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, JM, Grecu, L, and Nicoara, A. "Right Ventricular Function in Left Heart Disease: Relevance to the Mitral Valve." Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (September 19, 2018): 1089253218799345-null.  Full Text
    • Gui, L, Qian, H, Rocco, KA, Grecu, L, and Niklason, LE. "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-L228.  Full Text
    • Grecu, L, and Fishman, MA. "Beware of life-threatening activation of air bubble detector during contrast echocardiography in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 27, no. 10 (October 2014): 1130-1131. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Hashim, PW, Assi, R, Grecu, L, and Dardik, A. "Symptomatic obstruction of the brachiocephalic and left subclavian arteries obscured by aortic stenosis." Annals of vascular surgery 28, no. 3 (April 2014): 737.e1-737.e5.  Full Text
    • Grecu, L. "Cardiac tamponade." International anesthesiology clinics 50, no. 2 (January 2012): 59-77. (Review)  Full Text
    • Hobai, IA, Bittner, EA, and Grecu, L. "Perioperative spinal cord infarction in nonaortic surgery: report of three cases and review of the literature." Journal of clinical anesthesia 20, no. 4 (June 2008): 307-312. (Review)  Full Text
    • Grecu, L, Bittner, EA, Kher, J, Smith, SE, and Rosow, CE. "Haloperidol plus ondansetron versus ondansetron alone for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting." Anesthesia and analgesia 106, no. 5 (May 2008): 1410-1413.  Full Text
    • Rosow, CE, Haspel, KL, Smith, SE, Grecu, L, and Bittner, EA. "Haloperidol versus ondansetron for prophylaxis of postoperative nausea and vomiting." Anesthesia and analgesia 106, no. 5 (May 2008): 1407-1409.  Full Text
    • Goldhaber-Fiebert, S, and Grecu, L. "Postoperative ST-segment elevation: was vasospasm caused by anaphylaxis or by its treatment with epinephrine?." Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology : Official Publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology 97, no. 4 (October 2006): 449-453.  Full Text
    • Hong, J, and Grecu, L. "Laryngospasm after autologous blood transfusion." Anesthesia and analgesia 103, no. 1 (July 2006): 200-202.  Full Text
    • Matten, EC, and Grecu, L. "Unilateral empyema as a complication of infectious mononucleosis: a pathogenic variant of Lemierre's syndrome." Journal of clinical microbiology 44, no. 2 (February 2006): 659-661.  Full Text
    • Grecu, L, Mehaffey, C, and Isselbacher, E. "Preoperative noninvasive cardiac testing: which test and why?." International anesthesiology clinics 40, no. 2 (January 2002): 121-132. (Review)  Full Text
    • Afifi, MS, Podgoraneau, M, and Grecu, L. "Does metabolic recovery predict time to extubation after cardiac surgery?." Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 1 SUPPL. (December 1, 1999).
    • Afifi, S, Podgoreanu, M, and Grecu, L. "Arterial-venous Co-2 tension gradient (Pa-vCo(2)) reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass." CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE 27, no. 12 (December 1999): A77-A77.  Link to Item
    • Afifi, S, Podgoreanu, M, and Grecu, L. "ARTERIAL-VENOUS CO2 TENSION DIFFERENCE REFLECTS OXYGEN DEBT AFTER CARDIOPULMONARY BY-PASS." Critical Care Medicine 27, no. Supplement (December 1999): A110-A110.  Full Text
    • Afifi, S, Podgoreanu, M, and Grecu, L. "Arterial-venous CO₂ tension difference reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass." Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 12 SUPPL. (1999): A110-.
    • Afifi, S, Podgoreanu, M, and Grecu, L. "Arterial-venous CO₂ tension gradient (Pa-vCO₂) reflects oxygen debt after cardiopulmonary bypass." Critical Care Medicine 27, no. 12 SUPPL. (1999): A77-.
    • Afifi, MS, Grecu, L, and Janaby, M. "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. April 28, 2015.
    • Grecu, L. "Autonomic nervous system: Physiology and pharmacology." In Clinical Anesthesia: Seventh Edition. March 1, 2013.
    • Bittner, E, Grecu, L, and Martyn, JAJ. "Emergency room and acute care of the critically III burned patient." In Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2007, 767-777. December 1, 2007.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Grecu, L, Lecamwasam, H, Bittner, E, Bigatello, L, Qureshi, A, and Picard, M. "LIMITED ECHO EXAM OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS BY TRAINED INTENSIVISTS." December 2005.  Full Text
    • Afifi, MS, Podgoraneau, M, and Grecu, L. "DOES METABOLIC RECOVERY PREDICT TIME TO EXTUBATION AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY?." January 1999.  Full Text
    • Afifi, MS, Fontes, ML, Grecu, L, Fitch, JCK, and Bell, C. "Decreased CO2 production and increased shunting prolongs time to extubation in MVR procedures." : LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, April 1, 1998.  Link to Item

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