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Benjamin Kohl, MD, Anesthesiology, Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

BenjaminAKohlMDFCCM

Anesthesiology Philadelphia, PA

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine

Professor of Anesthesiology, Sydney Kimmel Medical College at the Thomas Jefferson University

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Education & Training

  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Anesthesiology, 2001 - 2004
  • University of Pennsylvania Health System
    University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
    Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1998
  • University of California, Santa Barbara
    University of California, Santa BarbaraB.S., Chemistry, High Honors and Distinction, 1994

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1999 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2014 - 2022
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Quality and Patient Safety Award Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2011-2012
  • Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation / Merck Research Award 2008
  • Presidential Citation Award Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2008-2009, 2011-2012
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Incidental patent foramen ovale in adult cardiac surgery: Recent evidence and management options for the perioperative echocardiographer  
    Ramakrishna H, Patel PA, Gutsche JT, Kohl BA, Savino JS, Augoustides JGT, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2014
  • Intravenous GLP-1 (7-36) amide for prevention of hyperglycemia during cardiac surgery: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled study  
    Kohl BA, Hammond MS, Cucchiara A, Ochroch EA, J Cardiothoracic Vascular Anesthesia, 1/1/2014
  • Incidental moderate mitral regurgitation in patients undergoing aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis: Review of guidelines and current evidence  
    Ramakrishna H, Kohl BA, Jassar AS, Augoustides JG, J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • STRESS (Subjective Transfer Risk Evaluation Severity Score) accurately predicts ICU readmission.
    Pisa M, Collins T, Saucier J, Holena D, Sicoutris C, Reilly P, Kohl B, Martin N, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2014
  • A Paradigm of the Purposeful Deresuscitation of Critically Ill Patients.
    Ridley C, Ghadimi K, Kohl B, Horak J, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/2013
  • Evaluation and enhancement of an intraoperative insulin infusion protocol via in-silico simulation.
    Kohl BA, Chen S, Mullen-Fortino M, Lee I, IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2013), Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Moving Critical Care Forward 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2014
  • Cardiogenic Shock 
    1/1/2013
  • Transthoracic Echocardiography in the ICU 
    Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania - 1/1/2013
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Other

  • Sodium nitroprusside in advanced aortic stenosis: A review of recent literature. 
    Kohl B, Cheung AT, Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesia newsletter
    1/1/2003
  • Recommendations for Achieving and Maintaining Competence and Credentialing in Critical Care Ultrasound with Focused Cardiac Ultrasound and Advanced Critical Care Echoc... 
    Pustavoitau A, Blaivas M, Brown SM, Guitierrez C, Kirkpatrick AW, Kohl BA, Oren-Grinberg A, Frankel HL, Official Statement of the Society of Critical Care Medicine
    http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Documents/Critical%20Care%20Ultrasound.pdf

Press Mentions

  • New Study Demonstrates Retia Medical's Multi-Beat Analysis (MBA™) Algorithm Is More Accurate Than a Competing Cardiac Output Monitoring Technology in Cardiac Surgery
    New Study Demonstrates Retia Medical's Multi-Beat Analysis (MBA™) Algorithm Is More Accurate Than a Competing Cardiac Output Monitoring Technology in Cardiac SurgeryJuly 16th, 2021

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Hospital Affiliations