Nichlesh Patel, MD
Associate Professor
Anesthesia
School of Medicine

I am a practicing cardiothoracic anesthesiologist at Moffitt Long Hospital, where I participate in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgical cases. I additionally practice as an anesthesiologist in charge or "E1am" at ML Hospital, where I am involved in the multidisciplinary management and clinical care of a busy operating room schedule of complex cases.

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Additionally, I am the Quality Improvement Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and also Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.

I participate in the education of anesthesia residents and cardiothoracic anesthesia fellows through various lectures. Additionally, I and the rotation director for the 140.07 Advanced Rotation in Anesthesia for OMFS Residents, who spend six months of their residency learning anesthesia practice.

My research interests are in the management of coagulopathy, minimally invasive procedures, and quality improvement initiatives.

Education & Training

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• Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship The Texas Heart Institute 05/2014
• Anesthesia Residency UCSF 05/2013
• M.D. Medical Doctorate SUNY Downstate 05/2009
• B.S. Biomedical Engineering Columbia University 05/2005

Interests

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• Operating Room Efficiency
• Thromboelastography
• Cardiac Anesthesia
• Transesophageal Echocardiography
• Thoracic Anesthesia
• Quality Improvement
• Healthcare Economics

Publications (4)

Top publication keywords:
Extracellular Matrix ProteinsHemostatic TechniquesPerioperative CareAnesthesiologistsGlycoproteinsCardiac Surgical ProceduresSocieties, MedicalAggrecansAnesthesia, Cardiac ProceduresPostoperative HemorrhageHeparinAnesthesiologyHemostasisBlood Loss, SurgicalConsensus

• In Response.
  Anesthesia and analgesia 2020 Raphael J, Mazer CD, Shore-Lesserson L, Bollen B, Levy JH, Schwann N, Subramani S, Schroeder A, Abdalla M, Ferreira R, Roman PE, Patel N, Welsby I, Greilich PE, Harvey R, Ranucci M, Heller LB, Boer C,…
• Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Improvement Advisory for Management of Perioperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
  Anesthesia and analgesia 2019 Raphael J, Mazer CD, Subramani S, Schroeder A, Abdalla M, Ferreira R, Roman PE, Patel N, Welsby I, Greilich PE, Harvey R, Ranucci M, Heller LB, Boer C, Wilkey A, Hill SE, Nuttall GA, Palvadi RR, Patel…
• Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Clinical Practice Improvement Advisory for Management of Perioperative Bleeding and Hemostasis in Cardiac Surgery Patients.
  Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 2019 Raphael J, Mazer CD, Subramani S, Schroeder A, Abdalla M, Ferreira R, Roman PE, Patel N, Welsby I, Greilich PE, Harvey R, Ranucci M, Heller LB, Boer C, Wilkey A, Hill SE, Nuttall GA, Palvadi RR, Patel…
• Interaction of cartilage oligomeric matrix protein/thrombospondin 5 with aggrecan.
  The Journal of biological chemistry 2007 Chen FH, Herndon ME, Patel N, Hecht JT, Tuan RS, Lawler J