David T. Porembka, DO

1. Grum D, Porembka DT. Misconceptions regarding double-lumen tubes and

bronchoscopy (letter to the editor), Anesthesiology 1988; 68:826-827.

2. Orlowski JP, Julius CJ, Petras RE, Porembka DT, Gallagher JM. The safety of intraosseous infusions: risks of fat and bone marrow emboli to the lungs. 1989; Ann Emerg Med 18:1062-1067.
3. Orlowski JP, Porembka DT, Gallagher JM, Van Lente F. The bone marrow as a source of laboratory studies. Ann Emerg Med 1989; 18:1348-1351.
4. Porembka DT, Lowder JN, Orlowski JP, Bastulli J, Lockrem J. Etiology and Management of Doxorubicin Cardiotoxicity (Review Article). Crit Care Med 1989; 17:6:569-572.
5. Orlowski JP, Gallagher JM, Porembka DT. Endotracheal epinephrine is Resuscitation 1990. 19:103-113.
6. Orlowski JP, Porembka DT, Gallagher JM, Lockrem JD, Valente F. Comparison study of intraosseous, central intravenous, and peripheral infusions of emergency drugs. Am J Dis Child 1990; 144:112-117.
7. Porembka DT, Lockrem JD, Graor RA, Grum DF, Rice TF, Vogt D. Treatment of right ventricular thrombus with severe right ventricular dysfunction using urokinase. Crit Care Med 1989; 18(2):241-242.
8. Porembka DT, Sehlhorst, CS, Liwnicz, B, et al; Aspiration and Pulmonary Physiology in the Pig: Does the Type of Aspirate Matter? Critical Care Medicine, 1989, Vol. 18 (2), p. 214-242
9. Porembka DT, Liwnicz BH, Sehlhorst CS. The Effect of Histopathological Changes of Bile in Comparison with Gastric Aspiration in a Porcine Lung Model Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) 1989, Vol. 71 (Supplement), p.A210
10. Porembka DT, Mintz R, Lin K, Han CY, Wee WG et al. Automated On-line Subcardial Imagery of the Mid-papillary Region with Transesophageal Echocardiography Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), 1989, Vol.71, p.A343
11. Ackerman WE, Porembka DT, Juneja MM, Kaczorowski DM. Use of a pulmonary artery catheter in the management of the severe preeclamptic patient. Anesthesiology Review 1990; July-xvii:37-40.
12. Porembka DT, Hoit BD. Transesophageal echocardiography in the intensive care patient. (Review Article). Crit Care Med 1991; 19:826-835.
13. IV Nicardipine Study Group (Porembka DT). Efficacy and safety of intravenous nicardipine in the control of postoperative hypertension. Chest 1991; 99:393-398.
14. Han CY, Lin KN, Porembka, DT, Mintz R, Wee WG. A knowledge-based image analysis for automated boundary extraction of transesophageal echocardiographic left-ventricular images. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 1991; 10:602-610.
15. Han CY, Wan L, Porembka DT. Morphological shape segmentation and boundary extraction for echocardiographic images. IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging, 1991.
16. Wan L, Han CY, Porembka DT. Extraction of heart ventricle contours from echocardiographic images. IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging, 1991.
17. Wan L, Li D, Wee WG, Han CY, Porembka DT. An ANN approach for 2D echocardiographic image processing-application of neocognitron model to LV boundary formation. IEEE Transactions of Medical Imaging, 1991.
18. Wan L, Hu Y, Wee WG, Porembka DT, Behbehani MM. Automatic dynamical sequential image registration by maxima curvature points matching. International Conference on Intelligent Information Processing System, 1992, Beijing.
19. Campbell RS, Davis K Jr., Johnson DJ, Porembka DT, Hurst JM. Laboratory and clinical evaluation of the impact uni-vent 750 portable ventilator. 1992; Respir Care 37:29-36, 1992
20. Porembka DT, Johnston DJ, Fowl RJ, Reising J, Dick BL. Descending thoracic aortic thrombus as a cause of multiple system organ failure: diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography. Crit Care Med 1992; 20:1184-1187.
21. Bloomfield, E, Porembka DT, Ebrahim ZY Grimes-Rice M. Time Wise Analysis of Catecholamine/Vasoactive Peptide Release in AVM’s versus Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysm. Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), 1992, vol. 77 (supplement), pA181
22. Porembka DT, Han CY, Wan L, Behbehani, MM. The Application of Morphologic Operators for Boundary Extraction of Transesophageal Echocardiographic Images. Anesthesiology (Philadelphia) 1992, Vol. 77 (Supplement), p A575
23. The Technology Assessment Task Force of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (Porembka DT): A model for technology assessment applied to pulse oximetry. Crit Care Med 1993; 21:615-614.
24. Porembka DT. Cardiovascular abnormalities in Review. New Horiz 1993;

1:324-341.

20. Porembka DT, Kier A, Sehlhorst S, Orlowski J, Liwnicz B, Davis K. The pathophysiologic changes following bile aspiration in a porcine lung model. Chest 1993; 104:919-924.
21. Davis K Jr, Branson RD, Campbell RS, Porembka DT, Johnson DJ. the Addition of sighs during pressure support ventilation. Is there a benefit? Chest 1993; 104:867-870.
22. Porembka DT, Johnson DJ, Hoit BD, Reising J III, Davis K Jr, Koutlas T. Penetrating cardiac trauma: a role for transesophageal echocardiography. Anesth Analg 1993; 77:1275-1277.
23. Davis K Jr, Johnson DJ, Branson RD, Campbell RS, Johannigman JA, Porembka DT.Airway pressure release ventilation. Arch Surg 1993; 128:1348-1352.
24. Branson RD, Davis K Jr, Campbell RS, Johnson DJ, Porembka DT. Humidification in the intensive care a prospective study of a new protocol utilizing heated humidification and hygroscopic condenser humidification. Chest 1993; 104:1800-1805.
25. Valente JF, Anderson GL, Branson RD, Johnson DJ, Davis K Jr, Porembka DT. Disadvantages of prolonged propofol sedation in the critical care unit. Crit Care Med 1994; 22:710-712.
26. Davis K Jr, Branson RD, Porembka DT. A comparison of the imposed work of breathing with endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes in a lung model. Respir Care 1994; 39:611-616.
27. Coyle DE, Porembka DT, Sehlhorst CS, Wan L, Behbehani MM. Echocardiographic evaluation of bupivacaine cardiotoxicity. Anesth Analg 1994; 79:335-339.
28. Porembka, DT, Behbehani, M, Wan, L, Sehlhorst, S. Development of Edge Detection Algorithms for the Identification of Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities in a Canine Model Anesthesiology (Philadelphia), 1994, Vol. 81 (Supplement) p. A546
29. The Technology Assessment Task Force of the Society of Critical Care Medicine (Porembka DT). A model for technology assessment as applied to closed loop infusion systems. Crit Care Med 1995; 23:1745-1755.
30. Porembka DT. Transesophageal echocardiography. Crit Care Clin 1996; 12:875-918.
31. Troianos CA, Porembka DT. Assessment of left ventricular function and hemodynamics with transesophageal echocardiography. Crit Care Clin 1996; 12:253-272.
32. Davis K Jr., Branson RD, Campbell RS, Porembka DT. Comparison of volume control and pressure control ventilation: is flow waveform the difference? J Trauma 1996; 41:808-14.
33. Bloomfield EL, Porembka DT, Ebrahim ZY, Grimes-Rice M, Secic M, Little JR, Lockrem JD. Analysis of catecholamine and vasoactive peptide release in intracranial arterial venous. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 1996; 8:101- 110.
34. Porembka, DT, Transesophageal echocardiography: Monitoring cardiac function and tissue perfusion, Critical Care Clinics, 1996, Vol.12(4), p. viii-918
35. Bloomfield E, Porembka DT, Grimes-Rice M. Avoidance of nitrous oxide and increased isoflurane during an alfentanil based anesthetic decrease the incidence of postoperative nausea. Anesth Prog 1997; 44:27-31.
36. Branson RD, Campbell RS, Davis K, Porembka DT. Anaesthesia circuits, humidity output, and mucociliary structure and function. Anaesth Intensive Care 1998; 26:178-183.
37. Dellinger, RP, Zimmerman JL, Taylor RW, Straube, RC, Hauser DL, Criner GJ, Davis K Jr., Hyers TM, Papadakos P and the Inhaled Nitric Oxide in ARDS Study Group (Porembka DT). Effects of inhaled nitric oxide in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. Crit Care Med 1998; 26:15-23.
38. Davis K Jr, Evans SL, Campbell RS, Johannigman JA, Luchette FA,

Porembka DT, Branson, RD. prolonged use of heat and moisture exchangers does not affect device efficiency or frequency rate of nosocomial pneumonia. Crit Care Med 2000; 28:1412-1418.

37. Davis K Jr, Evans SL, Campbell RS, Johannigman JA, Luchette FA, Porembka DT. Heat-moisture exchangers and risk of nosocomial pneumonia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000; 21:618.
38. Luchette FA, Porembka DT, Davis Jr K, Branson RD, James L, Hurst JM, Johannigman JA, Campbell RS. Effects of body temperature on accuracy of continuous cardiac measurements. J Invest Surg 2000; 13:147-152.
39. Howie MB, Michelsen LG, Hug CC Jr, Porembka DT, Jopling MW, Warren SM, Shaikh S. Comparison of three remifentanil dose-finding regimens for coronary artery surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2003; 17:51-59.
40. Caudell RW, Chernyak G, Porembka DT. Pain management for postoperative patients. Society of Critical Care Critical Connections News Magazine. April 2004.
41. Pritts TA, Knight D, Davis BR, Porembka DT, Cuschieri J. Accidental self- inflicted nail gun injury to the heart. Injury Extra 2005; 36:517-519.
42. Bloomfield EL, Secic M, Porembka DT. A correlation of catecholamine and vasoactive peptide release with hemodynamics in patients undergoing resection of arteriovenous malformations. Am J Neuroradiol, Neurocrit 2005; 3:127-131.
43. Jacobsohn E, Klock PA, Avidan M and the Oral Examinations Group (Porembka DT). Poor inter-rater reliability on mock anesthesia oral examination. Can J Anesth 2006; 53:659-668.
44. Porembka DT. Importance of transesophageal echocardiography in the critically ill and injured patient. Crit Care Med

2007; 35 (8) (Suppl): S414-S430.

45. Khalil A. Helmy T, Porembka DT. Aortic pathology: aneurysm, dissection, trauma and debris. Crit Care Med 2007; 35 (8) (Suppl): S392-S400.
46. Ahmed SN, Syed FM, Porembka DT. Echocardiographic evaluation of hemodynamics parameters. Crit Care Med 2007; 35 (8) (Suppl): S323-S329.
47. Mazraeshahi RM, Farmer JC, Porembka DT. A suggested curriculum in echocardiography for critical care physicians. Crit Care Med 2007; 35 (8) (Suppl): S431-S433.
48. ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. J Am Coll Cardio, 2008 Mar 18;51)11):1127- 1147
49. ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Circulation. 2008 Mar 18;117(11):1478-1497
50. ACCF/ASE/ACEP/AHA/ASNC/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR 2008 Appropriateness Criteria for Stress Echocardiography. A Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation Appropriateness Criteria Task Force, American Society of Echocardiography, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society and the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Apr 1;71(5): E1-19.
51. Ledford DM, Porembka DT. Confirming a potential killer clinical diagnosis: TRALI. Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, April 2009, Chicago, IL.
52. Robinson BR, Mueller, EW, Burns JB, Maccallum MJ, McCarthy AP, Porembka DT: Acquired factor VIII hemophilia in a trauma patient: case report and literature review. J Trauma 2010; 68(2): E35-8.
53. ACCF/ASE/AHA/ASNC/HFSA/SCA/SCCM/SCCT/SCMR 2011Appropriate Use Criteria for Echocardiography A REPORT OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY FOUNDATION APPROPRIATE USE CRITERIA TASK FORCE, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY, HEART FAILURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA, HEART RHYTHM SOCIETY, SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR ANGIOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONS, SOCIETY OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, SOCIETY OF CARDIOVASCULAR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY,SOCIETY FOR CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CHEST PHYSICIANS Echocardiography J AmSoc Echocardiogr 2011;24:229-67
54. Brett-Major DM, Jacob ST, Jacquerioz FA et Being Ready to Treat Ebola Virus Disease Patients. Am j Trop Med Hyg .2014 Dec 15 [Epub ahead of print]
55. Schieffelin JS, Shaffer JG, Goba A. et Clinical Illness and Outcomes in Patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone N Engl J Med 2014. 371:22;2092-2100
56. Postoperative Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome following Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema in a Patient with Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia,
57. Unexpected Empyema and Bronchopulmonary Fistulae following Tissue Plasminogen Activator (TPA) for a Saddle Embolus in a Morbidly Obese, In Progress
58. The Ebola Epidemic of 2014: An International Conflict of Unprecedented Scale in West Africa. The Dichotomy of Medical Care: Developed vs. Underdeveloped. Invited Review. Critical Care Medicine, 2015
59. Fatuzzo, M, Deshpande, S, Porembka, D. “Bolt from the Blue”: Spontaneous pericardial effusion with rapid tamponade in a patient with undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD) American Society of Anesthesiology, 2025
60. Fatuzzo, M, Ali, L, Deshpande, S, Porembka, D. :Buy one, get one free!: Two episodes of Venous Air Embolism (VAE)-same patient, same procedure, 2025 American Society of Anesthesiology

Books

1. Porembka DT. Inverse ratio ventilation. IN: Problems in Respiratory Care. JB Lippincott, Philadelphia. 1989.
2. Porembka DT. Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Critically Ill. Critical Care: State of the Art, Volume 15, Williams and Wilkins, 1995.
3. Echocardiography: A Problem-Oriented Approach. Edited by Oka Y and Konstadt SN. Lippincott-Raven, 1996; Chapter 21, pgs. 337-368.
4. Porembka DT, Stein K, Bierman M, Masciangelo T. Transesophageal Echocardiography. IN: Textbook of Critical Care Medicine.  WB Saunders Company, 1996.
5. Porembka DT and Nacht A. Transesophageal Echocardiography in IN: Clinical Transesophageal Echocardiography. Edited by Oka Y and Konstadt SN. Lippincott-Raven, 1996, Chapter 21, pgs. 337-368.
6. Porembka DT. Advances in Cardiopulmonary Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit. IN: The Critically Ill Cardiac Patient. Edited by Kvetan V and Dantzker DR. Lippincott-Raven, 1996, Chapter 18.1, pgs. 300-320.
7. Porembka DT. Transesophageal Echocardiography and Cardiac Critical Care. IN: Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient. Edited by Williams JP. Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY, 1996, Chapter 14, pgs. 257-299.
8. Porembka DT. Valvular Heart Disease, IN: Anesthesiology Residents’ Guide to Learning in the ICU, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, 1996.
9. Porembka DT. Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemia, IN: Anesthesiology Residents’ Guide toLearning in the ICU, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, 1996.
10. Porembka DT. Critical Care in Trauma: Focus on Cardiac. IN: TOP ‘96 Course Manual, International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society, 1996.
11. Porembka DT. Transesophageal Echocardiography in Trauma, IN: Postoperative Management of the Cardiac Surgical Patient. Churchill Livingstone, 1996.
12. Porembka DT, Eissa TN. Cardiopulmonary ICU Monitoring: State-of-the Art. IN: The Critically Ill Cardiac Patient: Multisystem Dysfunction and Management. Edited by Dantzker D and Kvetan V. Lippincott, 1996.
13. Porembka DT, Vender JS. Hemodynamic Assessment in the Critically Ill Patient. IN: Critical Care Medicine-Perioperative Management. Edited by Murray MJ, Coursin DB, Pearl RG and Prough DS. Raven Press, New York, 1997, pgs. 85-98.
14. Porembka DT and Hanson CW. New Technologies for the Perioperative Physician. IN: Critical Care Transition: The Anesthesiologist’s Role. Anesthesiology Clinics of North America. Edited by Lumb P. WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1997.
15. Porembka DT. Valvular Heart Disease, IN: Anesthesiology Residents’ Guide to Learning inthe ICU, 2nd Edition, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, 1998.
16. Porembka DT. Diagnosis and Treatment of Myocardial Ischemia, IN: Anesthesiology Residents’ Guide to Learning in the ICU, 2nd Edition, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists, 1998.
17. Porembka DT. Use of Transesophageal and Transthoracic Echocardiography for Monitoring and Diagnosis of Critical Illness. Current Opinion in Critical Care 1998.
18. Porembka DT. New Interventions in Postoperative Respiratory Failure. IN: Complications of Anesthesia. Atlee J (ed). WB Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 1999.
19. Porembka DT and Nacht A. ICU Emergencies. IN: Textbook of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology. Thys DM (ed). The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2001.
20. Porembka DT. Immunomodulatory Effects of Transfusion. IN: Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain. Katz RL (ed). W.B. Saunders Company, 2001,20:36-43.
21. Porembka DT. Postoperative Respiratory Failure. IN: Complications in Anesthesia 2nd Atlee J (ed). Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA,

2006; pgs.347-351.

22. Porembka DT. IN: Civetta, Taylor and Kirby’s Critical Care 4th Edition. Gabrielli, Layon, Yu (eds). Lippincott, Williams &

Wilkins, 2008.

24. Porembka DT. IN: Gabriella, Layon (eds). Critical Care 5th Edition, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 2011
25. Porembka DT. IN: Gabriella, Layon (eds). Update on Critical Care, Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, 2013
26. Porembka DT, Aeschlimann N, Diaz-Gomez J. Overview and Relevance of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Critical Care Medicine. 2014.

Editor

1. Porembka DT (Editor) Critical Care: State of the Art, Volume 15, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD. 1995
2. Porembka DT (Editor). Critical Care Clinics-Transesophageal Echocardiography and Innovative Echocardiography Technology. WB Saunders, Philadelphia. Volume 12, Number 2, April 1996.
3. Porembka DT (Chapter Editor). Erbel R and Zamorano the Aorta: Aortic Aneurysm, Trauma and Dissection. IN: Critical Care Clinics: Controversies in Critical Care Medicine. Edited by Dudlick B, Leibowitz AB, Guest Editor. WB Saunders Company, Volume 12, Number 3, 1996, pgs. 733-766.
4. Porembka DT (Editor). Critical Care Symposium Textbook, Society of

Critical Care Medicine, 1997.

5. Porembka DT (Editor). Society of Critical Care Medicine Annual Refresher Course, 2004.
6. Porembka DT and Hoit BD (Guest Editors) Critical Care Medicine Supplement. Echocardiography in Intensive Care Medicine, 35 (8) 2007.

Research endeavors have involved developing both hardware and software technologies to evaluate cardiac ultrasound. Efforts began in the laboratory using canine and porcine models to encompass rule-base knowledge and artificial intelligence (AI). This AI reached neuro network modeling, in which everything in the cardiac ultrasound image is interrogated and evaluated in real-time, without human interference through the computer. The control model used a conductance catheter for pressure volume measurements by constructing loops to assess ventricular performance and contractility. From the animal model,this research was extended to the clinical base, particularly in the surgical critically ill and injured patients. Research in the cardiovascular secondary effects of different types of brain pathologies, including traumatic brain injury-TBI (closed and penetrating), intracranial bleed in varied areas of the brain, intracranial hypertension, and aneursym with and without vasospasm. In additional endevours, including emerging infectious diseases, especially Ebola and other Sub-tropical and tropical diseases and in relation to climate change.

Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Echocardiography, Transesophageal Echocardiography, Cardiac Anesthesia, Telemedicine        

Honors and Awards

1988        Fellow, College of Chest Physicians

1992        Fellow, American College of Critical Care Medicine

1995        1995 Laerdal Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996        Critical Links Membership Program Award, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1998        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1998        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine, November 1998

1999        Named one of best doctors in America. The Best Doctors in America 1999 Edition

2003        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2003        America’s Registry of Outstanding Professionals

2004        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine, November 2004

2004        FCCS Instructor

2005        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine, November 2005

2006        Continental Who’s Who Registry of National Business Leaders

2006        FDM Instructor

2006        National Medal of Honor for Organ Donation, United States Department of Health and Human Services

2006        Champions for Life Award, LifeCenter Organ Donor Network, Human Health Resources
and Services Administration, United States of America

2006        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2008        Consultant, NIH United States Library of Medicine

2008        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine

2009        Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists

2009        Best Doctors in America 2009-2010 Database

2009        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine, November 2009

2010        Who’s Who in America

2010        Presidential Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2010        National Academy of Inventors, Cincinnati Chapter, University of Cincinnati

2010        Best Doctors in America 2010-2011 Database

2010        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cincinnati, Cincinnati Magazine, January 2010

2010        Best Doctors in America 2009-2010 Database

2011        Best Doctors in America 2010-2011 Database

2012        Best Doctors in America 2011-2012 Database

2012        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cleveland, Cleveland Magazine, March 2012

2013        Named one of the Top Doctors in Cleveland, Cleveland Magazine, March 2013

2015       Masters in The College of Critical Care Medicine, Society of Critical Care Medicin

Technical advisor for echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography.

Accuson, Hewlett-Packard, ATL, Seimans

Grants and Contracts Grants

1991-92   Society of Critical Care Medicine Lilly Research Fellowship in Critical

Care Medicine, PI

The Implementation of Neural Networks for an Automated Left Ventricular Contour Extraction for the Detection of Regional Wall Motion Abnormalities (RWMA) during Myocardial Ischemia

1993-95   The Whitaker Foundation, PI - Automated Left Ventricular Contour

Extraction and Volume Reconstruction During Myocardial Dysfunction

1993-94  Glaxo, Inc., PI - Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Remifentanil in

Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

1994-95  Ohmeda - A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-

Response Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide (OMH-11771) in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Protocol IND-04, IND No. 44,124.

1997-98  Hewlett-Packard, PI - Evaluation and Efficacy of the Transnasal

Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Critically Ill 

1997-98  Alliance Pharmaceutical, PI - Contrast Echocardiography in the Native

and Transplanted Kidney in a Porcine Model

1997-98  Pfizer Pharmaceutical, PI - Prophylactic Difluconazole in the Critically

Ill Patient

1998-99  Pharmacia Upjohn, PI - A Dose Escalation Study to Evaluate Safety

and Efficacy for the Prevention and/or Amelioration of Acute Renal Failure in Patients with Renal Impairment who are Undergoing Elective Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures in U.S. Sites.

Grants:

Principle Investigator, Application and efficacy of right heart thermodilution

conductance pulmonary artery catheter in open aortic abdominal aneurysm repair, 1985-88

Principle Investigator. Automated edge detection with echocardiography, pressure-

volume loops with conductance catheter in a porcine myocardial ischemic model.

Co-Investigator - a Double Blind Randomized Placebo Control Study of Surfactant Replacement inAcute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Multicenter Trial. (Completed)

Co-Investigator - Comparison of the Hemodynamic Effects of Ranitidine and Famotidine inCritically Ill Patients. (Completed)

Principal Investigator - Pilot Study for Multicenter Trial for the Study of Gi87084b (Remifentanil) inCardiac Surgery. (Completed)

Co-Investigator - A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Dose-response Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide (OMH-11771) in the Treatment of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. (In Progress)

Co-Investigator - Randomized Placebo-controlled Study of Inhaled Perfluorocarbon in Adult Patients with ARDS. 1/96-present Primary Investigator - Pfizer Central Research Study - a Double-blind, Placebo- controlled, Parallel Group Study of the Effects of CP-597,396 on Perioperative Cardiac Events in High-Risk Subjects Undergoing Noncardiac Vascular Surgery

Co-Investigator - Prophylactic Antibiotics in the Management of Tube Thoracostomy for Traumatic Hemopneumothorax.

Co-Investigator - Clinical Evaluation of a Closed-loop Controller During Mechanical Ventilation: Adaptive Supportive Ventilation.

Co-Investigator - Right Ventricular End Diastolic Volume as an Estimate of Cardiac Function.

Co-Investigator - A dose-response Study of Inhaled Nitric Oxide in the Treatment of Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

Co-Investigator - A phase II, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, parallel group, dose ranging evaluation of the safety and efficacy of a h- ANP infusion in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Sponsored by Suntory. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Use of INOS in plasma as a marker for the onset of sepsis/SIRS. Sponsored by Research Antibodies. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A phase I, multicenter, open label, single and multi-dose, sequential-group design toinvestigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GR270773 in patients with sepsis. Sponsored by Glaxo Smith-Kline. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A phase II study to determine the efficacy and safety of Sivelestat in subjects with acute lung injury. Sponsor is Eli Lilly. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, comparative study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ertapenem versus piperacillin-tazobactam in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections in hospitalized adults. Sponsored by Merck. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A phase II open label, randomized dose-ranging study of the safety and efficacy of intravenous anidulafungin in the treatment of patients with invasive candidiasis. Sponsored by Versicor. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Impact of aggressive empiric antibiotic therapy on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance during the treatment of ventilator associated pneumonia. Sponsored by Pharmacia. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Linezolid vs. vancomycin/oxacillin/dicloxacillin in the treatment of catheter-related gam-positive bloodstream infections. Sponsored by Pharmacia. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A phase 3, randomized, double-blind comparative study of Micafungin versus placebo as a preemptive antifungal therapy in patients in the intensive care unit at high risk for developing fungal infection. Sponsored by Fujisawa. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Impact of aggressive empiric antibiotic therapy on the emergence of antimicrobial resistance during the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Sponsored by AstraZeneca. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Efficacy and safety of drotrecogin alfa (activated) in adult patients with early-stage severe sepsis. Sponsored by Pfizer. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Linezolid vs. vancomycin/oxacillin in the treatment of catheter- related gram-positive bloodstream infections. Sponsored by Pfizer. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - A comparison of reflective and transmission pulse oximetry. Sponsored by Nellcor/Mallinckrodt. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator - Examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in patients at risk of developing acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator: A prospective, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, comparative study toevaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of a single dose of ertapenem sodium (MK-0826) versus cefotetan for the prophylaxis of surgical site infection following elective colorectal surgery. Sponsored by Merck. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator: A randomized, open label, multi-center, clinical trial, comparing microbiologic response to linezolid and vancomycin in ventilator- associated pneumonia (VAP) due to methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Sponsored by Pfizer.  Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator: A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of Surfaxin (lucinactant) delivered via bronchopulmonary segmental lavage tostandard of care in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Sponsored by Discovery Labs. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator: A phase 3, double blind, randomized, multicenter, non- inferiority study of the safety and efficacy of intravenous anidulafungin vs. fluconazole in the treatment of patients with candidemia and other forms of invasive candidiasis and prevention of complications. Sponsored by Vicuron PFS. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator:  A multicenter, open-label, randomized study to compare the safety and efficacy of once daily levofloxacin along with once daily metronidazole versus piperacillin/tazobactam inthe treatment of complication appendicitis. Sponsored by Ortho McNeil/Pharmanet. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator:  A phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comparative study of the efficacy and safety of tigecycline vs. imipenem/cilastatin for the treatment of subjects with nosocomial pneumonia. Sponsored by Wyeth Covance. Department of Surgery.

Co-Investigator: Thoracoscopically-assisted epicardial bilateral pulmonary vein isolation using bipolar radiofrequency ablation and exclusion of the left atrial appendage for the treatment of atrial fibrillation.  Department of Surgery.

1990-1993       Task Force, Assessment of Technology, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1990-1994       Education Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

1991-1993       Education Committee, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists

1991-1997       Advisory Board, Section of Anesthesiology, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1991-2003       Acute Medicine Committee, Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists

1992-1998       Symposium Program Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1993-1994       Planning Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Ohio Chapter

1993-1994       Professional Relations Committee, Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists

1993-1996       Board of Directors, Ohio Society for Critical Care Medicine

1993-2001       Chair, Bylaws Committee, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists

1993-2003       Board of Directors, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists

1994-1995       Chair-Elect, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesia Section

1994-1995       Chair, Acute Medicine Committee, Ohio State Society of Anesthesiologists

1994-1999       Chair, Ad-Hoc Committee on Grants and Awards, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1994-1999       Program Chairs' Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1994-2000       Continuing Education Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1994-2001       Multidisciplinary Critical Care Board Review Course Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1994-2001       Chair, International Trauma Anesthesia and Critical Care Society

1994-1999       Work Force Planning Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1994-2003       Committee on Critical Care and Trauma, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1994-2013       Council on Critical Care Medicine, American College of Chest Physicians

1995-1996       Chair, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesia Section

1995-1996       Chair, Committee on Critical Care and Trauma, Ohio State Anesthesiologists

1995-1997       Task Force on Membership, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1995-1997       International Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1995-1997       Awards Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Specialty Awards Representative

1995-2001       Alternate Delegate, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1996-1997       Chair, Specialty Review Awards Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1997       Vice-Chair, A.S. Laerdal Memorial Lecture Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1997       Vice-Chair, Fellows Awards Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1997       Program Chair, 1997 Educational and Scientific Program, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1998       Nominating Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1998       Nominating Committee, American College of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1998       Clinical Circulation Subcommittee, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1996-1999       Nominating Committee, Shuben-Weil Award, Anesthesia Section, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-1999       CCSAP/Comprehensive Review Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1996-2000       Co-Chair, Task Force on Combined Anesthesia and Surgery Section, Society of Critical Care
Medicine

1997-1998       Post-Chair, Program Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1998       Chair, A.S. Laerdal Memorial Lecture Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1998       Chair, Fellow Awards Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1998       Vice-Chair, Continuing Education Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1998       International Liaison Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1999       Chair, Continuing Education Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1999       Nominating Committee, Anesthesia Section, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1999       Chair, Continuing Education Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1999       Chair, CSSAP Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-1999       Vice-Chair, Task Force on SCCM/ACCP Board Review

1997-1999       Nominating Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-2000       Co-Chair, Task Force on Education, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-2000       Exhibit Advisory Council, Society of Critical Care Medicine

     1997-2000       Member, Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for the EMT Programs for the EMT Paramedic

1997-2001       Representative, Board of Directors, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1997-2001       Adjunct Member, Committee on Critical Care Medicine & Trauma Medicine, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1997-2002       Multidisciplinary Review Course Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

1997-2005       Member, Subcommittee on Critical Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists

1998-2002       Member, Joint Review Course Committee, SCCM/ACCP

2000-2004       Chair, Committee on Bylaws, American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists

2002-2003       Vice-Chair, Multidisciplinary Review Course Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2003       Vice-Chair, Joint Review Course Committee, SCCM/ACCP

2002-2003       Vice-Chair, Multidisciplinary Review Course Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2003       Member, Distinguished Investigator Award Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2003       Vice-Chair, CCCC/CCRC Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2003       Member, Distinguished Investigator Award Committee, American College of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2005       Member, Research Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2002-2013       Member, International Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

2002-2004       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 10th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Tokyo, Japan, October 2006

2002-2006       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 10th International Congress
of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Prague, Czech Republic, October 2006

2002-2006       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 10th International Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Beijing, China, August 2008

2002-2008       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 10th International

                     Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Beijing, China, August 2008

2003-2004       Chair, CCCC/CCRC Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2003-2004       Member, Ethics Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2003-2004       Member, Joseph Dasta Research Award Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2003-2004       Member, Patient Safety Foundation Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2003-2004       Program Chair, Society of Critical Care Medicine Multidisciplinary Review Course

2004-2005       Program Chair, International Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia

2004-2005       Member, Research Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

2004-2006       Program Chair and Coordinator for The Health Ministry Department for The Peoples of the

           Republic of Chair, Symposium for Critical Care Medicine, Beijing, China, October 2006

2004-2008       Chair, International Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2005-2006       Member, Osteopathic Task Force

2005-2010       Program Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2005-2010       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 10th International

Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Montreal Quebec,
August 2010

2005-2010       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 11th International

                     Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In Istanbul, August 2010

2005-2013       Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 12th International

Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In New Zealand, November 2012

2005-present    Member, Planning Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia, 12th International

Congress of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Meeting In New Zealand, November 2012

2006-2010       Representative, American Society of Anesthesiologists, AIUM Ultrasound Practice Forum

2006-present    Member, American College of Cardiology Foundation and American Society of Echocardiography Appropriateness Criteria for Echocardiography Technical Panel

2006-present    Technical Panel and Reviewer, Member for The Society of Critical Care Medicine, Appropriate Use Criteria for TTE/TEE and Stress Echocardiography Update

2007-2010       Member, Hematology Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007-2010       Member, Monitoring/Technology Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007-2010       Member, Sepsis-Basic Science Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007-2010       Member, Neurology Subcommittee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007-2010       Member, Undergraduate Education Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2007-2011       Co-Chair, Critical Care Subcommittee, CinSIM, University of Cincinati

2009-2012       Member, ICU Design Award Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine

2009-2013       Member, American College of Radiology-American College of Cardiology, Appropriate

                     Utilization-Imaging in Heart Failure Review and Rating Panels 2009-10

2010-2012       ICU Design Committee

2010-2013       Educational Liaison Committee, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

2010-present    Adult MCCKAP Committee, Society of Critical Care Medicine and Education, January 2014,
San Francisco, California

2010-present    Member, Critical Care Committee, American Heart Association and The American College of Cardiology Imaging in Heart Failure

2013-present    Research Section, Founding Member

2014-present    FCCS Program Subcommittee, SCCM

2014-present    FDM, Fundamental in Disaster Management, SCCM

2017-present    Ultrasound Committee, SCCM