Jamel Ortoleva, MD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

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.

Publications

  • Published 3/12/2025

    Pisano DV, Shapeton A, Ortoleva J. The Pitfalls of Comparing Different Mechanical Circulatory Support Modalities. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Mar 12. PMID: 40158927.

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  • Published 3/7/2025

    Calhoun A, Lee MH, Pisano DV, Karavas A, Ortoleva J. Variability in triggers for mechanical left ventricular unloading in VA-ECMO: A literature search. J Extra Corpor Technol. 2025 Mar; 57(1):24-31. PMID: 40053855.

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  • Published 2/20/2025

    Kumar N, Ortoleva JP. From Rescue to Prevention: Prophylactic Hydroxocobalamin Shows Promise in Mitigating Vasoplegic Shock Post Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Jun; 39(6):1610-1611. PMID: 40057438.

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  • Published 1/25/2025

    Ortoleva J, Pisano DV. Obesity and Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes: The Plot Thickens. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr; 39(4):1087-1088. PMID: 39919945.

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  • Published 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.

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Education

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
  • Indiana University Bloomington, BS