Lu Fan Cai, MD

Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
Call 800-789-7366
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Director of Anesthesia, Penn Medicine University City
  • Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

My education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania Health System
  • Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Spoken languages

English
English
中文 / 普通话
Chinese - Mandarin

Insurance accepted

Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.

Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: On the medical staff, but does not have privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cai is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

Research

Publications

Cai,L Grosh,T Graff,V Impact of Eliminating Gabapentinoids from an Orthopedic Enhanced Recovery Protocol on Postoperative Hypotension After Total Joint Arthroplasty , Anesthesia and Analgesia Practice: 2026

K.Konja, T.Grosh, V.Wung, L.Cai, T.Gaulton, A.Horan, M.Dooley, R.Eckenhoff, D. Rader An Anesthetic Biobank of Cerebrospinal Fluid for Further Characterization of Postoperative Cognitive Changes in an Aging Population , American Society of Anesthesiology Meeting, 2023: 2023

Ochroch J, Qi V, Badiola I, Grosh T, Cai L, Graff V, Nelson C, Israelite C, Elkassabany NM Analgesic efficacy of adding the IPACK block to a multimodal analgesia protocol for primary total knee arthroplasty , Reg Anesth Pain Med, 45(10): 2020,799-804

Iglesias R, Cai L Opioid Conversion , Anesthesia Education Toolbox : 2020

Graff V, Cai L, Badiola I, Elkassabany NM Music versus midazolam during preoperative nerve block placements: a prospective randomized controlled study , Reg Anesth Pain Med, 44(8): 2019,796-799

Ochroch J, Qi V, Grosh T, Badiola I, Cai L, Nelson C, Israelite C, Elkassabany N The Analgesic Efficacy of Adding the IPACK Block to a Multimodal Analgesia Protocol for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty , 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Las Vegas NV: 2019

Elkassabany NM, Cai LF, Badiola I, Kase B, Liu J, Hughes C, Israelite CL, Nelson CL A prospective randomized open-label study of single injection versus continuous adductor canal block for postoperative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty , Bone Joint J, 101-B(3): 2019,340-7

Graff V, Badiola I, Cai L, Elkassabany N Music vs Midazolam during Preoperative Nerve Block Placement: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study , 43st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, New York NY : 2018

Cai L, Liu J, Elkassabany N Anesthesia and Pain Management in Geriatric Fractures , Fractures in the Elderly, 2nd Edition: 2018,113-127

Cai L, Huang S Infectious Complications of Central Neuraxial Block , Complications in Anesthesia, 3rd Edition: 2017,579-581