Kunal Panda, M.D.
Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
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About Me
Certified Specialties
Anesthesiology - American Board of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine - American Board of Anesthesiology
Faculty Appointments
Associate Professor - Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (SMD)
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, Duke University Hospital. 2013 - 2014
Residency, Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo. 2010 - 2013
Internship, Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo. 2009 - 2010
Education
MD | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Internal Medicine. 2009
Publications
Journal Articles
Comparative Analysis of Thrombosis in ECPella Patients Between Bivalirudin versus Heparin Anticoagulation Strategies
Cho AJ, Panda K, Gozelski R, Jones A, Wood K, Gu Y.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025; 39(7): 1689-1695.
Crossing Boundaries: Utilizing Left-sided Impella for Right Ventricular Mechanical Support and Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiogram Considerations.
Gu Y, Bjelic M, Panda K, Wyrobek J, Lander H, Wu I, Simon B, Barrus B.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025; 39(3): 625-634.
Performance of a Large Language Model on the Anesthesiology Continuing Education Exam
Gupta V, Gu Y, Lustik SJ, Park W, Yin S, Rubinger D, Chang FM, Panda K, Besharat S, Sadhra H, Glance LG.
Anesthesiology. 2024; 141(6): 1196-1199.
Modernization of Cardiac Advanced Life Support – Role and Value of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist Intensivist in Post-Cardiac Surgery Arrest Resuscitation
Yang Gu, Kunal Panda, Audrey Spelde, Christina Anne Jelly, Jerome Crowley, Jacob Gutsche, Asad Ali Usman.
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2024; .
Perioperative Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Adult Patients: A Review for the Perioperative Physician.
Panda K, Glance LG, Mazzeffi M, Gu Y, Wood KL, Moitra VK, Wu IY.
Anesthesiology. 2024; 140(5): 1026-1042.
Cannula-Associated Deep Vein Thrombosis After Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Patients with and Without Systemic Anticoagulation.
Gu Y, Bjelic M, Panda K, Usman AA, Magnuson R, Gosev I.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023; 15(23): 738-3.
Anesthetic Management and Considerations for Electrophysiology Procedures
Gu, Y; Lander, H; Abozaid, R; Chang, F; Clifford, H; Aktas, M; Lebow, B; Panda, K; Wyrobek, J.
Advances in Anesthesia. 2022; 40.
Systolic Nonclosure of the Mitral Valve: Two Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Pan-Cardiac Cycle Mitral Valve Opening During Shock States.
Bral D, Wyrobek J, Lander H, Panda K, Schwarz K.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022; 37(1): 81-85.
Hybrid Approach to Post-Myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture Repair and Its Early Complications
Gu, Y; Panda, K; Bensimhon, A; Bernstein, W.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021; 35(1): 274-280.
Expanding Indications for ECMO.
Panda, K.; Tolpin, DA.
Texas Society of Anesthesiology Newsletter. 2016; 49.
Improved method of in vivo respiratory-gated micro-CT imaging
Walters, EB.; Panda, K.; Bankson, JA.; Brown, E.; Cody, DD.
Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2004; 49(17): 4163-72.
Books
Noninvasive ventilation in valvular heart disease and left atrial occlusion procedures (2025)
Chapter: Noninvasive Ventilatory Approaches in Interventional Procedures - Rationale and Clinical Applications
Authors: Fallon France, Daniel Rubinger, Ravie Abozaid, Kunal Panda.
Publisher: Springer Nature, Switzerland AG 2025
Noninvasive ventilation in Transesophageal echocardiography (2025)
Chapter: Noninvasive Ventilatory Approaches in Interventional Procedures - Rationale and Clinical Applications
Authors: Michael Hannon, Emily Seif, Mark A. Marinescu, Kunal Panda.
Publisher: Springer Nature, Switzerland AG 2025
Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest. (2024)
Chapter: Clinical Perfusion for Cardiac Surgery - A Step-by-Step Guide to the Fundamentals
Authors: Kunal Panda, Rahul S. Thandla, Nishank Nooli, Ahmed F. Zaky. Chapter 35: Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Publisher: Springer Nature, Switzerland AG 2024
Clinical Perfusion for Cardiac Surgery - A Step-by-Step Guide to the Fundamentals (2023)
Chapter: Deep Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest.
Authors: Rahul S. Thandla, Kunal Panda, Ahmed F. Zaky, Nishank Nooli.
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Gewerbestrasse 2023
Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine (2022)
Chapter: Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation (NIV) in Cardiology Procedures.
Authors: Jedrysiak, Daniel; Broker, Jason; Panda, Kunal
Publisher: Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers. 2022
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