Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA

Anesthesiologist


Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

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Additional Languages Spoken:
Spanish

Biography


Edward R. Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA, is a graduate of Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed his anesthesiology residency at Stanford University Medical Center and pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Stanford’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital with a special interest in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine (RAAPM) for children. He is double board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and is a Fellow of both the American Society of Anesthesiologists and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA).

He joined the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), in 2004, where he founded the RAAPM program. While working full-time, he also earned a Master of Advanced Studies degree in clinical research. He served as RAAPM Division Chief at UCSD until 2010, pioneering the use of continuous peripheral nerve blocks for patients having same-day surgery and founding the first one-year RAAPM Fellowship in California. From 2013 to 2016, Dr. Mariano took the lead in achieving accreditation status for all RAAPM fellowship programs nationwide through the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), and under his direction the RAAPM fellowship program at Stanford became one of the first nine programs to be ACGME-accredited.

Dr. Mariano is Professor and Senior Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine and Chief of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. He has developed techniques and patient care pathways to improve postoperative pain control, patient safety, and other outcomes and has published over 275 peer-reviewed articles in addition to being a recipient of the Veterans Health Administration’s John D. Chase Award for Physician Executives Excellence and ASRA Pain Medicine Distinguished Service Award. He is a Past President of the California Society of Anesthesiologists and has held leadership positions in the American Society of Anesthesiologists, ASRA, and multiple scientific journals. He has worked on key national healthcare initiatives in the U.S. including the accreditation of regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine fellowships, pain management guidelines and hospital-based standards, development of quality and cost measures in perioperative care, current procedural terminology, and the National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic.

Professional Summary


Education & Certifications
  • Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesia (2013)
  • Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia (2004)
  • Fellowship: Stanford University Pediatric Anesthesia Fellowship (2004) CA
  • Internship: Inova Fairfax Hospital GME Office (2000) VA
  • Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine (1999) DC
  • Residency: Stanford University Anesthesiology Residency (2003) CA
  • Black Belt, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Lean Six Sigma (2019)
  • Doctor of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Medicine (1999)
  • Internship, Georgetown University / INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Transitional (2000)
  • Residency, Department of Anesthesia; Stanford University, Anesthesiology (2003)
  • Fellowship, Department of Anesthesia; Stanford University / Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Pediatric Anesthesiology (2004)
  • Master of Advanced Studies, University of California, San Diego, Clinical Research (2008)

Honors & Awards
  • 2012 Distinguished Visiting Professor in Anesthesiology, Hospital for Special Surgery (2012)
  • 2012 Dr. Benigno Sulit, Jr. Memorial Lecturer, Philippine Society of Anesthesiologists (2012)
  • 2021 Bruce Scott Lecturer, Regional Anaesthesia United Kingdom (2021)
  • 2021 Top 5% Most Published and Top 5% Most Cited Anesthesiologists, Doximity (2021)
  • 2022 Dr. Ravindra Bhat Oration, Academy of Regional Anaesthesia of India (2022)
  • 2023 Distinguished Service Award in Regional Anesthesia, ESRA Spain (2023)
  • Best of Meeting Abstract, 2013 Spring Annual Meeting, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2013)
  • Best of Meeting Abstract, 2014 Spring Annual Meeting, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2014)
  • Distinguished Service Award, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2023)
  • Dr. Patricia Kapur Visiting Professor, UCLA (2023)
  • Ellis N. Cohen, MD, Achievement Award, Stanford Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2021)
  • Fellow of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, ASRA Pain Medicine (2023)
  • Fellowship Program Director of the Year, Stanford University School of Medicine (2021)
  • Health Care Champion, San Diego Business Journal (2007)
  • Inaugural Franco Carli Lectureship, McGill University (2023)
  • John D. Chase Award for Executive Excellence, Veterans Health Administration (2015)
  • Keynote Lecturer, 2022 National Acute Pain Symposium United Kingdom (2022)
  • Keynote Lecturer, Association of Anaesthetists Winter Scientific Meeting (2021)
  • Keynote Speaker, Cleveland Clinic Regional Anesthesia Course (2018)
  • Keynote Speaker, Penn State Hershey Regional Anesthesia Course (2019)
  • Keynote Speaker, Research Society of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology (2021)
  • Mary Hanna Memorial Journalism Award, 2nd Place in the Clinical Category, The Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing (2020)
  • Resident of the Year, Department of Anesthesia; Stanford University (2003)
  • Special Service Award, Department of Anesthesiology; University of California, San Diego (2010)
  • Teacher of the Year, Department of Anesthesiology; University of California, San Diego (2005)
  • Teacher of the Year, Stanford Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (2020)
  • Top "40 Under 40" in San Diego, San Diego Metropolitan Magazine (2007)
  • Top 10 Anesthesiologists to Follow on Twitter, LifeWIRE Group (2018)
  • Top Cited Articles 2018-19, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2020)
  • Top Downloaded Paper 2018-19, Wiley publisher, Anaesthesia journal (2020)

Memberships
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (2008 - 2014)
  • Editorial Board, Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2009 - Present)
  • Editorial Board, Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (2011 - Present)
  • Editor-in-Chief, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine News (2012 - 2015)
  • Vice-Speaker, California Society of Anesthesiologists (2014 - 2018)
  • Delegate (California), American Society of Anesthesiologists (2014 - Present)
  • Chair, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Communications Committees (2015 - 2019)
  • Board of Directors, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (2015 - 2020)
  • Chair, ACGME Milestones for Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship (2016 - Present)
  • Editorial Board, Korean Journal of Anesthesiology (2016 - Present)
  • Chair, Committee on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2017 - 2022)
  • Council Member, Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors (2017 - 2022)
  • Speaker, California Society of Anesthesiologists (2018 - 2021)
  • Editorial Board, Anesthesiology News (2018 - Present)
  • Member, National Academy of Medicine Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic (2018 - Present)
  • Chair, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Membership Committee (2019 - 2020)
  • International Advisory Panel, Anaesthesia (2019 - 2020)
  • Editorial Board, Anaesthesia (2020 - Present)
  • President-Elect, California Society of Anesthesiologists (2021 - 2022)
  • Associate Board Member, Veterans Affairs National Acute Pain Medicine Committee (2021 - Present)
  • Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia (2021 - Present)
  • President, California Society of Anesthesiologists (2022 - 2023)
  • Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists Section on Education and Research (2022 - Present)
  • AMA Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Advisor, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2023 - Present)
  • Immediate Past President, California Society of Anesthesiologists (2023 - Present)

Administrative Appointments
  • Associate Chief of Staff, Inpatient Surgical Services, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2013 - 2019)
  • Chief, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Service, VA Palo Alto Health Care System (2010 - Present)
  • Senior Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and Value, Stanford Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine (2022 - Present)

Publications

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Practice Locations


SHC- Anesthesia (300P) Stanford, CA
Stanford, CA

300 Pasteur Dr

Stanford , CA 94305

(650) 723-6411

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