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Alexander Mittnacht, MD, Anesthesiology, Valhalla, NY, Westchester Medical Center

AlexanderMittnachtMDFASE

Anesthesiology Valhalla, NY

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professor, Anesthesiology, Icahn School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am currently Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, Associate Director and Chief of Cardiac Anesthesia Department of Anesthesiology Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY.
    I specialize in both adult and pediatric cardiac anesthesia. My research and clinical interests include:
    - Fast-tracking and enhanced recovery after pediatric and adult cardiac surgery.
    - Regional anesthesia in children and adults undergoing cardiac surgery and cardiac related procedures
    - Monitoring and in particular cerebral oximetry in children and adults undergoing cardiac surgery and cardiac related procedures
    - Anesthetic considerations in patients undergoing procedures in the electrophysiology lab
    - The use of ultrasound in cardiac surgery/anesthesia including transesophageal echocardiography, US for vascular access and regional anesthesia techniques as it relates to cardiac surgery.

Education & Training

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2001 - 2003
  • University Hospital, University of Wuerzburg
    University Hospital, University of WuerzburgResidency in Anesthesiology, 1996 - 2001
  • Julius Maximilian Univ Wurzburg- Fac Med
    Julius Maximilian Univ Wurzburg- Fac MedClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Pediatric Anesthesiology
  • Bayerische LandesärztekammerGerman Board of Anesthesiology
  • European Academy of AnesthesiologyEuropean Diploma of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
  • The National Board of EchocardiographyDiplomate Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Regional Techniques for Cardiac and Cardiac-Related Procedures  
    Mittnacht AJC, Shariat A, Weiner MM, Malhotra A, Miller MA, Mahajan A, Bhatt HV., J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth., 1/13/2018
  • Mitral regurgitation exacerbation due to sutureless aortic valve replacement  
    Lee T, Mittnacht AJ, Stewart A., Ann Thorac Surg, 1/1/2018
  • Feasibility of subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation with opioid sparing truncal plane blocks and deep sedation  
    Miller MA, Garg J, Salter B, Brouwer TF, Mittnacht AJ, Montgomery ML, Honikman R, Arkonac DE, Choudry S, Dukkipati SR, Reddy VY, Weiner MM., J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol., 1/1/2018
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Serratus anterior block for minimally invasive mitral valve repair
    Montgomery M, Weiner M, Mittnacht AJC, Shariat A, Bhatt H., ASA annula meeting, 1/1/2018
  • Neuroaxial Anesthesia and Heparinization-The Sixty Minute Rule.
    Menachem M. Weiner, M.D., Alexander J. C. Mittnacht, M.D., Ingrid Hollinger, M.D., M.A. Rosenblatt, M.D., American Society of Anesthesiology, annual meeting, 1/1/2011
  • Early extubation in congenital heart surgery - a multicenter prospective observational study and risk score assessment.
    Rhee A, Kin N, Hossain S, Bodian C, Nguyen K, Hollinger I, Mittnacht A, SCA annual meeting, New Orleans, 1/1/2010
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Lectures

  • Therapeutic strategies for cardiac arrhythmias. 
    Aruba - 1/25/2019
  • Comprehensive Case-based RV Function Assessment 
    Atlanta - 1/18/2019
  • Comprehensive Assessment of Tricuspid Regurgitation. 
    Atlanta - 1/18/2019
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Committees

  • Advanced Perioperative TEE exam writing committee member, National Board of Echocardiography 2013 - Present

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists
    Member
  • New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
    Member
  • Society of Pediatric Anesthesia
    Member
  • Congenital Cardiac Anesthesia Society
    Member
  • American Society of Echocardiography
    Member

Other Languages

  • German

Hospital Affiliations