The Department of Anesthesiology

Che A. Solla, MD, MBA

Associate Professor
Assistant Fellowship Director

Clinical Focus

Pain Medicine

Education

Medical School
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis TN, 2010

Residency
Anesthesiology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda MD, 2014

Fellowship
Pain Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York NY, 2019

Graduate School
Physician Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA), University of Tennessee Knoxville Haslam College of Business, Knoxville TN, 2021

Certification

Diplomate American Board of Anesthesiology, 2015
Subspecialty certification in Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology, 2019

Current Publications

Solla CA, Pehrson A, Gulsah O, Indranoi T, Montgomery M, Buehler J.
The impact of reducing opioid unit dose quantities on perioperative utilization and pain scores for laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Pain Manag. 2022 Aug 26. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2021-0126. Online ahead of print.

Solla CA, Pehrson A, Gulsah O, Indranoi T, Montgomery M, Buehler J.
The impact of reducing opioid unit dose quantities on perioperative utilization and pain scores for laparoscopic cholecystectomies. Pain Manag. 2022 Aug 26. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2021-0126. Online ahead of print.

Spiegel MA, Chen GH, Solla AC, Hingula LP, Legler A, Gulati A.
Evaluation of an intrathecal drug delivery protocol leads to rapid reduction of systemic opioids in the oncological population. Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2021 Mar;24(3):418-422. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Current Presentations

Barrilleaux BJ, Cato PJ, Solla CA. Multimodal pain management approach to avoid complex regional pain syndrome flare in patient undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Presented at American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine; 2024 March - 23; San Diego ,California.

Madigan J, Cato P, Solla C. Intrathecal morphine for pain control in three patients undergoing deep inferior epigastric flap breast reconstruction. Presented at American Society of Regional Anesthesia Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting; 2024 March - 23; San Diego ,California.

Pehrson A, Onar Gulsah, Solla C, Buehler J. Sex differences in perioperative opioid utilization among patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Presented at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting; 2022 November-7; Boston, Massachusetts.

Kamry C, Solla CA, Buehler J, Hintz M. Reducing Reliance On Opioids Through The Development Of An Opioid Stewardship Program At The University Of Tennessee Medical Center. Presented at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting; 2022 October-22; New Orleans, Louisiana.

Jason MB, Smith D, Pehrson A, Gulsah O, Indranoi T, Montgomery M, Solla C. The Effect of Decreased Syringe Size on Intraoperative Opioid Utilization and Postoperative Pain. Presented at Annual regional anesthesiology and pain medicine meeting; 2022 March-31; Las Vegas , Nevada.

Solla C. Effects of Intraoperative Opioid Presentation Dose on Medication Waste and Patient Outcomes Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Presented at Annual Regional and Acute Pain Medicine ; 2022 March; Virtual.