Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Critical Care Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital 2001 - 2002
  • Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital 2000 - 2001
  • Anesthesiology Residency, Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine 1997 - 2000
  • Family Practice Residency, Bucharest University (Romania) 1994 - 1996
  • M.D., Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romania) 1992
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Del Rio, J Mauricio, Loreta Grecu, and Alina Nicoara. “Right Ventricular Function in Left Heart Disease..” Semin Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 23, no. 1 (March 2019): 88–107. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089253218799345.
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    • Gui, Liqiong, Hong Qian, Kevin A. Rocco, Loreta Grecu, and Laura E. Niklason. “Efficient intratracheal delivery of airway epithelial cells in mice and pigs..” American Journal of Physiology. Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology 308, no. 2 (January 2015): L221–28. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajplung.00147.2014.
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    • Grecu, Loreta, and Michael A. Fishman. “Beware of life-threatening activation of air bubble detector during contrast echocardiography in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support..” J Am Soc Echocardiogr 27, no. 10 (October 2014): 1130–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2014.06.010.
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    • Hashim, Peter W., Roland Assi, Loreta Grecu, and Alan Dardik. “Symptomatic obstruction of the brachiocephalic and left subclavian arteries obscured by aortic stenosis..” Ann Vasc Surg 28, no. 3 (April 2014): 737.e1-737.e5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2013.04.030.
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    • Grecu, Loreta. “Cardiac tamponade..” Int Anesthesiol Clin 50, no. 2 (2012): 59–77. https://doi.org/10.1097/AIA.0b013e318254053e.
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    • Hobai, Ion A., Edward A. Bittner, and Loreta Grecu. “Perioperative spinal cord infarction in nonaortic surgery: report of three cases and review of the literature..” J Clin Anesth 20, no. 4 (June 2008): 307–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.11.007.
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    • Grecu, Loreta, Edward A. Bittner, Jay Kher, Sarah E. Smith, and Carl E. Rosow. “Haloperidol plus ondansetron versus ondansetron alone for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting..” Anesth Analg 106, no. 5 (May 2008): 1410–13. https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e31816091f0.
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    • Rosow, Carl E., Kenneth L. Haspel, Sarah E. Smith, Loreta Grecu, and Edward A. Bittner. “Haloperidol versus ondansetron for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting..” Anesth Analg 106, no. 5 (May 2008): 1407–9. https://doi.org/10.1213/ane.0b013e3181609022.
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    • Goldhaber-Fiebert, Sara, and Loreta Grecu. “Postoperative ST-segment elevation: was vasospasm caused by anaphylaxis or by its treatment with epinephrine?.” Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 97, no. 4 (October 2006): 449–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60933-7.
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    • Hong, Jung, and Loreta Grecu. “Laryngospasm after autologous blood transfusion..” Anesth Analg 103, no. 1 (July 2006): 200–202. https://doi.org/10.1213/01.ane.0000221443.99505.80.
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    • Matten, Eric C., and Loreta Grecu. “Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome..” J Clin Microbiol 44, no. 2 (February 2006): 659–61. https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.44.2.659-661.2006.
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    • Grecu, Loreta, Carolyn Mehaffey, and Eric Isselbacher. “Preoperative noninvasive cardiac testing: which test and why?.” Int Anesthesiol Clin 40, no. 2 (2002): 121–32. https://doi.org/10.1097/00004311-200204000-00011.
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    • Afifi, M. S., M. Podgoraneau, and L. Grecu. “Does metabolic recovery predict time to extubation after cardiac surgery?.” Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 1 SUPPL. (December 1, 1999).
    • Afifi, S., M. Podgoreanu, and L. Grecu. “Arterial-venous Co-2 tension gradient (Pa-vCo(2)) reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass.” Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 12 (December 1, 1999): A77–A77.
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    • Afifi, S., M. Podgoreanu, and L. Grecu. “Arterial-venous CO2 tension difference reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass.” Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 12 SUPPL. (December 1, 1999).
    • Afifi, S., M. Podgoreanu, and L. Grecu. “Arterial-venous CO2 tension gradient (Pa-vCO2) reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass.” Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 12 SUPPL. (December 1, 1999).
    • Afifi, Sherif, Mihai Podgoreanu, and Loretta Grecu. “ARTERIAL-VENOUS CO2 TENSION DIFFERENCE REFLECTS OXYGEN DEBT AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY BY-PASS.” Critical Care Medicine 27, no. Supplement (December 1999): A110–A110. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199912001-00295.
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    • Afifi, M. S., L. Grecu, and M. Janaby. “Elevated pulmonary artery pressures are associated with longer duration of intubation following open heart surgery.” Chest 114, no. 4 SUPPL. (October 1, 1998).

  • Book Sections

    • Grecu, L. “Central and autonomic nervous systems.” In Clinical Anesthesia Fundamentals, 2015.
    • Grecu, L. “Autonomic nervous system: Physiology and pharmacology.” In Clinical Anesthesia: Seventh Edition, 2013.
    • Bittner, E., L. Grecu, and J. A. J. Martyn. “Emergency room and acute care of the critically III burned patient.” In Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2007, 767–77, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49518-7_69.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Grecu, Loreta, Harish Lecamwasam, Edward Bittner, Luca Bigatello, Anwer Qureshi, and Michael Picard. “LIMITED ECHO EXAM OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS BY TRAINED INTENSIVISTS..” In Critical Care Medicine, 33:A58–A58. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2005. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-200512002-00211.
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    • Afifi, M Sherif, Mihai Podgoraneau, and Loreta Grecu. “DOES METABOLIC RECOVERY PREDICT TIME TO EXTUBATION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY?.” In Critical Care Medicine, 27:116A-116A. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1999. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-199901001-00309.
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    • Afifi, M. S., M. L. Fontes, L. Grecu, J. C. K. Fitch, and C. Bell. “Decreased CO2 production and increased shunting prolongs time to extubation in MVR procedures.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 86:SCA54–SCA54. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 1998.
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