About Dr. Ouanes
Dr. JP Ouanes is an anesthesiologist at Hospital for Special Surgery and the Anesthesia Site Director for the HSS Florida Ambulatory Surgery Center (Opening 2020).
Dr. Ouanes completed fellowship training in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. Upon completion of his training, Dr. Ouanes worked as an Assistant Professor and Attending Anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
He served as the Director of Regional Anesthesia at the Bayview Campus and the Director of International Obstetric and Regional Anesthesia where he was integral in developing clinical programs at Johns Hopkins and globally.
Departments
Special Expertise
Ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia
Patient Stories
Insurance
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Credentials
Appointments
Assistant Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Instructor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Affiliations
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Osteopathic Association
Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
Certification
The American Board of Anesthesiology. 2011
Awards
Nominated, Miller Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence Johns Hopkins Center for Innovative Medicine, 2017
Chief Resident, Albany Medical Center, 2009
Sigma Sigma Phi, 2002
Student Speaker, Dartmouth College Graduate Program Commencement, 2001
Education
University of New England, Biddeford, Maine. 2005
Internship
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. 2006
Residency
Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York. 2010
Fellowship
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. 2011
State Licensure
Languages
English
Publications by Dr. Ouanes
Selected Books/Chapters
Regional anesthesia techniques for acute pain management. In: Bonica's Management of Pain, 5th edition.
Postoperative pain management. In: Raj's Practical Management of Pain, 5th edition.
A guide to improving the care of patients with fragility fractures. Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation. Anesthesia Management chapter; Pain Management chapter.
Special Anesthetic Consideration for the Patient with a Fragility Fracture. Clinics in Geriatric Medicine.
Does regional anesthesia decrease perioperative blood loss? In: Evidence-Based Practice of Anesthesia 3rd Edition.
Abdominal Pain be Gone the TAP block. In: Anesthesia Unplugged 2nd Edition.
The Obstetric airway. In: Cases in Emergency Airway Management.
Selected Presentations
SafeLocal: Development of a Mobile App for Calculation of Maximum Safe Dose of Local Anesthetic. 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada. April 11-13, 2019.
The Impact of Enhanced Recovery and Fast Track Surgery on Postoperative Analgesia and Opioid Use: A Systematic Review. 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Meeting. New York, NY; April 19-21, 2018
The Effect of Gabapentin on Post Operative Pain and Opioid Consumption in the Context of Regional Anesthesia: A Meta Analysis. 42nd Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Meeting. San Francisco, CA; April 6-8, 2017
No Pain Labor and Delivery: An Educational-Global Health Initiative to Transform Current Knowledge and Skills Into Better Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes. American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA; Oct 12-16, 2013
New York School of Regional Anesthesia (NYSORA) Asia K Mission. Brachial plexus nerve blocks. Ultrasound guided vascular access.Kathmandu, Nepal March 2-3, 2014. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. March 8-9, 2014
International Comprehensive Pain Management Conference. Regional Anesthesia for the vascular patient. Total joint arthroplasty clinical pathways. Regional anesthesia for the obstetric patient. Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. May 8-9, 2014
Research
Dr. Ouanes' clinical research focus has been under the mentorship of Dr. Fritz Sieber (Chair of Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center). Together they studied the role of regional anesthesia in identifying and optimizing the anesthetic management of the elderly patient undergoing orthopedic and vascular surgical procedures.
In addition, Dr. Ouanes was the Johns Hopkins site principal investigator (2016-2019) for a pragmatic international, multi-center trial investigating regional versus general anesthesia in hip fracture patients (REGAIN trial).
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.
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Ouanes as of March 24, 2023.
- American College of Surgeons - Honoraria
- Montefiore Medical Center - Honoraria
- Pacira Biosciences - Consultant
- Ultrasound Experts - Honoraria
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.
Patients should feel free to ask their HSS physicians questions about these relationships.