Dominic Pisano, MD

Clinical Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dominic Pisano, MD is a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine (CASOM) at Boston University. He was appointed the Residency Program Director at Boston Medical Center - Brighton Department of Anesthesiology in October 2025. Previously, he was assistant professor of anesthesiology at Tufts University School of Medicine and the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University.

Dominic received his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, completed his anesthesiology training at Tufts Medical Center, and went on to pursue fellowship in anesthesia critical care at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Dominic has received several awards for his clinical and education work, including the Golden Apple Teaching Award and the Ellison C. Pierce, MD Patient Safety/Teaching Award from CASOM.

Dominic's research interests include mechanical circulatory support, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), the physiologically difficult airway, regional anesthesia and pain medicine in the critically-ill, and the advancement of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals in healthcare professions. He has published extensively on ECMO and is a frequent guest editor of the Journal of Cardiovascular Anesthesia. He currently serves on the Critical Care Medicine Interest Group for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, as well as the Airway and Ventilation Management Course Committee at the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Publications

  • Published 2/13/2026

    Ortoleva JP, Pisano DV. More Mechanical Support, More Problems: Unpacking Bleeding in ECMO. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 May; 40(5):1595-1597. PMID: 41813484.

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  • Published 11/23/2025

    Ortoleva J, Wieruszewski PM, Pisano D, Bittner E. Clinical Trials of Physiological Monitors: Learning from the Mistakes of the Past. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Feb; 40(2):432-434. PMID: 41387150.

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  • Published 10/9/2025

    Ortoleva J, Pisano DV. Intraoperative Hyperoxia in Routine Cardiac Surgery: Much Ado About Nothing. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jan; 40(1):409-411. PMID: 41162280.

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  • Published 8/6/2025

    Ortoleva J, Pisano DV, Michel E, Nabzdyk C. Extracorporeal Life Support and Lung Transplant: A Breath of Fresh Air. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Nov; 39(11):2922-2924. PMID: 40866184.

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  • Published 5/18/2025

    Ortoleva J, Pisano DV, Wieruszewski PM. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Vasoplegia: Walking Before Running. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Sep; 39(9):2543-2544. PMID: 40483246.

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Education

  • Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
  • Johns Hopkins University, BA