Faculty

Education & Training

Undergraduate degree: University of Alabama
Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

Clinical Interests

Gender gaps in anesthesiology

Education & Training

Medical School: University Autonomous of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico
Graduate School: MBA, Baldwin-Wallace College, Cleveland, Ohio
Residency: Pediatrics, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Residency: Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan
Fellowship: Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
American Board of Pediatrics

Education & Training

Medical School: MD, University of West Indies, Jamaica
Graduate School: MSc, Biomedical Engineering, University of Dundee

Residency: Anesthesiology, University Hospital, Jamaica

Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Montreal Children's Hospital, Canada

Fellowship: Cardiac Anesthesiology, Emory University

Certifications

Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Education & Training

Medical School: Magna Cum Laude, Universidad de Oriente, Nucleo Bolivar Medical School, Venezuela
Residency: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship: University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Interests

Pediatric Acute Pain, Healthcare Simulation, Quality Improvement & Safety, Education in Pediatric Anesthesia

Publications

• Solorzano P, Mavarez A, Shah K. Peer Reviewers: Florentino I, Leggio L. Contributors: Bubb A. Yang R. “Why Colds are Uncool for Anesthesia.” MCG Pediatric Podcast. Season 3, Episode 09. Medical College of Georgia. Published online: 2022, Nov 15. https://mcgpediatricpodcast.podbean.com/e/anesthesia
• Schaefer A, Solorzano P, Mavarez AC, Munoz-Monaco G. Diagnosis and management of intraoperative thyroid storm in a child with undiagnosed Graves ’ disease: a case report. JA Clinical Reports. July 2022;8(1):52. PMID: 35841430
• Ferrantella A, Huerta CT, Quinn K, Mavarez AC, Quiroz HJ, Thorson CM, Perez EA, Sola JE. Risk factors associated with recent opioid-related hospitalizations in children: a nationwide analysis.Pediatr Surg Int. 2022 Jun;38(6):843-851. PMID: 35239012.
• Mavarez A, Ripat C, Char S, Abuchaibe V, Galarza M, Halliday N, Varga E. Evaluation of Distal Radial Artery Cross-sectional Internal Diameter in Neonates and Infants by Ultrasound and Adequate Selection of an Intra-arterial Catheter Size. Pediatric Anesthesiology Journal. December 2021 PMID: 34510638 
• Rodriguez L, Tainsh E, Quitas Silva E, Mavarez A. Anesthetic Management for Pediatric Liver Transplantation in a Patient with Propionic Acidemia: A Case Report. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. Jan-Dec 2021  PMID: 339785000-0315.R1.
• Mavarez AC, Ahmed AA. Transabdominal Plane Block. 2020 Jul 28. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2020 Jan. PMID: 32809362.
• Mavarez AC, Palte H, Rodriguez L. Pediatric Eye Block and Local Anesthesia Systemic Toxicity. Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia. April 2020;14(2):287-288. DOI: 10.4103/sja.SJA_788_19. PMID: 32317909
• Jorge-Reynolds L, Meyerson P, Rodriguez L, Del Rio I, Mavarez A. Anesthetic considerations in Jansen’s metaphyseal chondrodysplasia: A case report of a pediatric difficult intubation in a rare type of dwarfism. Anaesthesia & Critical Care Medicine Journal. December 2019;4(4). DOI: 10.23880/accmj-16000166
• Mavarez A, Ripat C, Suarez M. Pectoralis Plane Block for Pacemaker Insertion: A Successful Primary Anesthetic.Frontiers in Surgery, Heart Surgery Journal. November 2019. PMID: 31824958.
• Rodriguez-Aldrete D, Silvanesan E, Banks S, Mavarez A, Arheart K, Eber S, Munoz-Price S. Recurrent Visual Electronic Hand Hygiene Remainders in the Anesthesia Work Areas. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.  July 2016. PMID: 26861513.
• Candiotti K, Carvalho E, Mavarez A. (2015). Chapter 5: Genomics and Personalized Medicine in PONV Management. In TJ Gan and Ashraf Habib (Ed.), Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting. Durham, NC 27710: Cambridge University Press.

Education & Training

Medical School: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship: Internal Medicine, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Residency: Anesthesiology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology

Interests

Resident education in pediatric anesthesiology

Publications

• Martinez G, Powell L. (2020). Dual Epidural Catheter Therapy for Labor Analgesia in a Patient with Prior Lumbar Spine Surgery. International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia, 42: 118-120.
• Powell L. Schwartz L. (2021). PedsF Lecture 2.1: Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology. Anesthesia Education Toolbox: https://learn.anesthesiatoolbox.com/products/pedsf-lecture-21-respiratory-anatomy-and-physiology. Published 4/10/21.

Education & Training

Medical School: Universidad de Caribobo, Venezuela
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Education & Training

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
Residency: Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia

Certifications

Pediatric Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, The American Board of Anesthesiology