Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa, MD, Pain Management Specialist
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Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa, MD

Anesthesiologist | Pain Medicine

3/5(17)
2500 Metrohealth Dr Mhmc-Anesthesiology Cleveland OH, 44109
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Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa is an anesthesiologist practicing in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Tabbaa ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Tabbaa also might help manage pain after an operation.

Education and Training

University Of Damascus Faculty Of Med Damascus Syria MD

University Of Damascus Faculty Of Med Damascus Syria 1978

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine 1978

Board Certification

AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA- Pain Medicine

Provider Details

MaleEnglish

Treatments

  • Chronic Pain
  • Arthritis
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Back Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Multiple Sclerosis (ms)
  • Pain
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)

Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa, MD's Practice location

Practice At 2500 Metrohealth Dr Mhmc-Anesthesiology

2500 Metrohealth Dr Mhmc-Anesthesiology -
Cleveland, OH 44109
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New patients: 216-778-4801, 216-778-7800
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MetroHealth

38 Main Street #300 -
Westlake, OH 44145
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New patients: 216-957-3200
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Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa, MD has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 17 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Anesthesiologist in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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Get to know Pain Management Specialist Dr. Kutaiba Tabbaa, who serves patients in Parma, Ohio.

Fluent in both English and Arabic, Dr. Tabbaa is a top pain management specialist whose clinical interests include complex interventional treatments for acute/chronic herniated disks, cancer pain management, and advanced neuromodulation therapies in addition to intrathecal therapies. He can be found on staff at University Hospitals (UH) Parma Medical Center in Parma, Ohio.

For more than 50 years, UH Parma Medical Center has been serving the health care needs of the residents of Parma, Brooklyn, Seven Hills, North Royalton, and surrounding communities. The 332-bed full-service community hospital employs 2,000 Northeast Ohio residents, including more than 500 physicians trained in more than 30 specialties. This includes experts in emergency medicine, heart and vascular, cancer, bariatric surgery, pain management, and rehabilitation. 

Before embarking on his professional journey, Dr. Tabbaa earned his medical degree from the University of Damascus, Faculty of Medicine in Syria in 1978. He then went on to complete his residency in general surgery at Damascus Hospital in 1983. This was followed by a fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery at Cleveland Clinic in 1986, a residency in anesthesiology at Metrohealth Medical Center in 1991, and a residency in pain medicine/anesthesiology at Metrohealth Medical Center in 1992. 

Following his education, the doctor became board-certified in both pain medicine and anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology, whose mission is to advance the practice of anesthesiology.  

Alongside his clinical role at University Hospitals, Dr. Tabbaa serves as an Investigator at Cleveland FES Center and as an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University. 

Pain management is a branch of medicine employing an interdisciplinary approach for easing the suffering and improving the quality of life of those living with chronic pain. A pain management specialist is a doctor who specializes in pain medicine, focusing on the evaluation, treatment, and prevention of pain.

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