Kenneth Cummings, III, MD
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Dr. Cummings is a Staff Anesthesiologist at Cleveland Clinic and Director of the Center for Perioperative Medicine in the Integrated Hospital-Care Institute. He also serves as the medical director of Cleveland Clinic's preoperative clinic systems in Ohio, responsible for approximately 90,000 patient encounters per year. His clinical interests include preoperative evaluation and optimization, acute pain management, and perioperative medicine.
Dr. Cummings is an active researcher, participating in a number of clinical trials and large registry studies. His areas of research interest include perioperative cognitive dysfunction, regional anesthesia, and outcomes after cancer surgery.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2005
Education & Fellowships
Graduate School - Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland,
OH
2011
Residency - Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Anesthesiology
St. Louis,
MO
2005
Internship - Saint John's Mercy Medical Center
Transitional
St. Louis,
MO
2002
Medical Education - Washington University School of Medicine
MD
St. Louis,
MO
2001
Undergraduate - Washington University
Biology
St. Louis,
MO
1997
Additional Training
- Master of Science in Clinical Research, Case Western Reserve University, 2011
- Perioperative Medicine fellowship, Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement, 2022-2023
Professional Highlights
- Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
- Director, Center for Perioperative Medicine, Integrated Hospital-Care Institute
Certifications
- Anesthesiology
Specialty Interests
acute postoperative pain management, ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia for trauma surgery, anesthesiology, anesthesiology and pain, anesthesiology practice, clinical research, difficult airway management, general anesthesiology, neuroanesthesia, orthopaedic, outpatient anesthesia, peripheral nerve blocks, regional and obstetric anesthesiology, total intravenous anesthesia
Awards & Honors
- Distinguished Fellow of Perioperative Medicine
- Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Member, Association of University Anesthesiologists
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Memberships
- Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement
- Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
- Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists
- Association of University Anesthesiologists
- International Anesthesia Research Society
- Case comprehensive Cancer Center
Research & Publications
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As of 1/17/2024, Dr. Cummings, III has reported no financial relationship with industry that is applicable to this listing. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
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