Veena Graff, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
CPORT Scholar, Penn Center for Perioperative Outcomes Research and Transformation, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow , Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Division Chief of Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship Program Director for Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Perioperative Pain Management Lead, Penn Medicine Opioid Task Force, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
51 N. 39th Street 223 Wright-Saunders
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
51 N. 39th Street 223 Wright-Saunders
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-8244
Education:
B.S. (Health Sciences)
Purdue University, 2006.
M.S. (Biology)
Purdue University, 2007.
M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine, 2011.
Permanent linkB.S. (Health Sciences)
Purdue University, 2006.
M.S. (Biology)
Purdue University, 2007.
M.D.
Indiana University School of Medicine, 2011.
Description of Clinical Expertise
General & Regional AnesthesiologyAcute & Chronic Pain Management
Non-Opioid Anesthetics
Multimodal analgesia techniques throughout the perioperative setting
Description of Research Expertise
Music Medicine in the Perioperative SettingDecision Making in Acute & Chronic Pain Medicine
Opioid Free and Multimodal Anesthetics
Selected Publications
Polina Ferd MD, Blaze Kelly MD, Arthur Thomas MD, Allen Yang MD, Taras Grosh MD, Veena Graff MD: Comparing Rebound Pain after Adductor Canal Block with 0.2% Ropivacaine vs 0.5% Bupivacaine in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients. 50th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Orlando, FL May 2025.Xiaoxi Zhang, Jenny Ferry, David W. Hewson, Gary S. Collins, Matthew D Wiles, Yi Zhao, Alexander P. L. Martindale, Michael Tomaschek, James S. Bowness, GRAITE-USRA Working Group*: Delphi Consensus Study: Guidance for Reporting Artificial Intelligence Technology Evaluations for Ultrasound Scanning in Regional Anaesthesia (GRAITE-USRA). Anaesthesia 2025.
Mital Lavani DO, Chase Jennings MD, Veena Graff MD: Comprehensive Perioperative Pain Management: From Preoperative Optimization to Transitional Postoperative Care. Comprehensive Perioperative Pain Management. Hesham Sharkawy MD, Padma Gulur MD, Rene Przkora MD (eds.). 2025.
Veena Graff MD, Stephanie Cheng MD.: Music and Medicine - HSS Presents Podcast. HSS Presents 2025.
Rolfzen M, Shah K, Rodriguez ES, Hoffman J, Clauw D, Mascha E, Graff V, Bartels K.: “Postsurgical Medication Awareness, Recovery, and Tracking using a Phone-Based App (SMART-APP): a randomized clinical trial. Regional anesthesia and pain medicine 2025.
Gerner P, Graff V, Herman M, Stone AB: Cost of sterility: probe covers should not be mandated for single-shot peripheral nerve blocks. Reg Anesth Pain Med May 2024.
Mark D Neuman, Glyn Elwyn, Veena Graff, Viktoria Schmitz, Mary C Politi: My anesthesia Choice-HF: development and preliminary testing of a tool to facilitate conversations about anesthesia for hip fracture surgery. BMC Anesthesiology 2024.
Osemeke Edobor MD, Veena Graff MD, Taras Grosh MD: Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity. Anesthesiology: A Problem-Based Learning Approach. Eman Nada MD, Nabil Elkassabany MD, Kamen Vlassakov MD (eds.). Oxford University Press, April 2023.
Dan Maloney MD, Vivian Wung MD, Veena Graff MD: Removing Gabapentinoids from ERAS Protocol for Total Knee & Hip Arthroplasty may lead to a reduction in hypotensive episodes post-operatively. 48th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Hollywood, FL April 2023.
Kelsey R. Lawrence, DO, MBS, Gautam Sharma, MD, and Veena Graff, MD, MS: The Pain Medicine Paradox: Why Women Avoid this Field, and What Can be Done About It ASRA Pain Medicine News November 2022 Notes: Lawrence KR, Sharma G, Graaf V. The pain medicine paradox: why women avoid this field, and what can be done about it. ASRA Pain Medicine News 2022;47.