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Faraj Abdallah

MD

Scientist, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

Email: Faraj.Abdallah@mail.utoronto.ca

Biography

Specific research interests:

  • Rebound pain after nerve blocks
  • Transition from acute to persistent post-surgical pain
  • Prevention of chronic pain following breast cancer surgery
  • The role of regional anesthesia in the management of pain following joint surgery
  • Ultrasound-guided truncal blocks
  • The use of local anesthetic adjuvants to prolong the duration of nerve blocks
  • The effect of regional anesthesia on the quality of recovery following surgery
  • Ultrasound scanning of the airway
  • Observational studies, randomized controlled trials, meta-analyses

Recent Publications

  1. Hussain, N, Abdallah, FW. Liposomal Bupivacaine for Fascial Plane Block: Reply. Anesthesiology. 2025;142 (1):246-247. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000005261. PubMed PMID:39536274 .
  2. McIsaac, DI, Tandon, P, Kidd, G, Branje, K, Hladkowicz, E, Hallet, J et al.. STRIVE pilot trial: a protocol for a multicentre pragmatic internal pilot randomised controlled trial of Structured TRaining to Improve fitness in a Virtual Environment (STRIVE) before surgery. BMJ Open. 2024;14 (11):e093710. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093710. PubMed PMID:39510784 PubMed Central PMC11552010.
  3. Soffin, EM, Abdallah, FW, Mariano, ER. Unwarranted variation in perioperative pain management for pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a call to improve the quality of quality improvement. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024; :. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2024-105637. PubMed PMID:38925709 .
  4. Hussain, N, Weaver, T, Abdallah, F. Regional Anesthesia for Knee Surgery: Finding Positives in the Negatives. Anesth Analg. 2024;138 (6):1160-1162. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000006901. PubMed PMID:38771599 .
  5. Hussain, N, Speer, J, Abdallah, FW. Analgesic Effectiveness of Liposomal Bupivacaine versus Plain Local Anesthetics for Abdominal Fascial Plane Blocks: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials. Anesthesiology. 2024;140 (5):906-919. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004932. PubMed PMID:38592360 .
  6. Hussain, N, Brull, R, Weber, L, Garrett, A, Werner, M, D'Souza, RS et al.. The analgesic effectiveness of perioperative lidocaine infusions for acute and chronic persistent postsurgical pain in patients undergoing breast cancer surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Anaesth. 2024;132 (3):575-587. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2023.12.005. PubMed PMID:38199928 .
  7. Hussain, N, Brull, R, Vannabouathong, C, Robinson, C, Zhou, S, D'Souza, RS et al.. Analgesic Effectiveness of Motor-sparing Nerve Blocks for Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Network Meta-analysis. Anesthesiology. 2023;139 (4):444-461. doi: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004667. PubMed PMID:37364292 .
  8. Hussain, N, Abdallah, FW. Reply to authors: catheter dislodgement after continuous adductor canal block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48 (7):385-386. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2023-104448. PubMed PMID:36882269 .
  9. Hussain, N, Abdallah, FW. Reply to authors: effectiveness of continuous adductor canal block. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48 (4):191-192. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2022-104323. PubMed PMID:36635045 .
  10. Hussain, N, Brull, R, Zhou, S, Schroell, R, McCartney, C, Sawyer, T et al.. Analgesic benefits of single-shot versus continuous adductor canal block for total knee arthroplasty: a systemic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023;48 (2):49-60. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2022-103756. PubMed PMID:36351742 .
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Staff Anesthesiologist, St. Michael’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto