Research Interests:

Dr. Mahajan is actively involved in cardiac physiology research. With a background in both clinical and basic science research, Dr. Mahajan is instrumental in leading the departmental research endeavors. He is a member of the Clinical Research Committee and meets regularly to develop and evaluate departmental research projects. He has also obtained a number of generous grants to conduct clinical and laboratory investigations and to develop TEE and ultrasound technology for cardiac and transplant anesthesia.

Publications:

1. Mahajan A, Moore J, Cesario D, Shivkumar K: Thoracic Epidural Anesthesia: A Therapeutic Option for the Management of Electrical Storm, Heart Rhythm, Accepted 2005
2. Vaseghi M, Cesario D, Mahajan A, Natterson B, Shivkumar K: Catheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia: Value of defining coronary anatomy. Submitted for Publication: Journal of American College of Cardiology 2005
3. Mahajan A, Salazar M, Shivkumar K, Natterson B: Extended Aortic view: Imaging the aortic arch in a new window. J Am Society of Echocardiogr. Accepted.2005
4. Hoftman N, Braunfeld M, Hoftman G, Mahajan A. Peripheral Venous Pressure as a Predictor of Central Venous Pressure during Orthotopic Liver Transplantation. Submitted for publication: Journal of Clinical Anesthesia
5. Wald SH, Mahajan A, Kaplan MB, Atkinson JB. Experience with the Arndt paediatric bronchial blocker, Br J Anesthesia, Jan;94(1):92-4 2005
6. Mahajan, A., Shabanie A, Marijic J, Sopher M: Inhaled Nitric oxide in the preoperative evaluation of pulmonary hypertension in heart transplant candidates; J Cardiovasc Thorac Anesth; Accepted 2005
7. Neelkanta G, Mahajan A, Antin C: Systemic vasodilation is a predominant cause of hypotension in familial amyloid polyneuropathy during liver transplantation. 2005 J Clin Anesth. May;17(3):202-4
8. Belikov S, Hoftman N, Mahajan A: Anesthesia for heart transplantation; Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain 2003.Vol. 23, No 1 2004:23-3
9. Mahajan, A., Shabanie A, Turner J, Sopher M, Marijic J: Pulse contour analysis cardiac output monitoring in cardiac surgery for congenital lesions; Anesthesia and Analgesia; , Nov. 2003; 97:1283-88
10. Mahajan A, Ebadi A: Clinical Utility of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Non-cardiac surgery; Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain 2003.Vol. 22 (June) 2003:106-118
11. Alioua A, Mahajan, A.(Co-First Author), Nishimaru K, Zarei M., Stefani, E., Toro,L.: Coupling of cSrc to large conductance voltage and Ca2+ activated K+ channels as a new mechanism for agonist induced vasoconstriction; Proceedings of National Academy of Science (PNAS), Vol 99,Oct. 2002:14560-14565
12. Mahajan, A., Shabanie A., Laks H.: Interatrial Septostomy using transesophageal echocardiography guidance: A novel approach; Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, April 2002;123(4):824-826
13. Mahajan, A: Intraoperative Echocardiography in pediatric heart diseases; Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, Vol 5, No 1, (March) 2001: 21-30
14. Sangwan,S., Mahajan, A: Pediatric Anesthesiologists should be the primary Echocardiographer for pediatric patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures; Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, vol 15, (3) June,2001: 388-390
15. Neelakanta, G., Colquhoun, S, Csete, M, Koroleff, Mahajan, A, Busuttil, R.: Venovenous bypass with a heat exchanger maintains normothermia during orthotopic liver transplantation. Liver and Transplantation Surgery 4(6): 506-509, 1998.