ToddSlesingerMDFACEP, FCCM, FCCP, FAAEM

Critical Care Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Clinical Professor - Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine · Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Office
Aventura Hospital & Medical Center
20900 Biscayne Blvd - Suite 822 (South Tower)
Aventura, FL 33180
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Summary

Todd L. Slesinger, MD, FACEP, FCCM, FCCP, FAAEM completed his B.A. at the University of Chicago, and then spent seven years in Brooklyn attending medical school at SUNY Downstate and then completing his emergency medicine residency at New York Methodist Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in Trauma / Critical Care at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center at the University of Maryland.

In 2015 he became the founding Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center in Aventura, Florida. The residency program achieved continued accreditation with the ACGME in 2018.

From 2002 - 2015, he worked in the North Shore LIJ Health System (now Northwell Health). He was Faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at North Shore where he was the Director of the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship. He was also Faculty in the Department of Surgery as a teaching attending in the SICU. His practice also included attending at Cohen’s Children’s Hospital in the pediatric ED, and working in the Department of Medicine in both the MICU and Palliative Care Units as well as in the Neurosurgical Care Unit for the Department of Neurosurgery.

Residency Program website

www.AventuraEM.com

Education & Training

University of MarylandFellowship, Surgical Critical Care, 2001 - 2002
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1998 - 2001
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1998, MD
University of ChicagoBA, Biology, Honors, 1990 - 1994

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2001 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2025
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine Hospice and Palliative Medicine
European Diploma in Intensive Care MedicineCritical Care
United Council for Neurologic SubspecialtiesNeurocritical Care

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAEM) American Academy of Emergency Medicine
Fellow (FACEP) American College of Emergency Physicians
Fellow (FCCM) American College of Critical Care Medicine
Fellow (FCCP) American College of Chest Physicians
Teaching Attending of the Year - Distinguished Contributions to Resident Education Department of Emergency Medicine
Teaching Attending of the Year - Distinguished Contributions to Critical Care Education Department of Emergency Medicine
Shock Trauma “Hero Award”, For Dedication and Outstanding Contribution to Saving Lives R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland
Citation – For Continued Dedicated and Exemplary Service to the Community Nassau County Office of the Executive, Thomas R. Suozzi
“Speakers Award” For Outstanding Service American College of Emergency Physicians
Certificate of Appreciation for Support of the Special Operations Combat Medic / EMT - Paramedic Clinical Rotation United States Army, Joint Special Operations Medical Training Center, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne)
Contribution as a Mentor, 2000 Science Research Training Program New York Academy of Sciences
Science Fair Judge,New York Academy of Sciences’ 2001 Science and Technology Expo, February 2001 New York Academy of Sciences
Contribution as a Mentor, 2003 Science Research Training Program New York Academy of Sciences
Chair – Critical Care Medicine, In recognition of Exceptional Leadership and Commitment to the Section, College and Specialty of Emergency Medicine American College of Emergency Medicine
Memorial Builder The National September 11th Memorial & Museum
Departmental Honors in Biology University of Chicago
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Clinical Trials

Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block Facilitates Painless Upper Extremity Reduction: A Case Report.
Reeves, M., O'Neil, K., Slesinger, T.> ;Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. 2023 Nov 1
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Patient with Septic Shock: A Case Report.
Fiore Mastroianni, Todd Slesinger, Boccio, E.> ;Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
Acute Spontaneous Colonic Perforation in a Case of Newly Confirmed Scleroderma: Case Report.
Glenn Goodwin, Christian Ryckeley, Davide Fox, Michael Ashley, Laurence Dubensky, Mauricio Danckers, Todd Slesinger> ;Interactive Journal of Medical Research. 2023 Mar 8
Improving Sepsis Management Through the Emergency Quality Network Sepsis Initiative.
Adam Rodos, Emily Aaronson, Craig Rothenberg, Pawan Goyal, Dhruv Sharma, Todd Slesinger, Jeremiah Schuur, Arjun Venkatesh> ;Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2022 Nov 1
Acute care congress on the future of emergency surgical care in the United States.
Representatives of the participating organizations in Congress> ;The Journal of trauma.
Respiratory Compromise as a New Paradigm for the Care of Vulnerable Hospitalized Patients.
Morris TA, Gay PC, MacIntyre NR, Hess DR, Hanneman SK, Lamberti JP, Doherty DE, Chang L, Seckel MA> ;Respiratory care.
9 citations
Urban and Rural Emergency Department Performance on National Quality Metrics for Sepsis Care in the United States
Margaret B. Greenwood-Ericksen, Craig Rothenberg, Nicholas M. Mohr, Shawn D. Andrea, Todd Slesinger, Tiffany M. Osborn, Jessica S. Whittle, Pawan Goyal, Nalani Tarrant...> ;The Journal of Rural Health. 2019 Sep 1
6 citations
Intra-Arrest Induction of Hypothermia via Large-Volume Ice-Cold Saline for Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The New York City Project Hypothermia Experience.
John Freese, Charles B. Hall, Elizabeth A. Lancet, Rachel Zeig-Owens, Mark Menegus, Norma Keller, Jeffrey Rabrich, Todd Slesinger, Robert A. Silverman, David J. Prezant> ;Therapeutic Hypothermia and Temperature Management. 2018 Nov 14
45 citations
Preliminary Performance on the New CMS Sepsis-1 National Quality Measure: Early Insights From the Emergency Quality Network (E-QUAL).
Arjun K. Venkatesh, Todd Slesinger, Jessica S. Whittle, Tiffany M. Osborn, Emily L. Aaronson, Craig Rothenberg, Nalani Tarrant, Pawan Goyal, Donald M. Yealy, Jeremiah ...> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Jan 1
1 citations
Cardiogenic Shock.
Joshua B Moskovitz, Zachary D Levy, Todd L Slesinger> ;Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 2015 Aug 1
Recombinant activated factor VII use in the emergency department.
Fishman, P. E., Drumheller, B. C., Dubon, M. E., Slesinger, T. L.> ;Emerg Med J. 2008 Oct 01
28 citations
Saline Flush Test: Can Bedside Sonography Replace Conventional Radiography for Confirmation of Above-the-Diaphragm Central Venous Catheter Placement?
Robert Gekle, Laurence Dubensky, S. Haddad, Robert M. Bramante, Angela Cirilli, Tracy Catlin, Gaurav Patel, Jason D'Amore, T. Slesinger, Christopher Raio, Veena Modayi...> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2015 Jul 1
1 citations
Does Intravenous Magnesium Reduce the Need for Hospital Admission Among Adult Patients With Acute Asthma Exacerbations
Zachary David Levy, Todd L. Slesinger> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Jun 1
Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock (ProCESS) statistical analysis plan.
Pike F, Yealy DM, Kellum JA, Huang DT, Barnato AE, Eaton TL, Angus DC, Weissfeld LA> ;Crit Care Resusc. 2013 Dec
8 citations
Lacerations of the left ventricle from rib fractures after blunt trauma.
Peter Patetsios, Soula Priovolos, T. Slesinger, Salvatore J. A. Sclafani, Patricia A. O'neill> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2000 Oct 1
3 citations
Low tidal volume should not routinely be used for emergency department patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Brian J. Wright, Todd Slesinger> ;Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2012 Aug 1
5 citations
Immediate cardiac arrest and subsequent development of cardiogenic shock caused by lightning strike.
T. Slesinger, Matthew Bank, B.C. Drumheller, Danielle A. Peress, Mary Frances Ward, Andrew E. Sama, Jamie S. Falkowitz> ;The Journal of Trauma. 2010 Jan 1
5 citations
Adenosine-sensitive wide-complex tachycardia: an uncommon variant of idiopathic fascicular ventricular tachycardia--a case report.
John Kassotis, Todd Slesinger, Emir Festic, Louis Voigt, C.V.R. Reddy> ;Angiology. 2003 May 1
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Press Mentions

Northern Green Sciences Takes on the Opioid CrisisNovember 12th, 2018
Sepsis Detection – Early Diagnosis Is KeySeptember 15th, 2016
Health Officials Struggle to Fight Deadly Sepsis InfectionsAugust 23rd, 2016
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Committees

Member, ACEP Bylaws Committee 2015 - 2022
Member, ACEP Quality and Patient Safety 2015 - 2021
Member - Subcommittee Chair, ACEP Emergency Medicine Practice Committee 2012 - 2021
Member, ACEP Quality and Performance 2011 - 2015