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Kunal Panda, M.D.

Kunal Panda, M.D.

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Contact

Appointment (585) 275-2141

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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