Ruben J Azocar MD MHCM, FCCM, FASA, FACHE

Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Care

Summary

Dr. Ruben J. Azocar is the Sol and Meryl Israel Chair of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Tulane University. He previously held clinical/operational as Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at University; he also ran a surgical intensive care unit for Boston Medical Center. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Perioperative Services at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

Harvard UniversityMHCM, Master in Healthcare Management , 2014 - 2016
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 2000 - 2001
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1997 - 2000
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook CountyCritical Care Medicine, 1996 - 1997
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1996
Central University of VenezuelaClass of 1993

Board Member Samaritans of Boston, 2023
Fellow American Society of Anesthesiologists (FASA) American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2017
True Blue Award Tufts Medical Center, 2015
Fellow (FCCM) American Collegue of Critical Care Medicine, 2014
Member, Physician Panel Doximity, 2013
Question Writer, Critical Care Exam American Board of Anesthesiology, 2011
Best Innovation in Education, Scientific Exhibit Post Graduate Anesthesiology Assembly (PGA), 2011
Who's Who in Medicine Higher Education? Academic Keys:, 2008
Hartford Faculty Scholar, Center of Excellence in Geriatrics Division of Geriatrics, Boston University School of Medicine, 2008
Oral Board Examiner American Board of Anesthesiology, 2007
Ellison C. Pierce, MD, Award for Patient Safety and Teaching Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Mdicine, 2005, 2009-2010
Teaching Recognition Award, Honorable Mention International Anesthesia Research Society, 2004
America Top Physician Consumer Research Council of America, 2003
Golden Apple Award (Teacher of the year) Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 2002
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PubMed

From the Bedside to the Boardroom: Developing Physician Leaders to Manage Tomorrow's Healthcare Challenges.
James L Hill Jr, Joanne M Conroy, Ruben J Azocar
Frontiers of Health Services Management. 2024-11-19
Optimizing ergonomics in the operating room: A vital factor for anesthesia care.
Juan P Espinosa-Leon, Gabriel G Alvarez, Ruben J Azocar
Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. 2024-10-01
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"The Big Three" of geriatrics: A review of perioperative cognitive impairment, frailty and malnutrition.
Houman Amirfarzan, Ruben J Azocar, Alexander D Shapeton
Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia. 2023-08-18

Lectures

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Northwest Anesthesia Seminars, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada - 9/9/2013
7th Ellison Pierce Symposium: Positioning Your ORs for the Future, a Business, Risk & Clinical Update
Boston University School of Medicine Continuing Medical Education, Boston, Massachusetts - 5/3/2012