Taizoon Q Dhoon

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Associate Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology
School of Medicine
M.D., University of Utah, 2011
B.S., University of California, San Diego, 2006
University of California, Irvine
101 The City Drive S., Bldg. 53, Room 226G, Orange, CA 92868
Mail Code: 1350
Irvine, CA 92697
Research Interests
Obstetric Anesthesiology, Patient Safety & Quality Assurance
Academic Distinctions
Section Chief, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology
Awards and Honors
UCI Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care:
Faculty Discover Award (2024)
Faculty Discover Award (2021)
Faculty Heal Award (2020)
Faculty Discover Award (2019)
Faculty Teach Award (2018)

Publications
Dhoon TQ, Tiwari A, Villaluz E, et al. (June 24, 2024) Understanding the Physiological Connection: Cardiac Arrest Following Prone Positioning. Cureus 16(6): e63050. doi:10.7759/cureus.63050
Wang V, Dhoon TQ, Steller J, et al. (August 19, 2024) An Unusual Presentation of an Amniotic Fluid Embolism: Fetal Bradycardia As the First Sign. Cureus 16(8): e67222. doi:10.7759/cureus.67222
Dhoon TQ, et al. "The Underappreciated Dangers of the Prone Position." Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. May 2023. https://www.apsf.org/article/the-underappreciated-dangers-of-the-prone-position/ (https://www.apsf.org/article/the-underappreciated-dangers-of-the-prone-position/)
Dhoon TQ, et. al. "Retrograde flow of fluid through the nasolacrimal duct system under general anesthesia: a case report." A & A Practice 18(3):p e01763, March 2024. | DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001763
Dhoon TQ, K McCartney, B Yeung. Anesthesiology Residency: Understanding the Role of Failure.The Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine 2023-12-27. doi: 10.46374/volxxv_issue4_Dhoon. PMID: 38162706; PMCID: PMC10753152.
Dhoon TQ, Wilson L, Rajan GRC. Video laryngoscopy: a double-edged sword. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2023;27(3):000-000; DOI: 10.35975/apic.v27i
Crain N, Ramezani A, Dhoon TQ. Part 9: “Spread of COVID-19 and Personal Protective Equipment.” Mechanical Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87978-5.
S Vakharia, TQ Dhoon, Z. Kain. The Joint Commission, CMS, and Other Standards. Safety, Standards, and Information Technology. Operating Room Leadership and Perioperative Practice Management, pp. 289 - 297. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108178402.033
Crain N, Ramezani A, Dhoon TQ. Part 8: “Covid-19 Pathophysiology and COVID-19 Induced Respiratory Failure.” Mechanical Ventilation Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87978-5.
Dhoon TQ, et al. “Case Report: Laryngeal granuloma formation following endotracheal intubation and coronary artery bypass grafting surgery.https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v26i6.2067
Dhoon TQ, Rapheal D, Vaughn D, Rajan GRC, Engwall S, Vakharia S. “Management of Massive Intraoperative Hemorrhage.” Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.
Dhoon TQ, Lin WC, Vaughn D, Rajan GRC. “Massive Pneumomediastinum and Pneumoperitoneum During perioral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM).” Aneasthesia, Pain, and Intensive Care.
Friedman M, Dhoon TQ, Sauer C, Quadri S, Rajan GRC. “Acute delayed onset hemodynamic and respiratory compromise due to thoracic translocation of hemourinoma after percutaneous nephrolithotomy” Urology case reports. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101337
Dhoon TQ, Joshi J, Portnoy D, Rajan GRC. Intracranial subdural hematoma: a rare but serious complication following neuraxial anesthesia in obstetric anesthesia. Aneasthesia, Pain, and Intensive Care. Doi:10.35975/apic.v25i6.1719
Dhoon TQ, Kim S, Eshrahi Y, Perry R, Hameed A, Rajan GRC, Przybysz A. “Preemptive cardiac resynchronization to prevent cardiac arrest in peripartum cardiomyopathy: a case report.” Aneasthesia, Pain, and Intensive Care. Vol 24 No 3 (2020): July-Sep. https://doi.org/10.35975/apic.v24i3.1286
Dhoon TQ, Wong W. “Dynamic Vertebral Artery Imaging for Self-induced loss of Consciousness and apnea in Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.” Anesthesiology News, January 2018.
Dhoon TQ, Gerber J, Tran TB, Sibert K. “An unusual case of airway obstruction in the endoscopy suite.” Anesthesia & Analgesia Case Reports, July 2014 – 3(2): 15–19.
Professional Societies
American Society of Anesthesiologists
California Society of Anesthesiologists
Society of Obstetric Anesthesia & Perinatology
Other Experience
Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2015—2016
Anesthesiology Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 2011—2015
Last updated
08/29/2024