MiasPretoriusMD

Anesthesiology • Nashville, TN

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Professor of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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Office
3601 21st Ave S
Nashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000

Fax+1 615-936-0605
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Clinical Expertise

Atrial fibrillation, Pharmacology, Minimally invasive mitral valve repair, Blood transfusion, Interventional echocardiography, Transcatheter aortic valve repair, Kidney

Education & Training

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1996 - 2000
University of Pretoria Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2000 - 2026
IA State Medical License 1999 - 2002
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
National Board of EchocardiographyPerioperative Echocardiography

Clinical Trials

Bradykinin Receptor Antagonism During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Start of enrollment: 2006 May 01
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3
The RAS, Fibrinolysis and Cardiopulmonary Bypass Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
Completed
Phase 4
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Infants and Children Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Not Applicable
A Retrospective Analysis of Statin Use and Outcome After Thoracic Cancer Surgery Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Completed
Acetaminophen for Oxidative Stress After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Inhibition of Lipid Peroxidation During Cardiac Surgery Start of enrollment: 2011 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
In reply: Uncertainties in the relationship between high mean platelet volume and acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery.
Abinaya Ramakrishnan, Cynthia Zheng, Manuel L. Fontes, Frederic W. Lombard, Austin A. Woolard, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Frederic T. Billings, Mias Pretorius, J...> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie. 2021 Jan 1
Mean Platelet Volume and Cardiac Surgery-Associated Atrial Fibrillation.
Abinaya Ramakrishnan, Manuel L. Fontes, Frederic W. Lombard, Mark J. Abdelmalak, Yurim Hong, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Frederic T. Billings th, Mias Pretorius, ...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2021 Aug 1
3 citations
Mean platelet volume and cardiac-surgery-associated acute kidney injury: a retrospective study.
Abinaya Ramakrishnan, Cynthia Zheng, Manuel L. Fontes, Frederic W. Lombard, Austin A. Woolard, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Frederic T. Billings, Mias Pretorius, J...> ;Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia = Journal Canadien D'anesthesie. 2020 Sep 15
3 citations
Effect of Regional Analgesia Techniques on Opioid Consumption and Length of Stay After Thoracic Surgery.
Wills C Dunham, Frederick W. Lombard, David A. Edwards, Yaping Shi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Kara K. Siegrist, Susan S. Eagle, Mias Pretorius, Matthew D. McEvoy, Erin A. G...> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020 Aug 17
5 citations
CYP2D6 Genotype-guided Metoprolol Therapy in Cardiac Surgery Patients: Rationale and Design of the Pharmacogenetic-guided Metoprolol Management for Postoperative Atria...
Wills C. Dunham, Matthew B. Weinger, Jason Slagle, Mias Pretorius, Ashish S. Shah, Tarek S. Absi, Matthew S. Shotwell, Marc Beller, Erica Thomas, Cindy L. Vnencak-Jone...> ;Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2020 Jan 1
13 citations
Feasibility of left atrial appendage device closure following chronically failed surgical ligation
Christopher R. Ellis, Mohamed Metawee, Robert N. Piana, Jeremy M. Bennett, Mias Pretorius, Robert J. Deegan> ;Heart Rhythm. 2019 Jan 1
22 citations
Fish Oil and Perioperative Bleeding.
Emmanuel Akintoye, Prince Sethi, William S. Harris, Paul A. Thompson, Roberto Marchioli, Luigi Tavazzi, Roberto Latini, Mias Pretorius, Nancy J. Brown, Peter Libby, Da...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2018 Nov 1
3 citations
Future Technology of Mitral Valve Repair and Replacement for Mitral Valve Disease
Kelly Kohorst, Mias Pretorius> ;Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2018 Jun 13
A Left Ventricle to Left Atrial Appendage Fistula After Mitral Valve Replacement.
Yafen Liang, Bantayehu Sileshi, Clayton A. Kaiser, Mias Pretorius, Andrew D. Shaw> ;A&A Practice. 2018 Mar 1
Point-of-Care Ultrasound Facilitated Detection of Femoral Occlusive Septic Emboli During Mitral Valve Surgery: A Case Report.
Melissa L. Bellomy, Susan S. Eagle, Mias Pretorius, Ben R. Barton, Yafen Liang> ;A&A Practice. 2018 Jan 1
3 citations
Simultaneous comparisons of treatments at multiple time points: Combined marginal models versus joint modeling.
Philip Pallmann, Mias Pretorius, Christian Ritz> ;Statistical Methods in Medical Research. 2017 Dec 1
A Left Ventricle to Left Atrial Appendage Fistula After Mitral Valve Replacement.
Yafen Liang, Bantayehu Sileshi, Clayton A. Kaiser, Mias Pretorius, Andrew D. Shaw> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Oct 26
13 citations
The Risk of Oxygen during Cardiac Surgery (ROCS) trial: study protocol for a randomized clinical trial
Marcos G. Lopez, Mias Pretorius, Matthew S. Shotwell, Robert J. Deegan, Susan S. Eagle, Jeremy M. Bennett, Bantayehu Sileshi, Yafen Liang, Brian J. Gelfand, Adam J. Ki...> ;Trials. 2017 Jun 26
1 citations
Incidental Detection of an Intracardial Floating Thrombus by Echocardiography During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
Yafen Liang, Khan Chaichana, Mias Pretorius, Susan S. Eagle, Yandong Jiang> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2017 Jun 1
Balanced crystalloids versus saline in the intensive care unit: study protocol for a cluster-randomized, multiple-crossover trial.
Semler MW, Self WH, Wang L, Byrne DW, Wanderer JP, Ehrenfeld JM, Stollings JL, Kumar AB, Hernandez A, Guillamondegui OD, May AK, Siew ED, Shaw AD, Bernard GR, Rice TW> ;Trials. 2017 Mar 16
53 citations
Intraoperative cerebral oxygenation, oxidative injury, and delirium following cardiac surgery
Marcos G. Lopez, Pratik P. Pandharipande, Jennifer Morse, Matthew S. Shotwell, Ginger L. Milne, Mias Pretorius, Andrew D. Shaw, L. Jackson Roberts, Frederic T. Billings> ;Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2017 Feb 1
Failed Percutaneous Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Replacement Caused by Retained Valve Holder.
Jeremy M. Bennett, Robert J. Deegan, Simon Maltais, Mias Pretorius> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2016 Jan 1
15 citations
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition increases ADMA concentration in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – a randomized cross-over study
Jorge L. Gamboa, Mias Pretorius, Katie C. Sprinkel, Nancy J. Brown, T. Alp Ikizler> ;BMC Nephrology. 2015 Oct 22
3 citations
Twinkling artifact associated with guidewire placement.
Jeremy M. Bennett, Juan Carlos Estrada, Moore Benjamin Shoemaker, Mias Pretorius> ;Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2015 Jul 1
5 citations
Hemodynamic instability in patients undergoing pulmonary embolectomy: institutional experience.
Jeremy M. Bennett, Mias Pretorius, Rashid M. Ahmad, Susan S. Eagle> ;Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2015 May 1
21 citations
Perioperative Intravenous Acetaminophen Attenuates Lipid Peroxidation in Adults Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Frederic T. Billings, Michael R. Petracek, L. Jackson Roberts, Mias Pretorius> ;Plos One. 2015 Feb 23
In reply.
Schildcrout, J. S.,Han, X.,Ehrenfeld, J. M.,Wagner, C. E.,Pretorius, M.> ;Anesthesiology. 2014 Oct 22
24 citations
Dipeptidyl‐Peptidase 4 Inhibition and the Vascular Effects of Glucagon‐like Peptide‐1 and Brain Natriuretic Peptide in the Human Forearm
Jessica K. Devin, Mias Pretorius, Hui Nian, Chang Yu, Frederic T. Billings, Nancy J. Brown> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2014 Aug 21
26 citations
Acetaminophen attenuates lipid peroxidation in children undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass.
Scott A. Simpson, Hayden J. Zaccagni, David P. Bichell, Karla G. Christian, Bret A. Mettler, Brian S. Donahue, L. Jackson Roberts, Mias Pretorius> ;Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. 2014 Jul 1
54 citations
Substance P Increases Sympathetic Activity During Combined Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibition
Jessica K. Devin, Mias Pretorius, Hui Nian, Chang Yu, Frederic T. Billings, Nancy J. Brown> ;Hypertension. 2014 May 1
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Professional Memberships

American Heart Association - AHA
Member
International Anesthesia Research Society - IARS
Member
American Society of Anesthesiologists - ASA
Member

Hospital Affiliations

Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Tennessee