Robert J. Canelli, MD
Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Biography
Dr. Robert Canelli is a Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Surgery at the Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist at Boston Medical Center (BMC). Dr. Canelli is the Director of Critical Care for Anesthesia and the Associate Director of the Surgical and Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. He is the Deputy Director of the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Fellowship.
Dr. Canelli received his medical degree from St. George’s University in 2009 and completed his anesthesiology residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center, University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2013, earning chief resident honors in his final year. He went on to complete his critical care fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School with a focus in echocardiography, before joining BMC.
Dr. Canelli’s career has been highlighted by active education in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) through the Society of Critical Care Medicine, World Interactive Network Focused on Critical Ultrasound, and the Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education. He is the lead educator for POCUS at BMC for the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of General Surgery, Division of Trauma Acute Care Surgery. His genuine interest in education has been highlighted by multiple resident teaching awards, departmental patient safety awards, and the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award.
Dr. Canelli is board certified in anesthesiology and critical care medicine. He holds an active testamur status from the National Board of Echocardiography for Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography.
Other Positions
- Anesthesiologist and Critical Care Physician, Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center
- Clinical Director of Simulation, Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center
- Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts
Education
- St. George’s University, MD
- Villanova University, BS
Publications
- Published on 4/27/2024
Canelli RJ, Louca J, Gonzalez RM, Rendon LF, Hartman CR, Bilotta F. Trends in preoperative carbohydrate load practice: A systematic review. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2024 Jul; 48(5):527-537. PMID: 38676554.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/15/2024
Lambert DH, Mustafa W, Rendon LF, Hartman C, Xu L, Canelli R. Awareness During Anesthesia for Trauma: Has Anything Changed? Anesth Analg. 2024 Apr 01; 138(4):e19-e20. PMID: 38489804.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/15/2023
Canelli R, Louca J, Hartman C, Bilotta F. Preoperative carbohydrate load to reduce perioperative glycemic variability and improve surgical outcomes: A scoping review. World J Diabetes. 2023 Jun 15; 14(6):783-794. PMID: 37383597.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/19/2022
Canelli R, Leo M, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2022 05 19; 386(20):1964. PMID: 35584174.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/10/2022
Canelli R, Leo M, Mizelle J, Shrestha GS, Patel N, Ortega R. Use of eFAST in Patients with Injury to the Thorax or Abdomen. N Engl J Med. 2022 03 10; 386(10):e23. PMID: 35263521.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/4/2022
Hsieh A, Baker MB, Phalen JM, Mejias-Garcia J, Hsieh A, Hsieh A, Canelli R. Handheld Point-of-Care Ultrasound: Safety Considerations for Creating Guidelines. J Intensive Care Med. 2022 Sep; 37(9):1146-1151. PMID: 35118909.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 6/1/2021
J Canelli R, J Stasaitis M, Mikkilineni N, Mukerji S, Nurhussien L, Nozari A, Christopher-Dwyer K, Ryan E. Checklists Continue to Prove Their Worth: A Donning and Doffing Checklist Prevents SARS-CoV-2 Transmission. Respir Care. 2021 06; 66(6):1046-1047. PMID: 34039766.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/26/2021
Nozari A, Mukerji S, Vora M, Garcia A, Park A, Flores N, Canelli R, Rodriguez G, Pinciroli R, Nagrebetsky A, Ortega R, Quraishi SA. Postintubation Decline in Oxygen Saturation Index Predicts Mortality in COVID-19: A Retrospective Pilot Study. Crit Care Res Pract. 2021; 2021:6682944. PMID: 34136282.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 4/21/2021
Canelli R, Shrestha GS, Ortega R. Emergency Intubation in Covid-19. Reply. N Engl J Med. 2021 05 13; 384(19):e74. PMID: 33882224.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 2/18/2021
Shrestha GS, Shrestha N, Lamsal R, Pradhan S, Shrestha A, Canelli R, Ortega R. Emergency Intubation in Covid-19. N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 18; 384(7):e20. PMID: 33596358.
Read at: PubMed
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