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Robert Groff

  • Department of Anesthesiology
    Associate Professor
  • robert.groff@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Groff is a critical care anesthesiologist at Emory Healthcare in Atlanta. His clinical expertise includes the perioperative care of patients with critical illness. His academic and research interests include the phenomenology of sepsis in the perioperative period and prevention of ventilator-induced lung injury.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MD from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
  • B.A. from Johns Hopkins University

Research

Publications

  • Correction: The impact of a postoperative multimodal analgesia pathway on opioid use and outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery.
    J Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 18 Page(s): 45
    01/23/2023 Authors: Ward CT; Moll V; Boorman DW; Ooroth L; Groff RF; Gillingham TD; Pyronneau L; Prabhakar A
  • The impact of a postoperative multimodal analgesia pathway on opioid use and outcomes after cardiothoracic surgery.
    J Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 17 Page(s): 342
    12/30/2022 Authors: Ward CT; Moll V; Boorman DW; Ooroth L; Groff RF; Gillingham TD; Pyronneau L; Prabhakar A
  • Trends in ICU Mortality From Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Tale of Three Surges.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 50 Page(s): 245 - 255
    02/01/2022 Authors: Auld SC; Harrington KRV; Adelman MW; Robichaux CJ; Overton EC; Caridi-Scheible M; Coopersmith CM; Murphy DJ; Emory COVID-19 Quality and Clinical Research Collaborative
  • A rare case of neurological dysfunction due to severe hyponatremia after carotid artery endarterectomy: A review of the clinical approach to hyponatremia.
    Clin Case Rep Volume: 9 Page(s): e05171
    12/01/2021 Authors: Ferrero NA; Ward CT; Groff RF; Prabhakar A; Fiza B
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Amniotic Fluid Embolism-Induced Cardiac Arrest in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Case Report.
    Crit Care Explor Volume: 2 Page(s): e0162
    07/01/2020 Authors: Creel-Bulos C; Hassani B; Stentz MJ; Budhrani G; Daneshmand MA; Jabaley CS; Groff RF
  • UNCOMMON APPROACH TO VV ECMO CANNULATION IN THE SETTING OF MRSA
    CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 48
    01/01/2020 Authors: Abide A; Groff R; Jabaley C; Sharifpour M
  • ICU UTILIZATION AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH NEW OUTPATIENT OPIOID USE AFTER SEPSIS
    Volume: 48
    01/01/2020 Authors: Jabaley C; Blum J; O'Reilly-Shah V; Groff R; Moll V; Wang H; Mehta C
  • NATIONAL NETWORK USE AND OUTCOMES OF THIAMINE, VITAMIN C, AND HYDROCORTISONE FOR SEPSIS TREATMENT
    Volume: 48
    01/01/2020 Authors: Blum J; Wells J; Groff R; Panos R; Jabaley C
  • Asthma Information Seeking via Wikipedia between 2015 and 2018: Implications for Awareness Promotion.
    Am J Respir Crit Care Med Volume: 199 Page(s): 531 - 533
    02/15/2019 Authors: Jabaley CS; Groff RF; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  • Trends in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Growth in the United States, 2011-2014.
    ASAIO J Volume: 65 Page(s): 712 - 717
    01/01/2019 Authors: Stentz MJ; Kelley ME; Jabaley CS; O'Reilly-Shah V; Groff RF; Moll V; Blum JM
  • Sepsis information-seeking behaviors via Wikipedia between 2015 and 2018: A mixed methods retrospective observational study.
    PLoS One Volume: 14 Page(s): e0221596
    01/01/2019 Authors: Jabaley CS; Groff RF; Barnes TJ; Caridi-Scheible ME; Blum JM; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  • Association of Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery With Higher Opioid Consumption: A Retrospective Observational Study.
    J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth Volume: 32 Page(s): 2570 - 2577
    12/01/2018 Authors: Moll V; Maffeo C; Mitchell M; Ward CT; Groff RF; Lee SC; Halkos ME; Jabaley CS; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  • Highly visible sepsis publications from 2012 to 2017: Analysis and comparison of altmetrics and bibliometrics.
    J Crit Care Volume: 48 Page(s): 357 - 371
    12/01/2018 Authors: Jabaley CS; Groff RF; Stentz MJ; Moll V; Lynde GC; Blum JM; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  • Modes of mechanical ventilation vary between hospitals and intensive care units within a university healthcare system: a retrospective observational study.
    BMC Res Notes Volume: 11 Page(s): 425
    07/03/2018 Authors: Jabaley CS; Groff RF; Sharifpour M; Raikhelkar JK; Blum JM
  • BOARDING OF ICU PATIENTS DOES NOT IMPACT MORTALITY IN AN ACADEMIC HEALTH SYSTEM
    Volume: 126 Page(s): 144 - 146
    04/01/2018 Authors: Groff RF; Stentz M; Jabaley CS; Blum J; Sharifpour M
  • Global trends in the awareness of sepsis: insights from search engine data between 2012 and 2017.
    Crit Care Volume: 22 Page(s): 7
    01/17/2018 Authors: Jabaley CS; Blum JM; Groff RF; O'Reilly-Shah VN
  • DECREASED DRIVING PRESSURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED MORTALITY AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY
    CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Volume: 46 Page(s): 491 - 491
    01/01/2018 Authors: Groff R; Blum J; Budhrani G; Moll V; Sharifpour M; Jabaley C; Stentz M; Raikhelkar J
  • THE LIKELIHOOD OF LUNG-PROTECTIVE VENTILATION VARIES ACCORDING TO MODE OF MECHANICAL VENTILATION
    Volume: 46 Page(s): 492 - 492
    01/01/2018 Authors: Jabaley C; Groff R; Stentz M; Sharifpour M; Budhrani G; Raikhelkar J; Blum J
  • ADDITION OF VENTILATOR PARAMETERS IMPROVES ACCURACY OF APACHE IVA SCORE
    Volume: 46 Page(s): 602 - 602
    01/01/2018 Authors: Stentz M; Jabaley C; Groff R; Raikhelkar J; Sharifpour M; Budhrani G; Blum J
  • TRENDS IN THE GLOBAL AWARENESS OF SEPSIS: INSIGHTS FROM SEARCH ENGINE DATA BETWEEN 2012 AND 2017
    Volume: 46 Page(s): 693 - 693
    01/01/2018 Authors: Jabaley C; Groff R; Sharifpour M; Blum J
  • Turning of the Page.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 1580 - 1581
    09/01/2017 Authors: Blum JM; Groff RF
  • Modes of Mechanical Ventilation Vary Between Intensive Care Units Within a University Healthcare System
    Volume: 124 Page(s): 239 - 240
    05/01/2017 Authors: Jabaley CS; Groff RF; Raikhelkar J; Moll V; Blum J
  • 1945: BILATERAL SERRATUS ANTERIOR PLANE BLOCK FACILITATES VENTILATOR WEANING IN PATIENT WITH RIB CAGE PAIN.
    Crit Care Med Volume: 44 Page(s): 561
    12/01/2016 Authors: Moll V; Groff R; Budhrani G; Sathiyakumar A; McKenzie-Brown AM
  • Imipramine treatment increases cell proliferation following fluid percussion brain injury in rats.
    Neurol Res Volume: 35 Page(s): 247 - 254
    04/01/2013 Authors: Zhang J; Groff RF; Dayawansa S
  • Hemostatic and neuroprotective effects of human recombinant activated factor VII therapy after traumatic brain injury in pigs.
    Exp Neurol Volume: 210 Page(s): 645 - 655
    04/01/2008 Authors: Zhang J; Groff RF; Chen X-H; Browne KD; Huang J; Schwartz ED; Meaney DF; Johnson VE; Stein SC; Rojkjaer R
  • Harvested human neurons engineered as live nervous tissue constructs: implications for transplantation. Laboratory investigation.
    J Neurosurg Volume: 108 Page(s): 343 - 347
    02/01/2008 Authors: Huang JH; Zager EL; Zhang J; Groff RF; Pfister BJ; Cohen AS; Grady MS; Maloney-Wilensky E; Smith DH
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