Jamel Ortoleva, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Jamel Ortoleva completed his undergraduate education with a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics in December of 2007. He began his medical career in August of 2008 as a student at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and was awarded his MD in May of 2012. Dr. Ortoleva completed his internship at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts and completed residency in Anesthesia at Yale New Haven Hospital in 2016.
After completing a critical care fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in 2017 and a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2018, he joined Tufts Medical Center as a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist and Intensivist with heavy involvement in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) cannulation and management, having performed cannulations for multiple modes and for multiple indications including venovenous, standard venoarterial and venoarterial ECMO for patients receiving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or eCPR and for COVID-19 patients. Additionally, at Tufts, he developed the bedside cannulation kit and expanded the use of TEE for bedside ECMO cannulation.
Dr. Ortoleva began at Boston Medical Center in May of 2023 and is a member of the ECMO team. He is an associate professor of anesthesiology through the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. He is the director of research in the department of Anesthesiology at Boston Medical Center and actively involved in research at a multi-institutional level with over 115 peer reviewed manuscripts. His research interests include mechanical circulatory support decision making, mechanical circulatory support initiation and management, vasoplegia management, right ventricular failure, echocardiography, and resuscitation.
Websites
Education
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
- Indiana University Bloomington, BS
Publications
- Published on 1/25/2025
Ortoleva J, Pisano DV. Obesity and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes: The Plot Thickens. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jan 25. PMID: 39919945.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 1/13/2025
Ortoleva J, Dalia A, Convissar D, Pisano DV, Bittner E, Berra L. Vasoplegia in Heart, Lung, or Liver Transplantation: A Narrative Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr; 39(4):988-1003. PMID: 39880710.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/18/2024
Ortoleva J, Rodriguez E, Pisano DV. Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction With Shock From Takotsubo Syndrome: Just as Bad as It Seems? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar; 39(3):559-561. PMID: 39753500.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/12/2024
Ortoleva J, Ramirez S, Pisano DV, Shapeton A. What Is in a Name? When It Comes to Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Everything. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar; 39(3):569-572. PMID: 39743424.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/12/2024
Ortega R, Vietor R, Arbelaez C, Feliu D, Nozari A, Ortoleva J. Blast Injuries. N Engl J Med. 2024 Dec 12; 391(23):e58. PMID: 39665654.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 12/1/2024
Baker MB, Ortoleva J, Wang Y, Nozari A, Baker WE. Damage Control Resuscitation in Traumatic Hemorrhage: Comment. Anesthesiology. 2024 Dec 01; 141(6):1213-1215. PMID: 39401345.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/27/2024
Ortoleva J, Pisano DV. Venovenous or Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Pulmonary Hemorrhage? It Depends. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Feb; 39(2):492-493. PMID: 39674739.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/26/2024
Ripoll JG, Chang MG, Bittner EA, Ortoleva J, Khromava M, Bradley DT, Griffin EK, Diaz Soto JC, Wieruszewski PM, Chang K, Nabzdyk CS, Ramakrishna H. Analysis of The 2024 ESC/EACTS Guidelines For The Management Of Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar; 39(3):818-835. PMID: 39674741.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/18/2024
Tabrizi NS, Shapeton AD, Ortoleva J, Musuku SR, Schumann R. Post-esophagectomy patients presenting for general anesthesia induction: a survey of practice among US anesthesiologists (PESO-GAIN-S). J Anesth. 2025 Feb; 39(1):83-92. PMID: 39557678.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 10/25/2024
Ortoleva JP, Pisano DV, Tull CM, Shapeton AD. Operating Room Extubation After Cardiac Surgery: Routine for Some or Routine for None? J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jan; 39(1):1-3. PMID: 39567300.
Read at: PubMed
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