Elie Sarraf

Elie Sarraf, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He holds appointments across multiple clinical divisions including Alternate Site Anesthesia, ENT Anesthesia, Multi-Specialty Anesthesia, and OB Anesthesia.

His research focuses on anesthesia informatics and pharmacokinetic modeling, with signature contributions to the Drug Titration Paradox theory. Key areas include clinical pharmacokinetics, medical simulation, pulse oximetry accuracy validation, and sepsis prognosis modeling using social determinants of health. His work bridges anesthesiology with data science and biomedical engineering.

Analysis of recent publications reveals strong emphasis on clinical measurement validation (pulse oximetry simulation studies), drug titration theory reinterpretation, and innovative applications of computer vision for medical training. His 2025 Drug Titration Paradox paper demonstrates how perfect titration creates inverse dose-effect correlation.

• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2022)

Dr. Sarraf's research integrates clinical observation with computational modeling, particularly in drug delivery systems and medical device validation. His current projects include enhancing sepsis prognosis models with demographic variables and developing hand-tracking systems for surgical training. He actively collaborates across anesthesia subspecialties and biomedical engineering disciplines.