Dr. Rafi Avitsian, MD

Rafi Avitsian, MD, is a staff physician in Cleveland Clinic's Department of General Anesthesiology. He is of Armenian origin. Born in Iran, he immigrated to Canada later in life before coming to Cleveland Clinic, where he completed his internship, residency and fellowship, with a focus on neurosurgical anesthesiology. After graduation, he joined the staff in the Department of General Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic. He is also an assistant professor of anesthesiology in the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. He is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. His clinical interests include neurosurgical anesthesia, particularly anesthesia for intracranial vascular surgeries. His clinical studies are directed mostly towards finding the optimal anesthetic methods to decrease post-operative complications after neurosurgery. He is also interested in airway management, especially for patients with difficult airway issues, a