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Gabriel Mena

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Gabriel Mena is a Senior Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research focuses on enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols, postoperative pain management, and outcomes research in gynecologic oncology and anesthesiology. Recent 2025 publications include a prospective randomized trial on integrating self-hypnosis into ERAS for gynecologic oncology, studies on quadratus lumborum blocks, and analyses of multimodal analgesia adherence and pulmonary complications after lung surgery. His work also explores regional anesthesia techniques, such as erector spinae plane blocks and intercostal cryoneurolysis, to optimize perioperative care and recovery in oncologic and elderly surgical populations.

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surgery enhanced recovery recovery outcomes research anesthesiology anesthesia gynecology postoperative pain management pain management oncology patient safety pain medicine post-operative care surgical oncology gynecologic oncology gynecological surgery thoracic surgery perioperative care gastrointestinal surgery perioperative pain critical care cancer care intensive care cardiothoracic surgery gynecologic cancers opioid use disorder postoperative consideration colorectal surgery acute kidney injury open gynecologic surgery surgery pathway obstetrics and gynaecology cancer management enhanced recovery program surgery program obstetric anesthesia addiction medicine postoperative treatment regional anesthesia enhanced recovery pathway lung cancer cancer research vascular surgery urogynecology respiratory medicine thrombosis esophageal cancer clinical implementation mind-body interventions open procedure laparoscopy tobacco use smoking related lung disease liposomal bupivacaine recovery protocols gynecologic surgery thoracic surgery program oncologic therapy cardiac anaesthesia interventional pain medicine cancer risk perioperative monitoring prognostic evaluation blood platelet protocol compliance reconstructive surgery breast surgery cancer biology lymphoid neoplasia malignant blood disorders cardiac complications epidural analgesia practical considerations program development overall survival squamous cell carcinoma

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Adherence to Multimodal Analgesia and Pulmonary Complications After Lung Surgery. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (2025)

anesthesiaanesthetic administrationpost-operative caresurgerypostoperative pain managementlung surgerythoracic surgerycardiothoracic surgerypain medicineoutcomes researchrespiratory medicinepain managementpatient safetyanesthesiologyperioperative pain

Analgesic Outcomes Following Ultrasound-Guided Intercostal Cryoneurolysis in Oncologic Thoracic Surgery – a Case Series. JCA advances. (2025)

anesthesiaultrasoundsurgerypostoperative pain managementregional anesthesiathoracic surgeryanalgesic outcomespain medicinecase seriespain managementanesthesiologyperioperative painultrasound-guided intercostal cryoneurolysis

Impact of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program on Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Open Gynecologic Surgery. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2025)

gynecologysurgery programaesthetic plastic surgerysurgerygeriatricspost-operative careenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchelderly patientsaesthetic surgeryrecovery

Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program: An Approach for All Ages or Just for the Young at Heart?. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2025)

surgical carecardiovascular surgerysurgery programpost-operative caresurgeryimplementation researchperioperative careenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchcardiothoracic surgeryrehabilitationrecovery

Integration of Self-Hypnosis in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program in Gynecologic Oncology – a Prospective Randomized Trial. Gynecologic Oncology (2025)

gynecologypsychiatrysurgery programcounseling psychologycognitive behavioral interventionspsychological medicinemind-body interventionsoutcomes researchenhanced recoverycognitive therapytherapeutic approachesgynecologic oncologyrecoverysymptom management

Intraoperative Management for Enhanced Recovery After Gynecologic Surgery. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology (2025)

gynecologysurgeryreconstructive microsurgeryintraoperative managementgynecological surgeryenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchpostoperative considerationrecovery

Optimizing Perioperative Carbohydrate Loading in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Patients on Glp-1 (Glucagon Like Peptide 1) Agonists: A Proposal for Practice Update. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2025)

metabolismdiabetesgastrointestinal peptide hormonesurgery patientspractice updatepharmacologyenhanced recoveryphysiologyperioperative carediabetic medicineanesthesiologyrecoverydiabetes therapies

P126 Cadaveric Evaluation of Local Anesthetic Spread in the Erector Spinae Plane for Abdominal Wall Sensory Blockade in Open Gynecologic Surgery. (2025)

anesthesiasurgerygross anatomyregional anesthesiapostoperative pain managementp126 cadaveric evaluationlocal anesthetic spreaderector spinae planepain medicinepain managementanesthesiologyperioperative pain

Use of Quadratus Lumborum Block in Gynecologic Procedures. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2025)

gynecologyquadratus lumborum blockobstetrics and gynaecologysurgeryurogynecologygynecological surgeryreproductive medicinewomen's healthreproductive healthmicrosurgery

Ev438/#135 Correction of Hyperglycemia to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2024)

postoperative outcomesdiabetessurgerydiabetes mellitusdiabetes managementtype 2outcomes researchdiabetes carepatient safetyhealth sciencesdiabetes therapies

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Gabriel Mena

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Notable Scholarly Works

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Adherence to Multimodal Analgesia and Pulmonary Complications After Lung Surgery. Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine (2025)

Analgesic Outcomes Following Ultrasound-Guided Intercostal Cryoneurolysis in Oncologic Thoracic Surgery – a Case Series. JCA advances. (2025)

Impact of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program on Outcomes in Elderly Patients Undergoing Open Gynecologic Surgery. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2025)

gynecologysurgery programaesthetic plastic surgerysurgerygeriatricspost-operative careenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchelderly patientsaesthetic surgeryrecovery

Implementation of an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program: An Approach for All Ages or Just for the Young at Heart?. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN (2025)

surgical carecardiovascular surgerysurgery programpost-operative caresurgeryimplementation researchperioperative careenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchcardiothoracic surgeryrehabilitationrecovery

Integration of Self-Hypnosis in an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program in Gynecologic Oncology – a Prospective Randomized Trial. Gynecologic Oncology (2025)

Intraoperative Management for Enhanced Recovery After Gynecologic Surgery. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology (2025)

gynecologysurgeryreconstructive microsurgeryintraoperative managementgynecological surgeryenhanced recoveryoutcomes researchpostoperative considerationrecovery

metabolismdiabetesgastrointestinal peptide hormonesurgery patientspractice updatepharmacologyenhanced recoveryphysiologyperioperative carediabetic medicineanesthesiologyrecoverydiabetes therapies

P126 Cadaveric Evaluation of Local Anesthetic Spread in the Erector Spinae Plane for Abdominal Wall Sensory Blockade in Open Gynecologic Surgery. (2025)

Use of Quadratus Lumborum Block in Gynecologic Procedures. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2025)

gynecologyquadratus lumborum blockobstetrics and gynaecologysurgeryurogynecologygynecological surgeryreproductive medicinewomen's healthreproductive healthmicrosurgery

Ev438/#135 Correction of Hyperglycemia to Improve Postoperative Outcomes in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (2024)

postoperative outcomesdiabetessurgerydiabetes mellitusdiabetes managementtype 2outcomes researchdiabetes carepatient safetyhealth sciencesdiabetes therapies

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