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Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD, Anesthesiology, Stony Brook, NY, Stony Brook University Hospital

ElliottBennett-GuerreroMD

Anesthesiology • Stony Brook, NY

Critical Care Medicine

Professor & Vice Chair, Clinical Research and Innovation; Medical Director, Perioperative Quality & Patient Safety, Stony Brook Medicine

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Summary

  • He joined Stony Brook in 2015 as Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice Chair for Clinical Research and Innovation in the Department of Anesthesiology. He is Medical Director for Perioperative Quality and Patient Safety for Stony Brook Medicine and has been involved in many quality improvement initiatives including VTE, sepsis, mortality, diabetes, NSQIP/ERAS, readmissions, and appropriate coding and documentation of patient risk.
    He was on the faculty of Duke University from 2003-2015 where he was Professor and Director of Perioperative Clinical Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI). He served on Duke’s IRB for over 10 years. On the national level, he has reviewed grant applications for the NHLBI/NIH, and was an associate editor of Critical Care Medicine, the official journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. He has served on several editorial boards and has been inducted into several professional honor societies including the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of University Anesthesiologists.
    Dr. Bennett-Guerrero graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1991, and completed his training in cardiac anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Duke University Medical Center. He is dual board-certified in anesthesiology and critical care medicine, and is an active clinician.
    His research interests include the safety and effectiveness of blood transfusion, surgical site infection, postoperative morbidity, and cancer recurrence. He has received significant funding from numerous sources including the NIH as well as industry, and has led diverse clinical research projects including large multicenter randomized trials, pharmacokinetic studies, healthy volunteer studies, and large database analyses.
    He has enjoyed mentoring numerous individuals, including medical students, residents, junior faculty and has also been the primary mentor for Masters and PhD level candidates.

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 1995 - 1996
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 1992 - 1995
  • MetroWest Medical Center
    MetroWest Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2003 - 2016
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero, MD, Dr. E Bennett-Guerrero