021 Oct 1;33(4):293-299. doi: 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000674.
• Rigamonti , Ma K, Garavaglia M, Hare G, Mazer CD. In Reply: Bilateral Scalp Blocks Help Reduce Postoperative Pain and Opioid Requirement, but the Impact Cannot Be So Huge. Can J Anaesth. 2020 Sep;67(9):1296-1297.
• Ma K, Coutin M, Kim T, Koht A. Case report: Correlation between processed EEG and clinical findings during wake-up test in prone position for scheduled posterior cervical spine surgery. A A Pract. 2020 Apr;14(6):e01170.
• Ma K, Uejima JL. Awake Craniotomy in a Patient With History of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-A Clinical Dilemma: A Case Report. A A Pract. 2020 Mar 1;14(5):140-143.
• Rigamonti A, Garavaglia M, Ma K, et al. Effect of Bilateral Scalp Nerve Blocks on Postoperative Pain and Discharge Times in Patients Undergoing Supratentorial Craniotomy and General Anesthesia. 2019; Doi: 10.1007/s12630-019-01558-7.
• Jain D, Ma HK, Buckley N. Impact of ENIGMA trials on nitrous oxide: a survey of Canadian anesthesiologists and residents. Can J Anaesth. 2018;65(6):730-731.
• Spence J, Belley-Cote E, Ma HK, et al. Efficacy and safety of inhaled anaesthetic for postoperative sedation during mechanical ventilation in adult cardiac surgery patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2017;118(5):658-669.
• Whippey A, Kostandoff G, Ma HK, et al. Predictors of unanticipated admission following ambulatory surgery in the pediatric population: a retrospective case-control study. Paediatr Anaesth. 2016;26(8):831-837.
• Vandecappelle C, Ma HK, Ho E. Cesarean section under combined spinal epidural in parturient with frontal glioma. J Neuroanaesth Crit Care. 2016;3(2):129-132.
• Blain-Moraes S, Boshra R, Ma HK, et al. Normal Brain Response to Propofol in Advance of Recovery from Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome. Front Hum Neurosci. 2016;10:248.
• Whippey A, Kostandoff G, Paul J, Ma J, Thabane L, Ma HK. Predictors of unanticipated admission following ambulatory surgery: a retrospective case-control study. Can J Anaesth. 2013;60(7):675-683.
• Ma HK, Min C, Neville A, Eva K. How good is good? Students and assessors' perceptions of qualitative markers of performance. Teach Learn Med. 2013;25(1):15-23.

Appointments

Staff Anesthesiologist, St.Michael's Hospital

Honours and Awards

• 2023 Staff Teaching Award, Anesthesia Residency Program, University of Toronto
• 2021 Staff Teaching Award, Anesthesia Residency Program, University of Toronto
• 2021 William Noble Fellowship Teaching Award, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto
• 2021 Clinical Excellence Award, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
• 2016 Outstanding Resident Award for Anesthesia, McMaster University
• 2015 PARO Resident Teaching Award, McMaster University