Jovany Cruz Navarro, M.D.

Associate Professor

Email

jovany.cruznavarro@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor: Anesthesiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Associate Professor: Neurosurgery
Neurocritical Care
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: 06/2016 - Houston, Texas, United States

Clinical Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania: 06/2018 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Neurocritical Care

Clinical Fellowship at University of Pennsylvania: 06/2018 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; Neurosciences in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

MD from Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi: 07/2007 - San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Certifications

Diplomate in Anesthesiology: American Board of Anesthesiology

Diplomate in Neurocritical Care: American Board of Anesthesiology

Professional Interests

Neurocritical Care
Traumatic Brain Injury
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Cerebral metabolism
Anesthetic management of endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke
Spinal Cord Injury
Neuroanesthesia

Selected Publications

Navarro JC, Pillai S, Cherian L, Garcia R, Grill RJ, Robertson CS. " Histopathological and behavioral effects of immediate and delayed hemorrhagic shock after mild traumatic brain injury in rats. " Journal of Neurotrauma. 2012 Jan ; 29 (2) : 322-334.
Pubmed PMID: 22077317.
Cruz Navarro J, Pillai S, Ponce LL, Van M, Goodman JC, Robertson CS. " Endothelial nitric oxide synthase mediates the cerebrovascular effects of erythropoietin in traumatic brain injury. " Front Immunol. 2014 Oct ; 9
Pubmed PMID: 25346735.
Ponce LL, Pillai S, Cruz J, Li X, Julia H, Gopinath S, Robertson CS. " Position of probe determines prognostic information of brain tissue PO2 in severe traumatic brain injury. " Neurosurgery. 2012 Jun ; 70 (6) : 1492-502.
Pubmed PMID: 22289784.
Robertson CS, Hannay HJ, Yamal JM, Gopinath S, Goodman JC, Tilley BC; Baldwin A, Rivera Lara L, Saucedo-Crespo H, Ahmed O, Sadasivan S, Ponce L, Cruz-Navarro J, Shahin H, Aisiku IP, Doshi P, Valadka A, Neipert L, Waguspack JM, Rubin ML, Benoit JS, Swank P. " Effect of erythropoietin and transfusion threshold on neurological recovery after traumatic brain injury: a randomized clinical trial " JAMA. 2014 Jul 2; 312 (1) : 36-47.
Pubmed PMID: 25058216.
W. Andrew Kofke, Swarna Rajagopalan, Diana Ayubcha, Ramani Balu, Jovany Cruz-Navarro, Panumart Manatpon, Elizabeth Mahanna-Gabrielli. " Defining a Taxonomy of Intracranial Hypertension – Is ICP More Than Just a Number?. " Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology. 2019 ;
John C. Keifer, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Cecil O. Borel, David L. McDonagh. " Intraoperative Neurologic Monitoring. " Anesthesiology 3rd Ed. David Longnecker. 2017 ;
Jovany Cruz Navarro, Darryl K. Miles, David L. McDonagh. " Pediatric Neurocritical Care. " Pediatric Vascular Neurosurgery. 2017 May ; 57-76
Jovany Cruz Navarro, Andrew W. Kofke. " Anesthesia for endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke in adults. " UpToDate. 2019 ;
Swarna Rajagopalan, Sanam Bagdasomali, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Atul Kalanuria. " Critical Care Management of the Neuromuscular Patient. " Textbook of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care. 2019 ; 2
Aleksey Tadevosian, Jovany Cruz Navarro, Izad Rashid, Monisha Kumar. " Hematologic management of neurologic complications. " Textbook of Neuroanesthesia and Neurocritical Care. 2019 ; 2

Memberships

American Society of Anesthesiologists

Society of Neurosciences in Anesthesiology and Critical Care

Neurocritical Care Society

Funding

Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury Research Analysis Award #Grants.gov ID Number: GRANT12930752: Grant funding from Department of Defense