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James Dolak MD, PhD

  • Department of Anesthesiology
    Assistant Professor
  • jdolak@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. James A. Dolak is the director of Obstetric Anesthesia at Emory University Hospital Midtown, as well as being the fellowship director of Obstetric Anesthesia at Emory University School of Medicine. He is a member of the L&D Quality Enhancement Committee at EUHM. His clinical expertise and research interests include: cardiac disease in pregnancy, coagulation disorders in pregnancy, multimodality post-cesarean pain relief and its maternal/neonatal impact, pharmacology of uterotonic agents, embolic disorders of pregnancy and musculoskeletal disorders in pregnancy (scoliosis, short stature).

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from Case Western Reserve University
  • PhD from Case Western Reserve University
  • M.S. from John Carroll University
  • BS from John Carroll University

Research

Publications

  • Cesarean Delivery in a Parturient With "Repaired" Congenital Mitral Dysplasia and Severe Functional Mitral Stenosis: A Case Report.
    A A Pract Volume: 14 Page(s): e01203
    04/01/2020 Authors: Johnson EM; Dolak JA
  • Occam's Razor Could Not Cut It: Tale of 2 Headaches in a Postpartum Patient: A Case Report.
    A A Case Rep Volume: 9 Page(s): 233 - 235
    10/15/2017 Authors: Dolak JA; Hadjipanayis CG; Demma LJ
  • Neuraxial anesthesia in a patient with anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis in pregnancy: management for cesarean delivery and oophorectomy.
    Int J Obstet Anesth Volume: 31 Page(s): 104 - 107
    05/01/2017 Authors: Demma L; Norris S; Dolak J
  • Spinal anesthesia for Cesarean delivery in a parturient with spondylocostal dysostosis.
    Can J Anaesth Volume: 56 Page(s): 172 - 173
    02/01/2009 Authors: Dolak JA; Tartt S
  • Anesthetic management of an obstetric patient with MELAS syndrome: case report and literature review.
    Int J Obstet Anesth Volume: 17 Page(s): 370 - 373
    10/01/2008 Authors: Maurtua M; Torres A; Ibarra V; DeBoer G; Dolak J
  • Managing cesarean section (C/S) overflow at emory crawford long hospital - Lessons learned
    Volume: 106 Page(s): B24 - B24
    05/01/2007 Authors: Dolak JA; Warth D
  • Epidural abscess as a complication of thoracic epidural catheter (TEC) placement in a parturient with metastatic osteosarcoma
    Volume: 106 Page(s): B118 - B118
    05/01/2007 Authors: Dolak JA; Muh C
  • Case report: epidural abscess in a parturient with pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy (PUPPP).
    Can J Anaesth Volume: 53 Page(s): 1010 - 1014
    10/01/2006 Authors: Cummings KC; Dolak JA
  • Anesthetic management for emergency cesarean section in a patient with severe valvular disease and preeclampsia.
    Int J Obstet Anesth Volume: 15 Page(s): 250 - 253
    07/01/2006 Authors: Dua S; Maurtua MA; Cywinski JB; Deogaonkar A; Waters JH; Dolak JA
  • Anesthetic and obstetric considerations in a parturient with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome.
    Can J Anaesth Volume: 53 Page(s): 487 - 491
    05/01/2006 Authors: Sivaprakasam MJ; Dolak JA
  • Cesarean section in a patient with familial cardiomyopathy and a cardioverter-defibrillator.
    Can J Anaesth Volume: 53 Page(s): 478 - 481
    05/01/2006 Authors: Frost DA; Dolak JA
  • Can PUPPP increase the risk of an epidural abscess?
    Volume: 104 Page(s): B53 - B53
    04/01/2006 Authors: Cummings KC; Dolak JA
  • Meconium accelerates the procoagulopathic effects of amniotic fluid
    Volume: 102 Page(s): A21 - A21
    05/01/2005 Authors: Dolak JA; Waters JH
  • Increases in clot initiation and rate of fibrin formation are responsible for amniotic fluid-induced hypercoagulability
    Volume: 100 Page(s): B59 - B59
    05/01/2004 Authors: Dolak JA; Dubsky JA; Waters JH
  • A novel in vitro model of amniotic fluid-induced hypercoagulability
    Volume: 100 Page(s): B60 - B60
    05/01/2004 Authors: Dolak JA; Dubsky JA; Waters JH
  • The parturient with terminal cancer; Obstetric and anesthetic management
    Volume: 98 Page(s): 52 - 52
    04/01/2003 Authors: Dolak JA; Lababidi TG
  • Epidural analgesia and neonatal fever.
    Pediatrics Volume: 101 Page(s): 492
    03/01/1998 Authors: Dolak JA; Brown RE
  • Epidural analgesia and neonatal fever.
    Pediatrics Volume: 101 Page(s): 490
    03/01/1998 Authors: Pleasure JR; Stahl GE
  • Epidural analgesia and neonatal fever
    PEDIATRICS Volume: 101 Page(s): 492 - 492
    03/01/1998 Authors: Dolak JA; Brown RE
  • Platelets and the HIV-infected parturient
    ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA Volume: 86 Page(s): U227 - U227
    02/01/1998 Authors: Gershon RY; Dolak J; Board E; Stack K; Silva V; Hartke D; Azran M
  • The cocaine-abusing parturient is not at an increased risk for thrombocytopathy
    ANESTHESIOLOGY Volume: 87 Page(s): A875 - A875
    09/01/1997 Authors: Gershon RY; Dolak J; Stack K; Board E; Silva V; Azran M; Hartke D
  • Mechanisms of carbon tetrachloride toxicity.
    Pharmacol Ther Volume: 43 Page(s): 139 - 154
    01/01/1989 Authors: Recknagel RO; Glende EA; Dolak JA; Waller RL
  • Liver cell calcium homeostasis in carbon tetrachloride liver cell injury: new data with fura2.
    J Biochem Toxicol Volume: 3 Page(s): 329 - 342
    01/01/1988 Authors: Dolak JA; Waller RL; Glende EA; Recknagel RO
  • Chlordecone does not interfere with hepatic repair after carbon tetrachloride or partial hepatectomy.
    J Biochem Toxicol Volume: 2 Page(s): 57 - 66
    01/01/1987 Authors: Dolak JA; Britton RS; Glende EA; Recknagel RO
  • Potentiation of carbon tetrachloride hepatotoxicity by chlordecone: dose-response relationships and increased covalent binding in vivo.
    J Biochem Toxicol Volume: 2 Page(s): 43 - 55
    01/01/1987 Authors: Britton RS; Dolak JA; Glende EA; Recknagel RO
  • CHLORDECONE POTENTIATES THE RISE IN HEPATIC THYMIDINE KINASE-ACTIVITY FOLLOWING CARBON-TETRACHLORIDE ADMINISTRATION
    FEDERATION PROCEEDINGS Volume: 45 Page(s): 344 - 344
    03/01/1986 Authors: BRITTON RS; DOLAK JA; GLENDE EA; RECKNAGEL RO
  • POTENTIATION OF CCL4 HEPATOTOXICITY BY CHLORDECONE - EVIDENCE OF INCREASED METABOLISM OF CCL4 INVIVO
    FEDERATION PROCEEDINGS Volume: 45 Page(s): 345 - 345
    03/01/1986 Authors: DOLAK JA; BRITTON RS; GLENDE EA; RECKNAGEL RO
  • EFFECT OF CCL4 ON THE GLYCOGEN-CONTENT OF ISOLATED HEPATOCYTES
    FEDERATION PROCEEDINGS Volume: 42 Page(s): 513 - 513
    01/01/1983 Authors: DOLAK JA; LEE PY; BRATTIN WJ; RECKNAGEL RO
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