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Silvia Perez-Protto, MD, Anesthesiology, Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Clinic

SilviaElenaPerez-ProttoMDMS

Anesthesiology Cleveland, OH

Critical Care Medicine

End of Life Care Center, Medical Director

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Summary

  • Patients Want to Talk About Their Choices

    Patricia Pope has been diagnosed with breast cancer and Alzheimer's disease. She wanted to talk about death and her end-of-life options, but felt no one was lis

    Words Matter

    What we say as caregivers has the power to harm or heal. How do you wish to be remembered? Cleveland Clinic's Center for Excellence in Healthcare Communication:

    Doctor inspired to lead end of life care

    Silvia Perez Protto, MD, is the director of Cleveland Clinic's new Center for End of Life Care. The role fulfills her passion to provide patients comfort in the

Education & Training

  • Baldwin Wallace
    Baldwin WallaceMBA, Healthcare, 2019
  • Drexel University
    Drexel UniversityMS, Clinical research, 2013 - 2016
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2013 - 2014
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2013
  • Universidad de la República - Facultad de Medicina
    Universidad de la República - Facultad de MedicinaClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2007 - 2024
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
  • Master of Science, Drexel UniversityClinical Research for Medical Profesionals.
  • UDELAR. Escuela de post graduados, UruguayEspecialista en Medicina Intensiva
  • UDELAR. Escuela de post graduados, UruguayEspecialista en Organ donation and transplantation
  • Universidad de la Republica, UruguayDoctor en Medicina

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Scholarship in Teaching Award Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine., 2018
  • Chief of Staff Award Cleveland Clinic, 2017
  • Case Report Snapshot First Place Award SCCM, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock  
    Khanna A1, English SW1, Wang XS1, Ham K1, Tumlin J1, Szerlip H1, Busse LW1, Altaweel L1, Albertson TE1, Mackey C1, McCurdy MT1, Boldt DW1, Chock S1, Young PJ1, Krell K..., N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):419-430. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1704154. Epub 2017 May 21., 5/21/2017

Authored Content

  • What is The Pause? Taking a Moment to Address Pain and Profundity4/9/2018
  • Why the Pause is important for healthcare providers caring for patients at the End of Life9/7/2017
  • To Treat or Not to Treat: What Would Your Loved Ones Want at the End of Life?8/9/2017
  • To Treat or Not to Treat: What Would Your Loved Ones Want at the End of Life?8/8/2017
  • End-of-Life Care: Helping Patients Make the Hard Decisions. A conversation with master surgeon Edward Benzel, MD1/9/2017
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Press Mentions

  • Cleveland Clinic Changing the Way End of Life Patients Are Treated
    Cleveland Clinic Changing the Way End of Life Patients Are TreatedMay 22nd, 2019

Grant Support

  • 1. Tissue Oxygen Saturation during management of the Deceased by Neurological Criteria Organ Donor as a Predictor of number of Organs to Transplant per Donor. NCT01819116Hutchinson2013–2014

Committees

  • Member, Bioethics Committee, Cleveland Clinic 2017 - Present
  • member, Research advisory committee, Anethesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic 2015 - 2018

Research History

  • Research Fellowship, Outcomes Research, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic2006 - 2008

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations