About Dr. Garvin
Departments
Special Expertise
Blood conservation
Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring
Critical care in the orthopedic surgery patient
Application of echocardiography in the perioperative setting
Procedures
Management of the Difficult Airway
Anesthesia for Complex Spine Surgery
Hypotensive Epidural Anesthesia
Ultrasound-guided Regional Anesthesia
Patient Stories
Insurance
Please call our office if you have questions regarding your insurance coverage. If you have out of network benefits, then your insurance may reimburse you for a portion of your office visit. We will work with you and your insurance to minimize your out-of-pocket costs. Financial assistance may be available for patients in need.
Credentials
Appointments
Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
American Society of Anesthesiology
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
Certification
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, 2008
Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, 2008
Diplomate, National Board of Echocardiography, Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography, 2009
Awards
Fellowship in Endogenous Coagulation Medicine, Sponsored by Talecris Therapeutics, Inc., 2008 - 2009
Joseph F. Artusio, M.D. Award - Weill Cornell Medical College, Presented to the outstanding resident in Anesthesiology, 2007
Distinguished Housestaff Award- Weill Cornell Medical College, 2007
Chief Resident, Weill Cornell Medical College, 2006 - 2007
Education
Doctor of Medicine, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 2003
Internship
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College 2003-2004
Residency
Anesthesiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College 2004-2007
Fellowship
Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 2007-2008
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School 2008-2009
State Licensure
Languages
English
Publications by Dr. Garvin
Selected Journal Articles
Kwak J, Andrawes M, Garvin S, D’Ambra MN. 3D Transesophageal Echocardiography, a Review of Recent Literature 2007-2009. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2010 Feb;23(1):80-8.
Garvin S, Collard CD, Chen J, Muehlschlegel JD, Perry TE, Fox AA, Aranki SF, Shernan SK, Body SC. Heparin Dose Response is Independent of Preoperative Antithrombin Activity in Patients undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Anesth Analg 2010 Feb; Epub ahead of print.
Garvin S, Collard CD, Chen J, Muehlschlegel JD, Perry TE, Liu KY, Fox AA, Aranki SF, Shernan SK, Body SC. Perioperative antithrombin activity is poorly associated with major adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass grafting. Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct; Epub ahead of print.
Garvin S, Body SC, Despotis G, Shekar P, Fitzgerald DC. Heparin concentration based anticoagulation for cardiac surgery fails to accurately predict heparin bolus dose requirements. Anesth Analg. 2009 Oct; Epub ahead of print.
Fitzgerald DJ, Patel A, Body SC, Garvin S. The relationship between heparin level and activated clotting time in the adult cardiac surgery population. Perfusion 2009 Mar;24(2):93-6.
Research
Research Interests
Cardiovascular outcomes in orthopedic surgery
Prevention of perioperative infectious complications
Patient Registries
- Dr. Garvin is a principal investigator for these patient registries.
Industry Relationships
Industry Relationships
One of the goals of HSS is to advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology, and related disciplines for the benefit of patients. Physicians at HSS may collaborate with outside companies for education, research and medical advances. HSS supports this collaboration in order to foster medical breakthroughs; however HSS also believes that these collaborations must be disclosed.
As part of the disclosure process, this website lists physician collaborations with outside companies. The disclosures are provided by information provided by the physician and other sources and are updated regularly. Further information may be available on individual company websites.
As of November 13, 2019, Dr. Garvin reported no relationships with healthcare industry.
By disclosing the collaborations of HSS physicians with industry on this website, HSS and its physicians make this information available to their patients and the public, thus creating a transparent environment for those who are interested in this information. Further, the HSS Conflicts of Interest Policy does not permit physicians to collect royalties on products developed by him/her that are used on patients at HSS.