Professional Highlights
Section Head - Anesthesia for Otolaryngologic Surgery
Specialty Interests
ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia control desk/coordinator, anesthesia for bariatric surgery, anesthesia for ENT and endotracheal and bronchial surgery, anesthesia for ENT surgery, anesthesia for patients with difficult airways, anesthesia recovery, blood conservation, blood substitutes, computer technology in anesthesia, continuous quality improvement, department of outcomes research and the associated outcomes research consortium, difficult airway, difficult airway management, education, education in anesthesia, education in anesthesiology, ENT, ENT anesthesia, fiberoptic intubation, general and ambulatory anesthesia, general anesthesia, graduate/medical student education, high-frequency jet ventilation, jet ventilation, medical technology & innovation, MIS anesthesthesia, office-based anesthesia, operating room management, outcomes research, patient safety, patient simulation, perioperative anesthesia evaluation, perioperative management, physician teaching and training, preoperative assessment, preoperative evaluation, research and teaching clinical anesthesia, residency training, resident education, resident teaching, sepsis, shock
Innovations & Patents
US Patent 6,623,470 - Method and apparatus for controlling blood volume and hydration and for indicating resuscitation status of a patient using peripheral venous pressure as a homodynamic parameter - September 23, 2003, Munis JR, Lozada L, Zura AM.
Industry Relationships
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have any collaborations with the pharmaceutical or medical
device industries as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s
procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly discloses
payments to its physicians and scientists for speaking and
consulting of $5,000 or more per year, and any equity,
royalties, and fiduciary relationships in companies with
which they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its doctors’
connections with industry and those of their immediate
family members. As of 9/5/2008,
Dr. Zura has reported no financial relationship with
industry that is applicable to this listing. Patients
should feel free to contact their doctor about
relationships with industry and how the relationships are
overseen by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about
the Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to our
Integrity in Innovation page.
