Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
- Internship: Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Response to "Reconsidering the Timing of Surgery After Ischemic Stroke: Implications of Immortal Time Bias".
Akano AN, Bowman AJ, Whalin MK
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology. 2026;38(4):371-372.
PMID: 42281371 - Timing of Surgery After Ischemic Stroke.
Akano AN, Bowman AJ, Whalin MK
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology. 2026;38(2):100-104.
PMID: 41731948 - Answering the Call: The Case for Anesthesiologist-led Care for All Stroke Thrombectomies.
Whalin MK, Sharma D
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology. 2023;35(4):349-351.
PMID: 37490773 - Monitored anesthesia care during mechanical thrombectomy for stroke: need for data-driven and individualized decisions.
Nogueira RG, Mohammaden MH, Moran TP, Whalin MK, Gershon RY, Al-Bayati ARR, Ratcliff J, Pisani L, Liberato B, Bhatt N, Frankel MR, Haussen DC
Journal of neurointerventional surgery. 2021;13(12):1088-1094.
PMID: 33479033 - Perioperative Care of Patients at High Risk for Stroke During or After Non-cardiac, Non-neurological Surgery: 2020 Guidelines From the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care.
Vlisides PE, Moore LE, Whalin MK, Robicsek SA, Gelb AW, Lele AV, Mashour GA
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology. 2020;32(3):210-226.
PMID: 32433102 - Anesthetic Management of Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke During COVID-19 Pandemic: Consensus Statement From Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology & Critical Care (SNACC): Endorsed by Society of Vascular & Interventional Neurology (SVIN), Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), Neurocritical Care Society (NCS), European Society of Minimally Invasive Neurological Therapy (ESMINT) and American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Cerebrovascular Section.
Sharma D, Rasmussen M, Han R, Whalin MK, Davis M, Kofke WA, Venkatraghvan L, Raychev R, Fraser JF
Journal of neurosurgical anesthesiology. 2020;32(3):193-201.
PMID: 32282614 - Monitored Anesthesia Care vs Intubation for Vertebrobasilar Stroke Endovascular Therapy.
Jadhav AP, Bouslama M, Aghaebrahim A, Rebello LC, Starr MT, Haussen DC, Ranginani M, Whalin MK, Jovin TG, Nogueira RG
JAMA neurology. 2017;74(6):704-709.
PMID: 28395002 - Anesthetic Management of a Patient With Multiple Previous Episodes of Postanesthesia Care Unit Delirium: A Case Report.
Kreuzer M, Whalin MK, Hesse SDW, Riso MA, García PS
A & A case reports. 2017;8(12):311-315.
PMID: 28252543 - Missed Opportunities for Intervention in a Patient With Prolonged Postoperative Delirium.
Whalin MK, Kreuzer M, Halenda KM, García PS
Clinical therapeutics. 2015;37(12):2706-10.
PMID: 26492795 - Dexmedetomidine: a safe alternative to general anesthesia for endovascular stroke treatment.
Whalin MK, Lopian S, Wyatt K, Sun CH, Nogueira RG, Glenn BA, Gershon RY, Gupta R
Journal of neurointerventional surgery. 2014;6(4):270-5.
PMID: 23761479
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