Daniel Sessler

Dr. Sessler is the Michael Cudahy Professor and Chair of the Department of OUTCOMES RESEARCH at the Cleveland Clinic. He is an editor for Anesthesiology and serves as a reviewer for more than 50 journals. His grants total $60 million. Dr. Sessler has published more than 750 full research papers which have been cited more than 33,000 times. His awards include a Fulbright Fellowship and the ASA Excellence in Research prize.

EDUCATION

• Undergraduate (Chemistry), University of California, Berkeley 1973-76
• College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City 1976-80
• Pediatric and Anesthesia residencies, UCLA 1980-85

CERTIFICATION

• American Board of Pediatrics 1985
• American Board of Anesthesiology 1987
• Voluntary recertification 2009
• Association of Clinical Research Professionals 2004

CURRENT POSITIONS

• Chair, Department of OUTCOMES RESEARCH, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic 2005-
• Professor of Anesthesiology, Case Western Reserve University 2008-
• Michael J. Cudahy Endowed Chair for Clinical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic 2011-
• International Scientist, Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University 2011-

FUNDED RESEARCH

• Total extra-mural funding $58,000,000
• Current Departmental extra-mural funding per day $25,000

TEACHING

• Invited lectures and visiting professorships >350 Institutions
• Post-doctoral research scholars from ten countries >140 Research fellows
• Subsequently chaired anesthesia departments 6 Fellows
• Graduate students and medical students (for at least a full year) 26 Students
• Cleveland Clinic Medical School epidemiology & statistics course director (≈90 class hours per year) 2007-11

SELECTED HONORS

• J. William Fulbright Scholar 1996-97
• ÖGARI Anesthesia and Intensive Care Research Prize ($3,000) 1996
• Schülke Prize ($9,000, shared with Andrea Kurz, M.D. and Rainer Lenhardt, M.D.) 1997
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Excellence in Research Award ($4,000) 2002
• Alpha Omega Alpha Distinguished Faculty 2003
• Eponymous lectureships
• Editorial boards (>650 individual reviews, excluding >550 papers handled for Anesthsiology)
• Board of directors: Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research (FAER) 2014-