Biographical Sketch
Daniel Sessler, MD, attended medical school at Columbia University, and subsequently completed pediatric and anesthesia residencies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is currently Chair of the Department of Outcomes Research at Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Sessler's administrative work includes two stints as Acting Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Louisville. He was also Vice Dean and Associate Vice President for Health Affairs at the University of Louisville, giving him responsibility for research throughout the Health Sciences Campus. During his five years at the University of Louisville, National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding to the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing each more than tripled.
The Outcomes Research group, which Dr. Sessler founded, is a collaboration of more than 100 investigators in ten countries. Outcomes Research is currently involved in more than a hundred studies, including half-a-dozen large, multicenter outcome trials.
Dr. Sessler has published a book on therapeutic hypothermia and more than 360 full research papers on various aspects of anesthesia, surgery and perioperative outcomes; about 140 of his papers are in Anesthesiology and half-a-dozen in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Sessler's has trained more than 50 research fellows, four of whom subsequently chaired anesthesia departments. He has given invited lectures at more than 225 institutions and has grant support exceeding $18 million, more than $13 million of which is from NIH and other peer-reviewed sources. Among his awards is the 2002 American Society of Anesthesiology Excellence in Research prize.
Specialty Interests
department of outcomes research and the associated outcomes research consortium, general anesthesia
Industry Relationships
Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists may collaborate
with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed 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 7/30/2008, Dr.
Sessler has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships 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.
Consulting. Dr. Sessler receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Johnson & Johnson Company
