Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford Health Policy
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Forum on Contemporary Europe
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Program on Food Security and the Environment
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies
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Alex Macario, MD, MBA
Professor of Anesthesia and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy and CHP/PCOR AssociateDepartment of Anesthesia H3580
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA 94305-5640
Research Interests
measuring and improving costs, quality, and outcome of surgical and anesthesia services; assessment of new technologies for surgical care; incorporating patient preferences in anesthesia decision making
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Variation in Practice Patterns of Anesthesiologists in California for Prophylaxis of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Alex Macario, A. Chung, M. Weinger
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia vol. 13, 5 (2001)
Hospital Profitability per Hour of Operating Room Time Varies among Surgeons
Alex Macario, F. Dexter, R. Traub
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 93 (2001)
Optimal Number of Beds and Occupancy to Minimize Staffing Costs in an Obstetrical Unit?
F. Dexter, Alex Macario
Canadian Journal of Anesthesia vol. 48, 3 (2001)- Which Algorithm for Scheduling Add-On Elective Cases Maximizes Operating Room Utilization?
F Dexter, Alex Macario, R Traub
Anesthesiology vol. 91 (1999) 
Strategy for Deciding Operating Room Assignments for Second-Shift Anesthetists, A
F Dexter, Alex Macario, L OÕNeill
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 89 (1999)
Optimal Sequencing of Urgent Surgical Cases
F Dexter, Alex Macario, R Traub
Journal of Clinical Monitoring vol. 15 (1999)
Operating Room Scheduling Strategy to Maximize the Use of Operating Room Block Time, An
F Dexter, Alex Macario, R Traub, M Hopwood, D Lubarsky
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 89 (1999)- Statistical Method to Evaluate Management Strategies to Decrease Variability in Operating Room Utilization
F Dexter, Alex Macario, D Lubarsky, D Burns
Anesthesiology vol. 91 (1999) 
Computer Simulation to Determine How Rapid Anesthetic Recovery Protocols Affect Staffing of an Ambulatory Surgery Center
F Dexter, Alex Macario, P Manberg, D Lubarsky
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 88 (1999)
Which Clinical Anesthesia Outcomes Are Both Common and Important to Avoid? The Perspective of a Panel of Expert Anesthesiologists
Alex Macario, M Weinger, P Troung, M Lee
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 88 (1999)
Decrease in Case Duration Required to Complete an Additional Case during Regularly Scheduled Hours in an Operating Room Suite: A Computer Simulation Study
F. Dexter, Alex Macario
Anesthesia & Analgesia vol. 88 (1999)
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