Lorenzo Berra MD

Critical Care Medicine

Anesthesiologist & Critical Care Physician and Medical Director of Respiratory Care at Massachusetts General Hospital, Reginald Jenney Associate Professor of Anaesthesia at Harvard Medical School.

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41 Mall Rd# LaheyBoston, MA 01805
Phone+1 617-726-3030

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2007 - 2010
University of Milan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine

Clinical Trials

Chest Wall Influence on Respiratory System Mechanics in Morbidly Obese Patients Start of enrollment: 2013 Aug 01
Completed
Efficacy Study on Silver-coated ETT Cleaned With a Novel Device Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Use of Inhaled Nitric Oxide to Prevent Pulmonary Hypertension Associated to Stored Blood Transfusion Start of enrollment: 2016 Mar 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Validation of Aspiration Markers in Intubated Patients Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 01
Recruiting
Phase 1
Prolonged Hypoxic Breathing in Healthy Volunteers: a Safety Study Start of enrollment: 2017 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Open Lung Strategy, Gas Distribution and Right Heart Function in ARDS Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Jun 19
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Effects of Nitric Oxide on the Endothelium During Hemolysis. Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
Recruiting
Phase 2
Effects of Prolonged Delivery of Nitric Oxide Gas on Plasma Reduction-Oxidation Reactions in Cardiac Surgical Patients Start of enrollment: 2019 Jul 25
Recruiting
Phase 2
Comparison of Esophageal Manometry and CT Scan Measurements Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 01
Not yet recruiting
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation Therapy for Mild/Moderate COVID19 Infection Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 01
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in COVID-19. Start of enrollment: 2023 Jan 16
Withdrawn
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation Therapy for Mild/Moderate COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 21
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Nitric Oxide Gas Inhalation in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Mar 21
Completed
Phase 2
NO Prevention of COVID-19 for Healthcare Providers Start of enrollment: 2020 Apr 07
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Patients on Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 09
Withdrawn
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

New Directions for Nitric Oxide - Focused, Rapid, and Forward-Looking.
Miriam M Cortese-Krott, Lorenzo Berra, Adrian Hobbs, Katrina M Miranda, Hozumi Motohashi
Nitric Oxide. 2025-04-22
Perioperative Nitric Oxide Conditioning Reduces Acute Kidney Injury in Cardiac Surgery Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (the DEFENDER-trial): a Randomized Controll...
Nikolay O Kamenshchikov, Mark A Tyo, Lorenzo Berra, Igor V Kravchenko, Boris N Kozlov
Anesthesiology. 2025-04-09
1 citations
Vasoplegia in Heart, Lung, or Liver Transplantation: A Narrative Review.
Jamel Ortoleva, Adam Dalia, David Convissar, Dominic V Pisano, Edward Bittner
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2025-04-01

Press Mentions

Nitric Oxide Boosts Oxygen in Pregnant Women with COVID-19 PneumoniaJuly 11th, 2022
Two Distinct Types of COVID-19-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome IdentifiedApril 15th, 2021
Nitric Oxide May Benefit Pregnant Women with Severe COVID-19September 4th, 2020
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