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 6/25/2026

    Ortoleva J, Wieruszewski PM, French A, Crowley JC, Michel E, Riley W, Convissar D, Pisano DV. Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in adults with cardiogenic shock. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2026; 13:1851908. PMID: 42428484.

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  • Published 6/20/2026

    Kawabori M, Jackel CA, Nugent JA, Johnson AY, Mangino T, Ortoleva J. Meta-analysis: percutaneous versus surgical VA-ECMO decannulation demonstrates no clear differences in most outcomes, with a signal toward lower infection. J Artif Organs. 2026 Jun 20; 29(3). PMID: 42322366.

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  • Published 6/3/2026

    Elmadhoun O, Balanescu DV, Seelhammer TG, Alwatari Y, Buda KG, Ortoleva JP, Ahmad SR, Chaudhary S, Ramanujan K, Guru PK, Caples SM, Wieruszewski PM, Ramakrishna H. The 2026 Multisociety Acute Pulmonary Embolism Guidelines: An Expert Perspective. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 Jun 03. PMID: 42342484.

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  • Published 5/28/2026

    Alktaish W, Ortoleva JP, Shapeton AD. Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms: Location, Location, Location. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2026 May 28. PMID: 42323238.

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  • Published 5/25/2026

    Maracaja L, Schoroder JN, Keenan J, Klapper JA, Welsby IJ, Hartwig M, Podgoreanu MV, Date H, Esmailian G, Tong BC, Patel K, Zwischenberger B, McGugan PL, Ortoleva J, Stokes J, Kumar A, Mehta S, Vigneshwar N, Vekstein AM, Milano CA. A dedicated modular system for open-chest stabilization in thoracic transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2026 May 25. PMID: 42114695.

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Education

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

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