Ashanpreet Grewal
Assistant Professor
Email: agrewal@som.umaryland.edu
MD: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Research Interests: Quality process improvement, intraoperative methadone use, transcatheter treatment of ascending aorta disease
Publication Highlights- Garcia S, Mali M, Grewal A. Pro: Methadone Should Be Used as a Part of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Protocol. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 May;38(5):1268-1271. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.02.022. Epub 2024 Feb 21. PMID: 38458828.
Erik Strauss, MD
Associate Professor
Email: estrauss@som.umaryland.edu
MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research Interests: 1. Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance and Assessment of Mitral Valve Repair; Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair 2. Perioperative Blood Conservation and Perioperative Antifibrinolytic Regimens 3. Orthotopic Cardiac Xenotransplantation
Publication Highlights: Strauss ER, Li S, Henderson R, Carpenter R, Guo D, Thangaraju K, Katneni U, Buehler PW, Gobburu JVS, Tanaka KA. A Pharmacokinetic and Plasmin-Generation Pharmacodynamic Assessment of a Tranexamic Acid Regimen Designed for Cardiac Surgery With Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Aug;36(8 Pt A):2473-2482. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2021.12.029. Epub 2021 Dec 29. PMID: 35094925.
Reney Henderson, MD
Associate Professor
Email: rhenderson@som.umaryland.edu
MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Research Interests: Patient-centered blood management, blood conservation techniques, and hemostatic monitoring
Highlighted Publications: Henderson, R. A., Judd, M., Strauss, E. R., Gammie, J. S., Mazzeffi, M. A., Taylor, B. S., & Tanaka, K. A. (2021). Hematologic evaluation of intraoperative autologous blood collection and allogeneic transfusion in cardiac surgery. Transfusion, 61(3), 788–798. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.16259
Samhati Mondal, MBBS, MS
Associate Professor
Email: smondal@som.umaryland.edu
MBBS: Calcutta Medical College
Research Interests: Enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery, Perioperative Echocardiography, perioperative coagulopathy and its management, regional anesthesia for cardiothoracic surgery, and coagulation management in solid organ transplants
Highlighted Publications: Mondal, S., Abuelkasem, E., Vesselinov, R., Henderson, R., Choi, S., Mousa, A., Zaza, K. J., & Tanaka, K. A. (2024). Protamine dosing and its impact in cardiac surgery transfusion practice: A retrospective bi-institutional analysis. Transfusion, 64(3), 467–474. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17730.