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Ernesto Pretto Jr., MD, Anesthesiology, Miami, FL, Jackson Health System

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Anesthesiology • Miami, FL

Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Care

Attending Anesthesiologist — Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

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Summary

  • I am currently Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and former Chief, Division of Solid Organ Transplant and Vascular Anesthesia, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Jackson Memorial Hospital. I am a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiologists with Special Qualifications in Critical Care Medicine.

    My research has covered a wide range of fields in clinical medicine, public health and basic science in collaboration with colleagues at University of Miami and Engineering at FIU. I am an expert in clinical organ transplantation and emergency public health (disaster) research. I hold 2 United States Patents and I am Past-President and Founder of the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) (www.transplantanesthesia.org) – (https://player.fm/series/sage-cardiology-and-cardiovascular-medicine/transplant-anesthesia-where-weve-been-where-were-going.)

    I have published numerous articles on anesthesia for organ transplantation. I am Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford textbook of Transplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care: The Scientific Basis of Perioperative Transplant Care (https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Textbook-Transplant-Anaesthesia-Critical/dp/0199651426), which was published in 2015. The book was the first scholarly and comprehensive textbook in the field of Transplant Anesthesia and Intensive Care.

    My current research focus is on the development of ultra stable nano-emulsified formulations of volatile anesthetics for novel clinical applications (http://med.miami.edu/news/miller-school-researchers-develop-innovative-anesthesia-formulation) and I am also working on the development of a wearable sensor that monitors volatile anesthetic concentration transcutaneously. The latter research garnered the 2020 Technology Innovation Award from the Society for Technology in Anesthesia (STA).

    • SATA - Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia

    Open Transplant Forum If you are a SATA member and want to post a question, case, topic etcClick here Are you interested in Transplant Anesthesia Fellowship? If

    SAGE Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine : Transplant Anesthesia: Where We've

    Nathaen Weitzel, one of the Editors-in-Chief of SCVA, talks to Ernesto Pretto of The Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA). They discuss t

    University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

    An innovative anesthesia formulation developed by a University of Miami Miller School of Medicine research team could dramatically improve surgical care around

    Novel Transcutaneous Volatile Anesthetic Sensor

    New biosensor detects volatile anesthetics in real time and continuously via the skin.

Education & Training

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONMINI-MBA, BUSINESS, 1998 - 1998
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
    UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTHMPH, EPIDEMIOLOGY, 1993 - 1995
  • UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital
    UPMC Medical Education/Presbyterian Shadyside HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 1983 - 1985
  • Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
    Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Anesthesiology, 1980 - 1982
  • Universidad de Panama Faculty of Medicine
    Universidad de Panama Faculty of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2004 - 2025
  • VT State Medical License
    VT State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1983 - 2006
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Excellence in Technology Innovation Society for Technology in Anesthesia, 2020
  • Founder and President Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia
  • Young Investigator Award Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), 1990
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Recommendations From the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesiology: Liver Transplant Anesthesiology Fellowship Core Competencies and Milestones.  
    Nguyen-Buckley C1, Wray CL, Zerillo J, Gilliland S, Aniskevich S, Nicolau-Raducu R, Planinsic R, Srinivas C, Pretto EA Jr, Mandell MS, Chadha RM., Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia
  • A Model for Safe Transport of Critical Patients by Drone  
    Dalal et al., Electrochemical Society (ECS), 4/6/2018

Books/Book Chapters

  • Disaster Evaluation Research 
    Page 1 - 224Edmund Ricci, Ernesto A Pretto, Jr, Knut Ole SundnesEditors: Edmund Ricci, Ernesto A Pretto Jr. Knut Ole Sundnes.Oxford University Press, Oxford UKEdition 1,2019
  • Oxford Textbook of Tranplant Anaesthesia and Critical Care 
    47 contributorsEditors: Pretto E., Biancofiore G., De Wolf A., Klinck J., Niemann C., Watts A..Oxford University Press, Oxford England, UKEdition 1st,2015

Authored Content

  • Factors Associated with Mortality Within 24 H of Liver Transplantation: An Updated Analysis of 65,308 Adult Liver Transplant Recipients Between 2002 and 2013November 2017
  • Factors Associated with Mortality Within 24 H of Liver Transplantation: An Updated Analysis of 65,308 Adult Liver Transplant Recipients Between 2002 and 2013November 2017
  • Factors Associated with Mortality Within 24 H of Liver Transplantation: An Updated Analysis of 65,308 Adult Liver Transplant Recipients Between 2002 and 2013November 2017

Press Mentions

  • Wearable Bio-sensor Holds Promise of Safe Anesthesia for All
    Wearable Bio-sensor Holds Promise of Safe Anesthesia for AllJanuary 19th, 2023

Grant Support

  • DEVELOPMENT OF EMULSIFIED ISOFLURANE SOLUTIONS FOR INTRAVENOUS DELIVERYWALLACE H COULTER FOUNDATION2013–2014

Committees

  • MEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY COUNCIL 2014 - 2014
  • MEMBER, UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, ADMISSIONS 2012 - 2014

Research History

  • Development of a Novel Biosensor to Detect Volatile Anesthetics Vapors TranscutaneouslyA wearable biosensor that detects volatile anesthetic concentration continuously via the skin2017 - Present
  • Optimization and Testing of Nano-emulsion of Volatile Anesthetic for Intravenous UseSponsored Research Agreement between The Medicines Company and University of Miami Miller School of Medicine2015 - 2016

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Industry Relationships

  • Consultant, The Medicines Company2016 - 2017

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