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Dr. Wael Saasouh

Dr. Wael Saasouh is a Strategic Advisor at Doc2Doc.

Dr. Saasouh is a Board-certified Anesthesiologist and published researcher with training and degrees from the American University of Beirut (2008, 2012), the Cleveland Clinic (2017, 2018), and the Detroit Medical Center (2021). He holds research and leadership roles at NorthStar Anesthesia, the Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, and Michigan State University.

Dr. Saasouh serves as an academic peer-reviewer for a number of high-impact medical journals. He is an active member of professional societies such as the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists, the Outcomes Research Consortium, the Physician Innovation Network, BrainX, and the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.

Dr. Saasouh has served in clinical, research, and innovation advisory roles at Edwards Lifesciences, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Doc2Doc Lending, Doximity, RIWI, Medicine Forward, the Healthcare Reinvention Collaborative, and Becton, Dickinson and Company. He is the founder of Ether Innovations LLC and Z8 Innovations LLC and the co-founder of the CaPER initiative.

Professional Profiles

Articles, Interviews & Publications

Podcasts & Interviews
(Note: Full list of 40+ available on Google Scholar or ResearchGate)
  • Mitigating Intraoperative Hypotension: A Review – Advances in Anesthesia, Dec 2024 Link
  • Incidence of Intraoperative Hypotension in Community Anesthesia – Perioperative Medicine, Jun 2023 Link
  • Intraoperative Hypotension and Complications in Spinal Fusion Surgery – Spine, Jan–Mar 2025 Link
  • Preoperative Ultrasound for Gastric Content in Diabetic Patients – J Clinical Anesthesia, May 2024 Link
  • Hypoventilation in PACU – J Clinical Anesthesia, Feb 2023 Link
  • Pain and Opioid Consumption Post-Surgery – Anesthesiology, Nov 2021 Link
  • Effect of IV Acetaminophen on Post-op Hypoxemia – JAMA, Jul 2020 Link
  • Anaesthetic Depth and Complications – Lancet, Nov 2019 Link
  • Real-time Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Epidural: Evaluation of an In-Plane Technique – Pain Medicine, Sep 2019 Link
  • Cost-effectiveness of Pain Management Techniques – J Clinical Anesthesia, Mar 2019 Link
  • Degree of Obesity and Intubation Attempts – British Journal of Anaesthesia, May 2018 Link
  • Financial Wellness in Medicine – featured on Scientific Advisory Board Page
  • Physicians as Borrowers – featured on Scientific Advisory Board Page