Shamsuddin Akhtar, MD
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine
Biography
TEST AUTOMATION BIO
Titles
- Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
- Director, Medical Student Education
- Medical Director of YNHH 7-1 Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1998)
- FellowMedical College of Wisconsin (1996)
- ResidentSUNY at Stony Brook (1995)
- InternSUNY at Stony Brook (1992)
- MDAga Khan University (1989)
Languages Spoken
- English
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- اردو (Urdu)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) (1997)
Publications
- Bardia A, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. Response to comment on: "Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65". Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 81: 110911. PMID: 35780644, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110911.
- Schonberger RB, Dai F, Michel G, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N, Bardia A. Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 80: 110846. PMID: 35489305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846.
- Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS, Sieber F, Sessler DI, Magaziner J, Elkassabany N, Schwenk ES, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Menio D, Ayad S, Hassan M, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Tierney A, Gaskins LJ, Horan AD, Brown T, Dattilo J, Carson JL, Looke T, Bent S, Franco-Mora A, Hedrick P, Newbern M, Tadros R, Pealer K, Vlassakov K, Buckley C, Gavin L, Gorbatov S, Gosnell J, Steen T, Vafai A, Zeballos J, Hruslinski J, Cardenas L, Berry A, Getchell J, Quercetti N, Bajracharya G, Billow D, Bloomfield M, Cuko E, Elyaderani MK, Hampton R, Honar H, Khoshknabi D, Kim D, Krahe D, Lew MM, Maheshwer CB, Niazi A, Saha P, Salih A, de Swart RJ, Volio A, Bolkus K, DeAngelis M, Dodson G, Gerritsen J, McEniry B, Mitrev L, Kwofie MK, Belliveau A, Bonazza F, Lloyd V, Panek I, Dabiri J, Chavez C, Craig J, Davidson T, Dietrichs C, Fleetwood C, Foley M, Getto C, Hailes S, Hermes S, Hooper A, Koener G, Kohls K, Law L, Lipp A, Losey A, Nelson W, Nieto M, Rogers P, Rutman S, Scales G, Sebastian B, Stanciu T, Lobel G, Giampiccolo M, Herman D, Kaufman M, Murphy B, Pau C, Puzio T, Veselsky M, Apostle K, Boyer D, Fan BC, Lee S, Lemke M, Merchant R, Moola F, Payne K, Perey B, Viskontas D, Poler M, D'Antonio P, O'Neill G, Abdullah A, Fish-Fuhrmann J, Giska M, Fidkowski C, Guthrie ST, Hakeos W, Hayes L, Hoegler J, Nowak K, Beck J, Cuff J, Gaski G, Haaser S, Holzman M, Malekzadeh AS, Ramsey L, Schulman J, Schwartzbach C, Azefor T, Davani A, Jaberi M, Masear C, Haider SB, Chungu C, Ebrahimi A, Fikry K, Marcantonio A, Shelvan A, Sanders D, Clarke C, Lawendy A, Schwartz G, Garg M, Kim J, Caruci J, Commeh E, Cuevas R, Cuff G, Franco L, Furgiuele D, Giuca M, Allman M, Barzideh O, Cossaro J, D'Arduini A, Farhi A, Gould J, Kafel J, Patel A, Peller A, Reshef H, Safur M, Toscano F, Tedore T, Akerman M, Brumberger E, Clark S, Friedlander R, Jegarl A, Lane J, Lyden JP, Mehta N, Murrell MT, Painter N, Ricci W, Sbrollini K, Sharma R, Steel PAD, Steinkamp M, Weinberg R, Wellman DS, Nader A, Fitzgerald P, Ritz M, Bryson G, Craig A, Farhat C, Gammon B, Gofton W, Harris N, Lalonde K, Liew A, Meulenkamp B, Sonnenburg K, Wai E, Wilkin G, Troxell K, Alderfer ME, Brannen J, Cupitt C, Gerhart S, McLin R, Sheidy J, Yurick K, Chen F, Dragert K, Kiss G, Malveaux H, McCloskey D, Mellender S, Mungekar SS, Noveck H, Sagebien C, Biby L, McKelvy G, Richards A, Abola R, Ayala B, Halper D, Mavarez A, Rizwan S, Choi S, Awad I, Flynn B, Henry P, Jenkinson R, Kaustov L, Lappin E, McHardy P, Singh A, Donnelly J, Gonzalez M, Haydel C, Livelsberger J, Pazionis T, Slattery B, Vazquez-Trejo M, Baratta J, Cirullo M, Deiling B, Deschamps L, Glick M, Katz D, Krieg J, Lessin J, Mojica J, Torjman M, Jin R, Salpeter MJ, Powell M, Simmons J, Lawson P, Kukreja P, Graves S, Sturdivant A, Bryant A, Crump SJ, Verrier M, Green J, Menon M, Applegate R, Arias A, Pineiro N, Uppington J, Wolinsky P, Gunnett A, Hagen J, Harris S, Hollen K, Holloway B, Horodyski MB, Pogue T, Ramani R, Smith C, Woods A, Warrick M, Flynn K, Mongan P, Ranganath Y, Fernholz S, Ingersoll-Weng E, Marian A, Seering M, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Wagner A, Walter A, Wong C, Orwig D, Goud M, Helker C, Mezenghie L, Montgomery B, Preston P, Schwartz JS, Weber R, Fleisher LA, Mehta S, Stephens-Shields AJ, Dinh C, Chelly JE, Goel S, Goncz W, Kawabe T, Khetarpal S, Monroe A, Shick V, Breidenstein M, Dominick T, Friend A, Mathews D, Lennertz R, Sanders R, Akere H, Balweg T, Bo A, Doro C, Goodspeed D, Lang G, Parker M, Rettammel A, Roth M, White M, Whiting P, Allen BFS, Baker T, Craven D, McEvoy M, Turnbo T, Kates S, Morgan M, Willoughby T, Weigel W, Auyong D, Fox E, Welsh T, Cusson B, Dobson S, Edwards C, Harris L, Henshaw D, Johnson K, McKinney G, Miller S, Reynolds J, Segal BS, Turner J, VanEenenaam D, Weller R, Lei J, Treggiari M, Akhtar S, Blessing M, Johnson C, Kampp M, Kunze K, O'Connor M, Looke T, Tadros R, Vlassakov K, Cardenas L, Bolkus K, Mitrev L, Kwofie MK, Dabiri J, Lobel G, Poler M, Giska M, Sanders D, Schwartz G, Giuca M, Tedore T, Nader A, Bryson G, Troxell K, Kiss G, Choi S, Powell M, Applegate R, Warrick M, Ranganath Y, Chelly JE, Lennertz R, Sanders R, Allen BFS, Kates S, Weigel W, Li J, Wijeysundera DN, Kheterpal S, Moore RH, Smith AK, Tosi LL, Looke T, Mehta S, Fleisher L, Hruslinski J, Ramsey L, Langlois C, Mezenghie L, Montgomery B, Oduwole S, Rose T. Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 952-960. PMID: 35696684, DOI: 10.7326/M22-0320.
- Ammar MA, Ammar AA, Wee T, Deshpande R, Band M, Akhtar S. Relationship Between Glucose Time in Range in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2022, 8850666221098383. PMID: 35491687, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221098383.
- Raredon MSB, Fisher C, Heerdt PM, Schonberger RB, Nargi A, Nivison S, Fajardo E, Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Greaney AM, Belter J, Raredon T, Zinter J, McKee A, Michalski M, Baevova P, Niklason LE. Pressure-Regulated Ventilator Splitting for Disaster Relief: Design, Testing, and Clinical Experience. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2022, 134: 1094-1105. PMID: 34928890, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005825.
- Akhtar S. Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2022, 35: 96-104. PMID: 34878418, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001084.
- Akhtar S, Bardia A, Schonberger RB. Reply to: Comment on: Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2680-2681. PMID: 34185888, PMCID: PMC8440365, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17327.
- Schonberger RB, Bardia A, Dai F, Michel G, Yanez D, Curtis JP, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N. Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2195-2209. PMID: 33788251, PMCID: PMC8373684, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17139.
- Lumas S, Hsiang W, Akhtar S, Ochoa Chaar CI. Regional Anesthesia is Underutilized for Carotid Endarterectomy Despite Improved Perioperative Outcomes Compared with General Anesthesia. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 73: 336-343. PMID: 33373769, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.11.035.
- Chen EY, Michel G, Zhou B, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 2020, 37: 435-446. PMID: 32300966, PMCID: PMC7359723, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00760-3.
- Tantawy H, Li A, Dai F, Elgammal M, Sukumar N, Elefteriades J, Akhtar S. Association of red blood cell transfusion and short- and longer-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 1225-1232. PMID: 29402623, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.033.
- Chen EY, Sukumar N, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. A Pilot Analysis of the Association Between Types of Monitored Anesthesia Care Drugs and Outcomes in Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement Performed Without General Anesthesia. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 666-671. PMID: 29277298, PMCID: PMC5766429, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.07.009.
- Akhtar S. Pharmacological considerations in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2018, 31: 11-18. PMID: 29189287, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000544.
- Tao J, Bukanova EN, Akhtar S. Safety of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) for emergent reversal of factor Xa inhibitors. Journal Of Intensive Care 2018, 6: 34. PMID: 29942519, PMCID: PMC6001072, DOI: 10.1186/s40560-018-0303-y.
- Akhtar S, Heng J, Dai F, Schonberger RB, Burg MM. A Retrospective Observational Study of Anesthetic Induction Dosing Practices in Female Elderly Surgical Patients: Are We Overdosing Older Patients? Drugs & Aging 2016, 33: 737-746. PMID: 27581549, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-016-0394-x.
- Akhtar S, Liu J, Heng J, Dai F, Schonberger RB, Burg MM. Does intravenous induction dosing among patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgical procedures follow current recommendations: a study of contemporary practice. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2016, 33: 208-15. PMID: 27555166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.02.001.
- Akhtar S, Ramani R. Geriatric Pharmacology. Anesthesiology Clinics 2015, 33: 457-69. PMID: 26315631, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.004.
- Akhtar S, Morris B, Roy R, Balogun SA. Case 3-2015: preventing adverse outcomes in the very elderly cardiac surgical patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2015, 29: 510-21. PMID: 25440648, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.07.014.
- Akhtar S. Guidelines and perioperative care of the elderly. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2014, 52: 64-76. PMID: 25268865, DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000033.
- Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Haddadin AS. Utility of ultrasound in the ICU. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2014, 27: 123-32. PMID: 24589673, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000057.
- Maerz LL, Akhtar S. Perioperative glycemic management in 2011: paradigm shifts. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2011, 17: 370-5. PMID: 21734491, DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328348beb7.
- Alexanian SM, McDonnell ME, Akhtar S. Creating a perioperative glycemic control program. Anesthesiology Research And Practice 2011, 2011: 465974. PMID: 21912542, PMCID: PMC3168770, DOI: 10.1155/2011/465974.
- Barash P, Akhtar S. Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2010, 105 Suppl 1: i3-15. PMID: 21148653, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq318.
- Peterfreund RA, Akhtar S. How sweet it is . . . (or isn't)! Anesthesia And Analgesia 2010, 110: 979-81. PMID: 20357141, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d4527e.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG, Inzucchi SE. Scientific principles and clinical implications of perioperative glucose regulation and control. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2010, 110: 478-97. PMID: 20081134, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c6be63.
- Akhtar S. Fat embolism. Anesthesiology Clinics 2009, 27: 533-50, table of contents. PMID: 19825491, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.07.018.
- Akhtar S, Assaad S, Amin M, Holt NF, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative beta-blocker use: impact of national guidelines on clinical practice. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2008, 20: 122-8. PMID: 18410867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.09.012.
- Tantawy H, Silverman TJ, Silverman DG, Akhtar S. Survey of anesthesiologists as to the value of prior ECG in a patient with nonspecific ST-T wave changes. Connecticut Medicine 2007, 71: 453-6. PMID: 17902381.
- Ranjbaran H, Sokol SI, Gallo A, Eid RE, Iakimov AO, D'Alessio A, Kapoor JR, Akhtar S, Howes CJ, Aslan M, Pfau S, Pober JS, Tellides G. An inflammatory pathway of IFN-gamma production in coronary atherosclerosis. Journal Of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2007, 178: 592-604. PMID: 17182600, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.592.
- Ranjbaran H, Wang Y, Manes TD, Yakimov AO, Akhtar S, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Tellides G. Heparin displaces interferon-gamma-inducible chemokines (IP-10, I-TAC, and Mig) sequestered in the vasculature and inhibits the transendothelial migration and arterial recruitment of T cells. Circulation 2006, 114: 1293-300. PMID: 16940188, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.631457.
- Akhtar S. Ischemic heart disease. Anesthesiology Clinics 2006, 24: 461-85. PMID: 17240602, DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.04.002.
- Martinez EA, Nass CM, Jermyn RM, Rosenbaum SH, Akhtar S, Chan DW, Malkus H, Weiss JL, Fleisher LA. Intermittent cardiac troponin-I screening is an effective means of surveillance for a perioperative myocardial infarction. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2005, 19: 577-82. PMID: 16202889, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.07.002.
- Akhtar S, Amin M, Tantawy H, Senior A, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative beta-blocker use: is titration to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute a consistently attainable goal? Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2005, 17: 191-7. PMID: 15896586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.06.020.
- Akhtar S, Silverman DG. Assessment and management of patients with ischemic heart disease. Critical Care Medicine 2004, 32: S126-36. PMID: 15064671.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG. Perioperative use of beta-blockers: past, present, and future. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2002, 40: 133-57. PMID: 11897941.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG. Significance of beta-blockers in the perioperative period. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2002, 15: 27-35. PMID: 17019181, DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200202000-00005.
Departments and Programs
Biography
TEST AUTOMATION BIO
Titles
- Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
- Director, Medical Student Education
- Medical Director of YNHH 7-1 Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Education & Training
- FellowYale University School of Medicine (1998)
- FellowMedical College of Wisconsin (1996)
- ResidentSUNY at Stony Brook (1995)
- InternSUNY at Stony Brook (1992)
- MDAga Khan University (1989)
Languages Spoken
- English
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (Punjabi)
- اردو (Urdu)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) (1997)
Publications
- Bardia A, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. Response to comment on: "Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65". Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 81: 110911. PMID: 35780644, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110911.
- Schonberger RB, Dai F, Michel G, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N, Bardia A. Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2022, 80: 110846. PMID: 35489305, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846.
- Neuman MD, Feng R, Ellenberg SS, Sieber F, Sessler DI, Magaziner J, Elkassabany N, Schwenk ES, Dillane D, Marcantonio ER, Menio D, Ayad S, Hassan M, Stone T, Papp S, Donegan D, Marshall M, Jaffe JD, Luke C, Sharma B, Azim S, Hymes R, Chin KJ, Sheppard R, Perlman B, Sappenfield J, Hauck E, Hoeft MA, Tierney A, Gaskins LJ, Horan AD, Brown T, Dattilo J, Carson JL, Looke T, Bent S, Franco-Mora A, Hedrick P, Newbern M, Tadros R, Pealer K, Vlassakov K, Buckley C, Gavin L, Gorbatov S, Gosnell J, Steen T, Vafai A, Zeballos J, Hruslinski J, Cardenas L, Berry A, Getchell J, Quercetti N, Bajracharya G, Billow D, Bloomfield M, Cuko E, Elyaderani MK, Hampton R, Honar H, Khoshknabi D, Kim D, Krahe D, Lew MM, Maheshwer CB, Niazi A, Saha P, Salih A, de Swart RJ, Volio A, Bolkus K, DeAngelis M, Dodson G, Gerritsen J, McEniry B, Mitrev L, Kwofie MK, Belliveau A, Bonazza F, Lloyd V, Panek I, Dabiri J, Chavez C, Craig J, Davidson T, Dietrichs C, Fleetwood C, Foley M, Getto C, Hailes S, Hermes S, Hooper A, Koener G, Kohls K, Law L, Lipp A, Losey A, Nelson W, Nieto M, Rogers P, Rutman S, Scales G, Sebastian B, Stanciu T, Lobel G, Giampiccolo M, Herman D, Kaufman M, Murphy B, Pau C, Puzio T, Veselsky M, Apostle K, Boyer D, Fan BC, Lee S, Lemke M, Merchant R, Moola F, Payne K, Perey B, Viskontas D, Poler M, D'Antonio P, O'Neill G, Abdullah A, Fish-Fuhrmann J, Giska M, Fidkowski C, Guthrie ST, Hakeos W, Hayes L, Hoegler J, Nowak K, Beck J, Cuff J, Gaski G, Haaser S, Holzman M, Malekzadeh AS, Ramsey L, Schulman J, Schwartzbach C, Azefor T, Davani A, Jaberi M, Masear C, Haider SB, Chungu C, Ebrahimi A, Fikry K, Marcantonio A, Shelvan A, Sanders D, Clarke C, Lawendy A, Schwartz G, Garg M, Kim J, Caruci J, Commeh E, Cuevas R, Cuff G, Franco L, Furgiuele D, Giuca M, Allman M, Barzideh O, Cossaro J, D'Arduini A, Farhi A, Gould J, Kafel J, Patel A, Peller A, Reshef H, Safur M, Toscano F, Tedore T, Akerman M, Brumberger E, Clark S, Friedlander R, Jegarl A, Lane J, Lyden JP, Mehta N, Murrell MT, Painter N, Ricci W, Sbrollini K, Sharma R, Steel PAD, Steinkamp M, Weinberg R, Wellman DS, Nader A, Fitzgerald P, Ritz M, Bryson G, Craig A, Farhat C, Gammon B, Gofton W, Harris N, Lalonde K, Liew A, Meulenkamp B, Sonnenburg K, Wai E, Wilkin G, Troxell K, Alderfer ME, Brannen J, Cupitt C, Gerhart S, McLin R, Sheidy J, Yurick K, Chen F, Dragert K, Kiss G, Malveaux H, McCloskey D, Mellender S, Mungekar SS, Noveck H, Sagebien C, Biby L, McKelvy G, Richards A, Abola R, Ayala B, Halper D, Mavarez A, Rizwan S, Choi S, Awad I, Flynn B, Henry P, Jenkinson R, Kaustov L, Lappin E, McHardy P, Singh A, Donnelly J, Gonzalez M, Haydel C, Livelsberger J, Pazionis T, Slattery B, Vazquez-Trejo M, Baratta J, Cirullo M, Deiling B, Deschamps L, Glick M, Katz D, Krieg J, Lessin J, Mojica J, Torjman M, Jin R, Salpeter MJ, Powell M, Simmons J, Lawson P, Kukreja P, Graves S, Sturdivant A, Bryant A, Crump SJ, Verrier M, Green J, Menon M, Applegate R, Arias A, Pineiro N, Uppington J, Wolinsky P, Gunnett A, Hagen J, Harris S, Hollen K, Holloway B, Horodyski MB, Pogue T, Ramani R, Smith C, Woods A, Warrick M, Flynn K, Mongan P, Ranganath Y, Fernholz S, Ingersoll-Weng E, Marian A, Seering M, Sibenaller Z, Stout L, Wagner A, Walter A, Wong C, Orwig D, Goud M, Helker C, Mezenghie L, Montgomery B, Preston P, Schwartz JS, Weber R, Fleisher LA, Mehta S, Stephens-Shields AJ, Dinh C, Chelly JE, Goel S, Goncz W, Kawabe T, Khetarpal S, Monroe A, Shick V, Breidenstein M, Dominick T, Friend A, Mathews D, Lennertz R, Sanders R, Akere H, Balweg T, Bo A, Doro C, Goodspeed D, Lang G, Parker M, Rettammel A, Roth M, White M, Whiting P, Allen BFS, Baker T, Craven D, McEvoy M, Turnbo T, Kates S, Morgan M, Willoughby T, Weigel W, Auyong D, Fox E, Welsh T, Cusson B, Dobson S, Edwards C, Harris L, Henshaw D, Johnson K, McKinney G, Miller S, Reynolds J, Segal BS, Turner J, VanEenenaam D, Weller R, Lei J, Treggiari M, Akhtar S, Blessing M, Johnson C, Kampp M, Kunze K, O'Connor M, Looke T, Tadros R, Vlassakov K, Cardenas L, Bolkus K, Mitrev L, Kwofie MK, Dabiri J, Lobel G, Poler M, Giska M, Sanders D, Schwartz G, Giuca M, Tedore T, Nader A, Bryson G, Troxell K, Kiss G, Choi S, Powell M, Applegate R, Warrick M, Ranganath Y, Chelly JE, Lennertz R, Sanders R, Allen BFS, Kates S, Weigel W, Li J, Wijeysundera DN, Kheterpal S, Moore RH, Smith AK, Tosi LL, Looke T, Mehta S, Fleisher L, Hruslinski J, Ramsey L, Langlois C, Mezenghie L, Montgomery B, Oduwole S, Rose T. Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2022, 175: 952-960. PMID: 35696684, DOI: 10.7326/M22-0320.
- Ammar MA, Ammar AA, Wee T, Deshpande R, Band M, Akhtar S. Relationship Between Glucose Time in Range in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2022, 8850666221098383. PMID: 35491687, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221098383.
- Raredon MSB, Fisher C, Heerdt PM, Schonberger RB, Nargi A, Nivison S, Fajardo E, Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Greaney AM, Belter J, Raredon T, Zinter J, McKee A, Michalski M, Baevova P, Niklason LE. Pressure-Regulated Ventilator Splitting for Disaster Relief: Design, Testing, and Clinical Experience. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2022, 134: 1094-1105. PMID: 34928890, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000005825.
- Akhtar S. Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2022, 35: 96-104. PMID: 34878418, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001084.
- Akhtar S, Bardia A, Schonberger RB. Reply to: Comment on: Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2680-2681. PMID: 34185888, PMCID: PMC8440365, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17327.
- Schonberger RB, Bardia A, Dai F, Michel G, Yanez D, Curtis JP, Vaughn MT, Burg MM, Mathis M, Kheterpal S, Akhtar S, Shah N. Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2021, 69: 2195-2209. PMID: 33788251, PMCID: PMC8373684, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.17139.
- Lumas S, Hsiang W, Akhtar S, Ochoa Chaar CI. Regional Anesthesia is Underutilized for Carotid Endarterectomy Despite Improved Perioperative Outcomes Compared with General Anesthesia. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2021, 73: 336-343. PMID: 33373769, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2020.11.035.
- Chen EY, Michel G, Zhou B, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. An Analysis of Anesthesia Induction Dosing in Female Older Adults. Drugs & Aging 2020, 37: 435-446. PMID: 32300966, PMCID: PMC7359723, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-020-00760-3.
- Tantawy H, Li A, Dai F, Elgammal M, Sukumar N, Elefteriades J, Akhtar S. Association of red blood cell transfusion and short- and longer-term mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 1225-1232. PMID: 29402623, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.12.033.
- Chen EY, Sukumar N, Dai F, Akhtar S, Schonberger RB. A Pilot Analysis of the Association Between Types of Monitored Anesthesia Care Drugs and Outcomes in Transfemoral Aortic Valve Replacement Performed Without General Anesthesia. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2018, 32: 666-671. PMID: 29277298, PMCID: PMC5766429, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2017.07.009.
- Akhtar S. Pharmacological considerations in the elderly. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2018, 31: 11-18. PMID: 29189287, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000544.
- Tao J, Bukanova EN, Akhtar S. Safety of 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC) for emergent reversal of factor Xa inhibitors. Journal Of Intensive Care 2018, 6: 34. PMID: 29942519, PMCID: PMC6001072, DOI: 10.1186/s40560-018-0303-y.
- Akhtar S, Heng J, Dai F, Schonberger RB, Burg MM. A Retrospective Observational Study of Anesthetic Induction Dosing Practices in Female Elderly Surgical Patients: Are We Overdosing Older Patients? Drugs & Aging 2016, 33: 737-746. PMID: 27581549, DOI: 10.1007/s40266-016-0394-x.
- Akhtar S, Liu J, Heng J, Dai F, Schonberger RB, Burg MM. Does intravenous induction dosing among patients undergoing gastrointestinal surgical procedures follow current recommendations: a study of contemporary practice. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2016, 33: 208-15. PMID: 27555166, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2016.02.001.
- Akhtar S, Ramani R. Geriatric Pharmacology. Anesthesiology Clinics 2015, 33: 457-69. PMID: 26315631, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2015.05.004.
- Akhtar S, Morris B, Roy R, Balogun SA. Case 3-2015: preventing adverse outcomes in the very elderly cardiac surgical patients. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2015, 29: 510-21. PMID: 25440648, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2014.07.014.
- Akhtar S. Guidelines and perioperative care of the elderly. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2014, 52: 64-76. PMID: 25268865, DOI: 10.1097/AIA.0000000000000033.
- Deshpande R, Akhtar S, Haddadin AS. Utility of ultrasound in the ICU. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2014, 27: 123-32. PMID: 24589673, DOI: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000057.
- Maerz LL, Akhtar S. Perioperative glycemic management in 2011: paradigm shifts. Current Opinion In Critical Care 2011, 17: 370-5. PMID: 21734491, DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328348beb7.
- Alexanian SM, McDonnell ME, Akhtar S. Creating a perioperative glycemic control program. Anesthesiology Research And Practice 2011, 2011: 465974. PMID: 21912542, PMCID: PMC3168770, DOI: 10.1155/2011/465974.
- Barash P, Akhtar S. Coronary stents: factors contributing to perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events. British Journal Of Anaesthesia 2010, 105 Suppl 1: i3-15. PMID: 21148653, DOI: 10.1093/bja/aeq318.
- Peterfreund RA, Akhtar S. How sweet it is . . . (or isn't)! Anesthesia And Analgesia 2010, 110: 979-81. PMID: 20357141, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181d4527e.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG, Inzucchi SE. Scientific principles and clinical implications of perioperative glucose regulation and control. Anesthesia And Analgesia 2010, 110: 478-97. PMID: 20081134, DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181c6be63.
- Akhtar S. Fat embolism. Anesthesiology Clinics 2009, 27: 533-50, table of contents. PMID: 19825491, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2009.07.018.
- Akhtar S, Assaad S, Amin M, Holt NF, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative beta-blocker use: impact of national guidelines on clinical practice. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2008, 20: 122-8. PMID: 18410867, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2007.09.012.
- Tantawy H, Silverman TJ, Silverman DG, Akhtar S. Survey of anesthesiologists as to the value of prior ECG in a patient with nonspecific ST-T wave changes. Connecticut Medicine 2007, 71: 453-6. PMID: 17902381.
- Ranjbaran H, Sokol SI, Gallo A, Eid RE, Iakimov AO, D'Alessio A, Kapoor JR, Akhtar S, Howes CJ, Aslan M, Pfau S, Pober JS, Tellides G. An inflammatory pathway of IFN-gamma production in coronary atherosclerosis. Journal Of Immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2007, 178: 592-604. PMID: 17182600, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.1.592.
- Ranjbaran H, Wang Y, Manes TD, Yakimov AO, Akhtar S, Kluger MS, Pober JS, Tellides G. Heparin displaces interferon-gamma-inducible chemokines (IP-10, I-TAC, and Mig) sequestered in the vasculature and inhibits the transendothelial migration and arterial recruitment of T cells. Circulation 2006, 114: 1293-300. PMID: 16940188, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.631457.
- Akhtar S. Ischemic heart disease. Anesthesiology Clinics 2006, 24: 461-85. PMID: 17240602, DOI: 10.1016/j.atc.2006.04.002.
- Martinez EA, Nass CM, Jermyn RM, Rosenbaum SH, Akhtar S, Chan DW, Malkus H, Weiss JL, Fleisher LA. Intermittent cardiac troponin-I screening is an effective means of surveillance for a perioperative myocardial infarction. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2005, 19: 577-82. PMID: 16202889, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2005.07.002.
- Akhtar S, Amin M, Tantawy H, Senior A, Barash PG, Silverman DG. Preoperative beta-blocker use: is titration to a heart rate of 60 beats per minute a consistently attainable goal? Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2005, 17: 191-7. PMID: 15896586, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2004.06.020.
- Akhtar S, Silverman DG. Assessment and management of patients with ischemic heart disease. Critical Care Medicine 2004, 32: S126-36. PMID: 15064671.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG. Perioperative use of beta-blockers: past, present, and future. International Anesthesiology Clinics 2002, 40: 133-57. PMID: 11897941.
- Akhtar S, Barash PG. Significance of beta-blockers in the perioperative period. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2002, 15: 27-35. PMID: 17019181, DOI: 10.1097/00001503-200202000-00005.
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