Dr. Clifford Gevirtz
Anesthesiology
New Rochelle, NY
42 years experience male
Locations
Somnia anesthesia
New Rochelle, NY
Scarsdale medical group-anesthesia
Harrison, NY
About
Bio
First in the United States to perform Anesthesia Assisted Opiate Detoxification. Expertise in pain control in patients with prior addiction.
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Anesthesiology
Pain Management
Doctor Q&A
239 Answers
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Sciatica: Step one is usually a trial of nsaids, along with physical therapy.
If the pain lasts more than 6 weeks, need to get MRI of the back to look for the ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
NO: Small amounts of Aspirin will be absorbed and can be concentrated in the breast milk. In turn, this can lead to major problems for your baby.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Constant: Constant that is not influenced by position of the legs. Usually described as biting or sharp; not electric or shooting.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Anesthesiology 42 years experience
No: There is evidence to favor one over the other.
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A member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Could be.: You need to check a urine pregnancy test to be sure.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Not stronger, but with different side effects. Celecoxib should be easier on your Stomach and cause less bruising/bleeding.
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Answered Jul 08, 2021
A 31-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Yes, that oxygen reading is very borderline. You need to follow up with the physician who discharged home. He may need more ongoing therapy. Was he va... Read More
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Answered May 15, 2021
A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
NOPE: Opiates are opiates, there is no "natural" equivalent.
Trials of nsaids are often recommended if opiates are not working.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
48 hours: While the analgesic effect lasts 4 to 6 hours, you pick it up to some degree for at least 48 hours.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Did you black out?: The thing to worry about is a concussion or subdural hematoma.
Both require sufficient force to cause you to lose consciousness. If you actually b... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Nope: No relationship between maternal opiate use and the development of melanoma. Major risk factor is number of times you have been sunburned.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
PossibleKidney stone: You need a kidney stone evaluation which includes an urinanalysis and ct scan. A urologist is the best consultant for this.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Speak with GYN: If you had an epidural then a wet tap complication is possible but you need to discuss with your gyn and the anesthesiologist. A wet tap is where the ... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Yeso: You need a pelvic exam to see if you are dilating. If the contractions are slow but regular in time, you are in early labor. Expect the contractions ... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Diet change: Less red meat, more vegetables. No added salt. Portion size is extremely important. If you write down what you eat during the day, you can chose on... Read More
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A 30-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Stomach;esophagus: Inflammation of the cardia of the stomach and of the esophagus. The cardia is the top part of the stomach.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Kidney stone : Kidney stones can cause some really nasty pain in the side, feels like a knife. Other possibilities include kidney infections and gallbladder disease... Read More
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A male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Should be able to it: That small a stone should be passable but it will still hurt terribly. There are other meds like Flomax (tamsulosin) which will help in passing the s... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Slow taper: Take the number of cups of coffee you drink and divide by 5. Then reduce by that amount each week. For example, you drink 5 cups a day, then go to 4... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Need GI consult: You really need to see a GI specialist. Issues to be checked: thyroid function, check blood sugar for diabetes, review of diet and medications as wel... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
BS: It is extremely rare to have false positive for mj in the urine screen.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Staph aureus or MRSA: There are a bunch of possibilities but almost any bacteria can cause a eternal infection. It has to be debrided.
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A 53-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
NO!: Inversion will increase your intra ocular pressure! bad idea in pre-existing glaucoma.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Ignore: Never share your narcotic medication. This is a Red Flag for prescribers and they may drop you.
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Only in theory: While it might work, spend a couple of bucks and get the real thing!
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A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Not well: In this case you have two issues that work against one another. Opiates lead to decreased mentation and slower reaction times. Most of the meds to t... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Cut nerve: In harvesting a strip of skin (and slicing it up for transplant) the nerves that innervate the scalp can be cut. They may re grow at a rate of 1mm pe... Read More
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A 50-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Final days: The patient should seek hospice care as this sounds like the disease is very advanced. Hospice can make him comfortable.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Not much: At a bmi of 17, there is little subcutaneous fat or visceral fat.
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Oxytocin: When you have an orgasm from master- bating , the uterus contracts and there is some vascular congestion. There is nothing wrong with symptoms you a... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Detox slowly: The safest way is just a very slow taper of the opiate, ie just reduce the dose by 10% every third or fourth day...Example go from ten oxy a day to ni... Read More
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Yes: The half life is fairly short. Should be gone by 96 hours after last pill taken. Drinking a lot of water or gatorade will also help flush the drug f... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Heart issues: First issue is whether your friend has any heart disease. The symptoms sound very serious and your should definitely see a doctor for a complete work... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
NO: Any surgical stress can delay your period.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Same drug: Oxycontin lasts 8 to12 hours, oxycodone lasts 3-4 hours.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Surgery: The tubes can be reattached but this is challenging surgery and not always successful. Can also do in vitro fertilization and implantation which is e... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
See a deem: The only way to know for sure is to see a dermatologist. From what you are describing, risk is low but you really need a trained eye to make the diag... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Urine preg/Urinanaly: If it was a normal period then probably not pregnant. The way to make 99.99% sure is with a urine preg test. Implant bleeding occasionally looks lik... Read More
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A 38-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Lumbar spine: The spinal cord ends at l1. So we usually aim at L4 l5. The goal is then to administer enough anesthetic to get a specific level of coverage.
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A 60-year-old male asked:
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Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Volume overload: Because in the pathology of hypertension, volume expansion is often a problem. Simple diuretics can fix this issue. Alpha blockers have a bunch of s... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Yes: We need a complete list if your meds to be safe with anesthesia!
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A 49-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Very sedating: Yes, but it will be very, very sedating which might be the thing you are looking.
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A female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Weeks: Kenalog (triamcinolone) is a depot form of steroid. It is designed to slowly release steroids over the course of a couple of weeks.
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A 51-year-old male asked:
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Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Fentanyl: Fentanyl is a potent narcotic which does not produce any histamine release and in patch form less constipation. But you need to discuss all of your o... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Direct effect: Gastroparesis is a direct effect of opiates. That why diarrhea and vomiting are seen during withdrawal. If you are completely off of narcotics, norm... Read More
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A 63-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
YES: A raisingpsa especially the free fraction is very concerning. An ultrasound and prostate biopsy maybe necessary. Return to your urologist for further... Read More
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A 52-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Check with surgeon: You need to make sure there is no infection and a complete neurological exam of your chest wall and arm is needed. The issue of persistent pain after... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Anxiety?: Human sexual responsiveness is very complex. Anxiety, bad previous experiences, underlying disease (e.g. Hormonal deficiency) can all lead to decreas... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Clifford Gevirtzanswered
Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Pain: The big issue is the resolution of pain, the bone marrow should be maximally retic ing anyway. When the pain is over the ischemia is over.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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Anesthesiology 42 years experience
Get tested: The only way to know for sure to get tested. There can be virus both in the semen as well as the "pre-cum"! use a condom! no oral sex for him!
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Aug 11, 2013
a welcome addition to Healthtap
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Gevirtz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Gevirtz is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I have seen the dr. Didn't seem concerned? Using albuterol and coughin
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you for giving me option to discuss with my doctor. Very helpful
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thank you so much, that gives me great hope! I am detoxing from opana.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tulane University School of Medicine, LA
Graduated 1981MD
Residency
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
ACCME hero award
Visiting professor u of Pittsburgh
Top Doctor, Third Place, Bronx Region, NY - Summer
2013
Affiliations
American Society of Anesthesiologists
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
Publications
Rapid Drug Detoxification
Outcome and Six Month Follow-Up of Patients After Ultra Rapid Opiate Detoxification.
Ultrarapid Opiate Detoxication.
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