Research Opportunities

Retrospective Case Control Studies

IAA is affiliated with multiple research and development programs, allowing team members to work on cutting edge anesthesia research.



Opportunity Overview

In our observational /retrospective case-control studies, we formulate a novel anesthetic protocol.

After clearance from our institutional review board, we use chart review methods to investigate the efficacy of our protocol.

Example

A great example of this is our recent retrospective case-control study of split-dose erector spinae for robotic thoracotomy [ASRA 2021, R. Suriani et. al].

Requirements

Research trainees interested in authoring retrospective case-control studies should have a strong foundation in basic statistics and study design.

Description

After developing a hypothesis, collaborating with our surgical colleagues, and acquiring clearance from our institutional review board, research trainees will work closely with senior anesthesia faculty in the process of reviewing electronic medical records and writing a publication-quality manuscript with accompanying statistical analysis and graphs.

Research Experience Benefits

IAA’s anesthesia research trainees will learn:

  • Endnote X, Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator and
  • BioDraw
  • Study design
  • Power analysis and advanced statistical analysis with SAS, STATA and PRISM
  • Basic statistical analysis
  • Implementing propensity score matching using ‘psmatch2’ algorithms in STATA
  • Basic regression analysis
  • Box-plot / violin plot creation
Haleh Saadat, MD, FAAP

Contact us for more information

Interested medical students and trainees are encouraged to email Dr. Saadat to discuss anesthesiology research opportunities with IAA.  We hope you’ll consider joining our team. 

Haleh Saadat, MD, FAAP
Director of Research, Fairfield Division
IAA Research & Development Department, Fairfield Division
haleh.saadat@iaapartners.com

Haleh Saadat, MD, FAAP

Haleh Saadat, MD FAAP
Director of Clinical Research,
Fairfield Division

Tel: (203) 929-7353
Fax: (203) 929-0756
Email Dr. Saadat

Bill Lahiff
Clinical Research Assistant