Shamsuddin Akhtar, MD
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Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology
Medical Director of YNHH 7-1 Surgical Intensive Care Unit
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Dr. Akhtar is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology and a nationally recognized educator and leader of clinical anesthesiology. He is board certified in both Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Akhtar has conducted groundbreaking studies of surgical patients demonstrating that elderly patients are consistently administered higher than recommended doses of intravenous induction anesthetics and the incidence of hypotension provoked by these anesthetic induction doses was significantly higher in the elderly patients, which resulted in higher use of rescue pressor therapy to maintain adequate blood pressure. Currently, Dr. Akhtar is part of a clinical study which uses the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG) database to determine the association of anesthetic induction dose - with clinically meaningful hypotension that occurs prior to the initiation of the surgical procedures among patients age ≥ 65, and separately among those age ≥ 80.
He has also completed a textbook entitled “Principles of Geriatric Critical Care” published by Cambridge University. He is Past-President of Society for Advancement of Geriatric Anesthesia (SAGA), Board Member of ACE publication by the American Society of Anesthesiology.
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Anesthesiology
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Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (1998)
- Fellow
- Medical College of Wisconsin (1996)
- Resident
- SUNY at Stony Brook (1995)
- Intern
- SUNY at Stony Brook (1992)
- MD
- Aga Khan University (1989)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Anesthesiology; Critical Care Outcomes; Perioperative Care; Pharmacology
ORCID
0000-0002-1127-0538
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Stanley Rosenbaum, MD
Ranjit Deshpande, MD, MBA, FCCM
George Michel
Hossam Tantawy, MD
Robert Schonberger, MD, MHCDS
Allison M. Greaney, PhD
73Publications
1,215Citations
Perioperative Care
Anesthesiology
Publications
2022
Pain, Analgesic Use, and Patient Satisfaction With Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery : A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to comment on: “Association of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65”
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, PMCID: PMC11146281, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsRelationship Between Glucose Time in Range in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients and Mortality in Critically Ill Patients
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, 37: 1625-1633. PMID: 35491687, DOI: 10.1177/08850666221098383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNon-diabetic patientsBlood glucose rangeDiabetic patientsIll patientsGlucose rangeTIR 70Hospital mortalityMortality rateHospital mortality rateNon-diabetic cohortLower mortality rateAdult patientsCohort studyMortality benefitSingle centerGlucose timePercentage of timeHigh incidencePatientsMortalityDlLtDiabeticsICUHyperglycemiaAssociation of propofol induction dose and severe pre-incision hypotension among surgical patients over age 65
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, PMCID: PMC11150018, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2022.110846.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPropofol induction doseGeneral anesthetic inductionSevere hypotensionInduction doseBlood pressure measurementsYears of ageSurgical patientsEndotracheal intubationAnesthetic inductionInvasive blood pressure measurementsGeriatric surgical patientsNon-vascular surgeryDose of propofolNon-invasive blood pressure measurementBlood pressure dropSignificant independent associationPostoperative morbidityRetrospective observationalTotal patientsMulticenter cohortPrimary outcomeAnesthesia inductionPrimary exposureIndependent associationSurgical incision
2021
Pressure-Regulated Ventilator Splitting for Disaster Relief: Design, Testing, and Clinical Experience
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 & Analgesia 2021, 134: 1094-1105. PMID: 34928890, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000005825.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPositive end-expiratory pressureClinical experienceIndividualized positive end-expiratory pressureIntensive care unitEnd-expiratory pressureCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicHealth care teamDisease 2019 pandemicVentilatory supportIll patientsCare unitCare teamVentilator sharingFuture clinical applicationsPatientsIndependent careVentilator capacityClinical applicationCOVID-19 pandemicVentilatorClinical environmentOutline recommendationsMass traumaPandemicHospitalPreoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation
Akhtar S. Preoperative evaluation of geriatric patients undergoing liver transplantation. Current Opinion In Anaesthesiology 2021, 35: 96-104. PMID: 34878418, DOI: 10.1097/aco.0000000000001084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLiver transplantationNonalcoholic steatohepatitisGeriatric patientsElderly patientsPreoperative evaluationIncidence of NASHAge-related physiological changesPercent of patientsHepatitis C virusPortopulmonary hypertensionCirrhotic cardiomyopathyHepatopulmonary syndromeMultiple comorbiditiesPulmonary evaluationMetabolic syndromeFrailty evaluationPractice advisoryHepatocellular carcinomaPatientsTransplantationSyndromePhysiological changesHypertensionComorbiditiesSteatohepatitisNeurological Aging and Pharmacological Management of Geriatric Patients
Akhtar S. Neurological Aging and Pharmacological Management of Geriatric Patients. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2021, 11: 381-386. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-021-00497-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsPharmacological Adjuncts to Palliation in the Trauma Patient: Optimal Symptom Management
Ammar M, Ammar A, Cheung C, Akhtar S. Pharmacological Adjuncts to Palliation in the Trauma Patient: Optimal Symptom Management. Current Trauma Reports 2021, 7: 73-82. DOI: 10.1007/s40719-021-00215-z.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsConceptsTrauma patientsSymptom managementQuality of lifePalliative careOptimal symptom managementPatients' symptom managementAdequate palliative careMultidisciplinary team approachHealth care costsSummaryPalliative careEnd of lifePharmacological managementCommon symptomsEarly recognitionEffective pharmacotherapyVulnerable patientsPharmacological adjunctsLife carePatientsReviewThe purposeCare costsPatient careTeam approachCareSymptomsReply to: Comment on: Variation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over 65
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVariation in propofol induction doses administered to surgical patients over age 65
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPropofol induction dosesInduction dosesEndotracheal intubationGeneral anesthetic inductionPropofol induction dosePercent of patientsRetrospective observational studyLarge multicenter cohortSurgical patientsMulticenter cohortPropofol doseBolus doseGeneral anesthesiaInduction dosePropofol inductionPresent studyAnesthetic inductionDose administrationAdvanced agePatient variablesObservational studyProvider practicesAnaesthetic practiceClinical consequencesDosing decisions
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- AB of Anesthesiology
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- 1997
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