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Solomon Aronson
Professor of Anesthesiology

Solomon Aronson, MD, MBA, FACC, FACCP, FAHA, FASE

Solomon Aronson is a tenured professor at Duke University and Executive Vice Chairman in the Department of Anesthesiology.

Dr. Aronson earned his BS in molecular biology with distinction at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and his MD with honors in research at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. After completing an anesthesiology residency including a year as chief resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, he completed a fellowship in cardiac and vascular anesthesia at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. Thereafter was recruited to the University of Chicago where he ascending to the rank of full professor and served as chief of the cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia division for 12 years. In 2011, Dr. Aronson received his MBA with a concentration in Health Sector Management at Duke University Fuqua School of Business.

Having written over 300 manuscripts, book chapters, abstracts as well as 5 textbooks, he is recognized as an expert on topics concerning perioperative echocardiography, surgical anticoagulation and blood management, perioperative blood pressure risk, healthcare strategy and health economics as well as other related topics in cardiovascular anesthesia and cardiology, he has lectured nationally and internationally.

Among the many research awards and lecture honors received over the years, Dr. Aronson has been repeatedly elected from among his peers to be listed in Best Doctors in America. Dr. Aronson continues to serve on the Joint Commission and AMA task force for overuse as well as the FDA as a consultant SGE after having served on the FDA as a member of the Anesthesia and Life support advisory committee and Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee (AADPAC). He is an elected fellow of the American Heart Association, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Cardiology, and the American Society of Echocardiography and an elective member of the Association of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologist and Association of University Anesthesiologists.

Dr. Aronson is the director of strategic business development for the Physicians Diagnostic Clinic (PDC), a 1600 member physician practice group at Duke and has severed as chair of the Finance Committee for the PDC in the past. He currently serves on the PDC Board of managers. He has served as a member of the economic committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists for over 10 years and currently serves on the Future Models of Anesthesia Practice committee for the ASA. In addition, he served on the board of directors and was president of the intraoperative council in the American Society of Echocardiography and he also served on the board of directors and was president for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology. He remains on the board of trustees for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology Foundation. He is a founding trustee member of the National Board of Echocardiography and has served on their board of directors. In 2013, he was elected to serve on the Science Accelerator Committee and the Leadership Committee for Cardiopulmonary, Critical Care, Perioperative & Resuscitation Council of the American Heart Association.

Dr. Aronson is married to Dr. Leena Sharma and they have 2 children – twins- in college. In addition to enjoying time with his family, he works at his tennis and golf games, listens to music, pursues drawing and painting interests and enjoys traveling and serving his community. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of America in Durham.

Office Hours

8 am - 5 pm

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic, Anesthesiology 2005
Vice Chair and Director of Business Development, PDC, Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments 2016
Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018
Board of Managers, Duke Connected Care, Anesthesiology, Clinical Science Departments 2005

Contact Information

201 Trent Drive, 101 Baker House, Durham, NC 27710
Box 3094 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
arons002@mc.duke.edu (919) 684-2918

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.B.A., Duke University 2011
- M.D., Medical College of Wisconsin 1983
- B.S., University of Wisconsin at Madison 1979
Duke Appointment History
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic, Anesthesiology 2005
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Aronson, S, Sangvai, D, and McClellan, MB. "Why a Proactive Perioperative Medicine Policy Is Crucial for a Sustainable Population Health Strategy." Anesthesia and Analgesia 126, no. 2 (February 2018): 710-712. (Review) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Westover, J, Guinn, N, Setji, T, Wischmeyer, P, Gulur, P, Hopkins, T, Seyler, TM, Lagoo-Deendayalan, S, Heflin, MT, Thompson, A, Swaminathan, M, and Flanagan, E. "A Perioperative Medicine Model for Population Health: An Integrated Approach for an Evolving Clinical Science." Anesthesia and Analgesia 126, no. 2 (February 2018): 682-690. (Review) Full Text
  - Kertai, MD, Cooter, M, Pollard, RJ, Buhrman, W, Aronson, S, Mathew, JP, and Stafford-Smith, M. "Is Compliance With Surgical Care Improvement Project Cardiac (SCIP-Card-2) Measures for Perioperative β-Blockers Associated With Reduced Incidence of Mortality and Cardiovascular-Related Critical Quality Indicators After Noncardiac Surgery?." Anesthesia and analgesia (November 30, 2017). Full Text
  - Schroeder, RA, Pollard, R, Dhakal, I, Cooter, M, Aronson, S, Grichnik, K, Buhrman, W, Kertai, MD, Mathew, JP, and Stafford-Smith, M. "Temporal Trends in Difficult and Failed Tracheal Intubation in a Regional Community Anesthetic Practice." Anesthesiology (November 20, 2017). Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Mythen, MG. "Perioperative Management of High-Risk Patients: Going Beyond "Avoid Hypoxia and Hypotension"." JAMA 318, no. 14 (October 2017): 1330-1332. (Letter) Full Text
  - Karhausen, JA, Smeltz, AM, Akushevich, I, Cooter, M, Podgoreanu, MV, Stafford-Smith, M, Martinelli, SM, Fontes, ML, and Kertai, MD. "Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery." Anesthesia and Analgesia 125, no. 4 (October 2017): 1129-1139. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Setji, T, Hopkins, TJ, Jimenez, M, Manning, E, Shaughnessy, M, Schroeder, R, Mendoza-Lattes, S, Spratt, S, Westover, J, and Aronson, S. "Rationalization, Development, and Implementation of a Preoperative Diabetes Optimization Program Designed to Improve Perioperative Outcomes and Reduce Cost." Diabetes Spectrum : a Publication of the American Diabetes Association 30, no. 3 (August 2017): 217-223. Full Text
  - Bracey, A, Shander, A, Aronson, S, Boucher, BA, Calcaterra, D, Chu, MWA, Culbertson, R, Jabr, K, Kehlet, H, Lattouf, O, Malaisrie, SC, Mazer, CD, Oberhoffer, MM, Ozawa, S, Price, T, Rosengart, T, Spiess, BD, and Turchetti, G. "The Use of Topical Hemostatic Agents in Cardiothoracic Surgery." The Annals of thoracic surgery 104, no. 1 (July 2017): 353-360. (Review) Full Text
  - Malinzak, EB, Aronson, S, and Udani, AD. "Perioperative enhancement for CHD patients." Cardiology in the young 27, no. 4 (May 2017): 822-. (Letter) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Nisbet, P, and Bunke, M. "Fluid resuscitation practices in cardiac surgery patients in the USA: a survey of health care providers." Perioperative medicine (London, England) 6 (January 2017): 15-. Full Text
  - Balzer, F, Aronson, S, Campagna, JA, Ding, L, Treskatsch, S, Spies, C, and Sander, M. "High Postoperative Blood Pressure After Cardiac Surgery Is Associated With Acute Kidney Injury and Death." Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 30, no. 6 (December 2016): 1562-1570. Full Text
  - Oprea, AD, Lombard, FW, Liu, W-W, White, WD, Karhausen, JA, Li, Y-J, Miller, TE, Aronson, S, Gan, TJ, Fontes, ML, and Kertai, MD. "Baseline Pulse Pressure, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality After Noncardiac Surgery." Anesthesia and analgesia 123, no. 6 (December 2016): 1480-1489. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Aronson, S. "Moving Toward a Cardiovascular Perioperative Enhancement Team." Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 30, no. 4 (August 2016): 1067-1075. (Review) Full Text
  - Kertai, MD, Zhou, S, Karhausen, JA, Cooter, M, Jooste, E, Li, Y-J, White, WD, Aronson, S, Podgoreanu, MV, Gaca, J, Welsby, IJ, Levy, JH, Stafford-Smith, M, Mathew, JP, and Fontes, ML. "In Reply." Anesthesiology 125, no. 2 (August 2016): 438-439. (Letter) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Attarian, DE. "The Future of Perioperative Medicine." Asa Moniter 80, no. Number 4 April 2016 (April 10, 2016): 16-18. (Review) Open Access Copy
  - Guinn, NR, Guercio, JR, Hopkins, TJ, Grimsley, A, Kurian, DJ, Jimenez, MI, Bolognesi, MP, Schroeder, R, Aronson, S, and Duke Perioperative Enhancement Team (POET), . "How do we develop and implement a preoperative anemia clinic designed to improve perioperative outcomes and reduce cost?." Transfusion 56, no. 2 (February 2016): 297-303. (Review) Full Text
  - Kertai, MD, Zhou, S, Karhausen, JA, Cooter, M, Jooste, E, Li, Y-J, White, WD, Aronson, S, Podgoreanu, MV, Gaca, J, Welsby, IJ, Levy, JH, Stafford-Smith, M, Mathew, JP, and Fontes, ML. "Platelet Counts, Acute Kidney Injury, and Mortality after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery." Anesthesiology 124, no. 2 (February 2016): 339-352. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hopkins, TJ, Raghunathan, K, Barbeito, A, Cooter, M, Stafford-Smith, M, Schroeder, R, Grichnik, K, Gilbert, R, and Aronson, S. "Associations between ASA Physical Status and postoperative mortality at 48 h: a contemporary dataset analysis compared to a historical cohort." Perioperative medicine (London, England) 5 (January 2016): 29-. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Dasta, JF, Levy, JH, Lumb, PD, Fontes, M, Wang, Y, Crothers, TA, Sulham, KA, and Navetta, MS. "A cost analysis of the impact of a new intravenous antihypertensive in managing perioperative blood pressure during cardiac surgery." Hospital practice (1995) 42, no. 3 (August 2014): 26-32. Full Text
  - Aronson, S. "Perioperative hypertensive emergencies." Current hypertension reports 16, no. 7 (July 2014): 448-. (Review) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Levy, JH, Lumb, PD, Fontes, M, Wang, Y, Crothers, TA, Sulham, KA, and Navetta, MS. "Impact of perioperative blood pressure variability on health resource utilization after cardiac surgery: an analysis of the ECLIPSE trials." Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia 28, no. 3 (June 2014): 579-585. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Mathew, JP, Cheung, AT, Shore-Lesserson, L, Troianos, CA, and Reeves, S. "The rationale and development of an adult cardiac anesthesia module to supplement the society of thoracic surgeons national database: using data to drive quality." Anesthesia and Analgesia 118, no. 5 (May 2014): 925-932. (Review) Full Text
  - Shore-Lesserson, L, Von Heymann, C, and Ranucci, M. "Universal definition of perioperative bleeding in adult cardiac surgery." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 147, no. 5 (January 1, 2014). (Review) Full Text
  - Cherry, A, and Aronson, S. "The future of cardiothoracic anesthesia." Anesthesiol Clin 31, no. 2 (June 2013): 207-216. Full Text Link to Item
  - Newman, MF, Mathew, JP, and Aronson, S. "The evolution of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine." Anesthesiology 118, no. 5 (May 2013): 1005-1007. Full Text Link to Item
  - Aronson, S, Phillips-Bute, B, Stafford-Smith, M, Fontes, M, Gaca, J, Mathew, JP, and Newman, MF. "The association of postcardiac surgery acute kidney injury with intraoperative systolic blood pressure hypotension." Anesthesiol Res Pract 2013 (2013): 174091-. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Marcucci, CE, Samad, Z, Rivera, J, Adams, DB, Philips-Bute, BG, Mahajan, A, Douglas, PS, Aronson, S, Mackensen, GB, Podgoreanu, MV, Mathew, JP, and Swaminathan, M. "A comparative evaluation of transesophageal and transthoracic echocardiography for measurement of left ventricular systolic strain using speckle tracking." J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 26, no. 1 (February 2012): 17-25. Full Text Link to Item
  - Drenger, B, Fontes, ML, Miao, Y, Mathew, JP, Gozal, Y, Aronson, S, Dietzel, C, and Mangano, DT. "Patterns of use of perioperative angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: Effects on in-hospital morbidity and mortality." Circulation 126, no. 3 (2012): 261-269. Full Text
  - Fontes, ML, and Aronson, S. "Noncardiac surgery: Widening the gap in pulse pressure." Anesthesia and Analgesia 114, no. 6 (2012): 1145-1148. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Varon, J. "Hemodynamic control and clinical outcomes in the perioperative setting." J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 25, no. 3 (June 2011): 509-525. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Swaminathan, M, Nicoara, A, Phillips-Bute, BG, Aeschlimann, N, Milano, CA, Mackensen, GB, Podgoreanu, MV, Velazquez, EJ, Stafford-Smith, M, Mathew, JP, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Research Endeavors (CARE) Group, . "Utility of a simple algorithm to grade diastolic dysfunction and predict outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Ann Thorac Surg 91, no. 6 (June 2011): 1844-1850. Full Text Link to Item
  - Aronson, S, Dyke, CM, Levy, JH, Cheung, AT, Lumb, PD, Avery, EG, Hu, M-Y, and Newman, MF. "Does perioperative systolic blood pressure variability predict mortality after cardiac surgery? An exploratory analysis of the ECLIPSE trials." Anesthesia and Analgesia 113, no. 1 (2011): 19-30. Full Text
  - Ranucci, M, Aronson, S, Dietrich, W, Dyke, CM, Hofmann, A, Karkouti, K, Levi, M, Murphy, GJ, Sellke, FW, Shore-Lesserson, L, and Heymann, CV. "Patient blood management during cardiac surgery: Do we have enough evidence for clinical practice?." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 142, no. 2 (2011): 249.e1-249.e32. Full Text
  - Weir, MR, Aronson, S, Avery, EG, and Jr, CVP. "Acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery: Role of perioperative blood pressure control." American Journal of Nephrology 33, no. 5 (2011): 438-452. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Stafford-Smith, M, Phillips-Bute, B, Shaw, A, Gaca, J, Newman, M, and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Research Endeavors, . "Intraoperative systolic blood pressure variability predicts 30-day mortality in aortocoronary bypass surgery patients." Anesthesiology 113, no. 2 (August 2010): 305-312. Full Text
  - Ishak, K, Stolar, M, Wang, Y, Alvarez, P, Hu, MY, Williams, GC, Ferguson, J, Aronson, S, Multz, AS, Dyke, CM, and Getsios, D. "CV1 PERIOPERATIVE BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL DURING CARDIAC SURGERY REDUCES HOSPITALIZATION COSTS." Value in Health 13, no. 3 (May 2010): A11-A11. Full Text
  - Nikolov, NM, Fontes, ML, White, WD, Aronson, S, Bar-Yosef, S, Gaca, JG, Podgoreanu, MV, Stafford-Smith, M, Newman, MF, and Mathew, JP. "Pulse pressure and long-term survival after coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Anesthesia and Analgesia 110, no. 2 (February 2010): 335-340. Full Text
  - Chen, JC, Shernan, SK, Dyke, C, and Aronson, S. "A Target for Perioperative Blood Pressure During Cardiac Operations." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 89, no. 2 (2010): 672-673. Full Text
  - Aronson, S. "Clevidipine in the treatment of perioperative hypertension: assessing safety events in the ECLIPSE trials." Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 7, no. 5 (May 2009): 465-472. Full Text Link to Item
  - Aronson, S, Dyke, CM, Stierer, KA, Levy, JH, Cheung, AT, Lumb, PD, Kereiakes, DJ, and Newman, MF. "The ECLIPSE trials: comparative studies of clevidipine to nitroglycerin, sodium nitroprusside, and nicardipine for acute hypertension treatment in cardiac surgery patients." Anesthesia and Analgesia 107, no. 4 (October 2008): 1110-1121. Full Text
  - Riedel, B, Shaw, A, Le Manach, Y, and Aronson, S. "Beta-blocker therapy in non-cardiac surgery." Lancet 372, no. 9644 (September 27, 2008): 1146-1147. (Letter) Full Text Link to Item
  - Singla, N, Warltier, DC, Gandhi, SD, Lumb, PD, Sladen, RN, Aronson, S, Newman, MF, Corwin, HL, and ESCAPE-2 Study Group, . "Treatment of acute postoperative hypertension in cardiac surgery patients: an efficacy study of clevidipine assessing its postoperative antihypertensive effect in cardiac surgery-2 (ESCAPE-2), a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial." Anesthesia and Analgesia 107, no. 1 (July 2008): 59-67. Full Text
  - Glas, KE, Swaminathan, M, Reeves, ST, Shanewise, JS, Rubenson, D, Smith, PK, Mathew, JP, Shernan, SK, Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography of the American Society of Echocardiography, , Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, , and Society of Thoracic Surgeons, . "Guidelines for the performance of a comprehensive intraoperative epiaortic ultrasonographic examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists; endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons." Anesth Analg 106, no. 5 (May 2008): 1376-1384. Full Text Link to Item
  - Shaw, AD, Stafford-Smith, M, White, WD, Phillips-Bute, B, Swaminathan, M, Milano, C, Welsby, IJ, Aronson, S, Mathew, JP, Peterson, ED, and Newman, MF. "The effect of aprotinin on outcome after coronary-artery bypass grafting." The New England Journal of Medicine 358, no. 8 (February 2008): 784-793. Full Text
  - Dyke, CM, Bhatia, D, Aronson, S, Moazami, N, and Jr, RMM. "Perioperative nesiritide and possible renal protection in patients with moderate to severe kidney dysfunction." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 136, no. 5 (2008): 1369-1370. Full Text
  - Fontes, ML, Aronson, S, Mathew, JP, Miao, Y, Drenger, B, Barash, PG, and Mangano, DT. "Pulse pressure and risk of adverse outcome in coronary bypass surgery." Anesthesia and Analgesia 107, no. 4 (2008): 1122-1129. Full Text
  - Koster, A, Buz, S, Krabatsch, T, Dehmel, F, Kuppe, H, Hetzer, R, Aronson, S, and Dyke, CM. "Effect of modified ultrafiltration on bivalirudin elimination and postoperative blood loss after on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: Assessment of different filtration strategies." Journal of Cardiac Surgery 23, no. 6 (2008): 655-658. Full Text
  - Koster, A, Buz, S, Krabatsch, T, Dehmel, F, Kuppe, H, Hetzer, R, Aronson, S, and Dyke, CM. "High-dose aprotinin effectively reduces blood loss during on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting with bivalirudin anticoagulation." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 135, no. 3 (2008): 685-687. Full Text
  - Levy, JH, Mancao, MY, Gitter, R, Kereiakes, DJ, Grigore, AM, Aronson, S, and Newman, MF. "Clevidipine effectively and rapidly controls blood pressure preoperatively in cardiac surgery patients: the results of the randomized, placebo-controlled efficacy study of clevidipine assessing its preoperative antihypertensive effect in cardiac surgery-1." Anesthesia and Analgesia 105, no. 4 (October 2007): 918-925. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Fontes, ML, Miao, Y, and Mangano, DT. "Response to letter regarding article, "Risk index for perioperative renal dysfunction/failure: Critical dependence on pulse pressure hypertension" [2]." Circulation 116, no. 5 (July 1, 2007). (Letter) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Fontes, ML, Miao, Y, Mangano, DT, Investigators of the Multicenter Study of Perioperative Ischemia Research Group, , and Ischemia Research and Education Foundation, . "Risk index for perioperative renal dysfunction/failure: critical dependence on pulse pressure hypertension." Circulation 115, no. 6 (February 5, 2007): 733-742. Full Text
  - Dyke, CM, Aldea, G, Koster, A, Smedira, N, Avery, E, Aronson, S, Spiess, BD, and Lincoff, AM. "Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass With Bivalirudin for Patients With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia or Antiplatelet Factor Four/Heparin Antibodies." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 84, no. 3 (2007): 836-839. Full Text
  - Koster, A, Dyke, CM, Aldea, G, Smedira, NG, II, HLM, Aronson, S, Hetzer, R, Avery, E, Spiess, B, and Lincoff, AM. "Bivalirudin During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Patients With Previous or Acute Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Heparin Antibodies: Results of the CHOOSE-ON Trial." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83, no. 2 (2007): 572-577. Full Text
  - Kress, DC, Aronson, S, McDonald, ML, Malik, MI, Divgi, AB, Tector, AJ, III, FXD, Anderson, AJ, Stone, M, and Clancy, C. "Positive Heparin-Platelet Factor 4 Antibody Complex and Cardiac Surgical Outcomes." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 83, no. 5 (2007): 1737-1743. Full Text
  - Mathew, JP, Glas, K, Troianos, CA, Sears-Rogan, P, Savage, R, Shanewise, J, Kisslo, J, Aronson, S, Shernan, S, American Society of Echocardiography, , and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, . "American Society of Echocardiography/Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists recommendations and guidelines for continuous quality improvement in perioperative echocardiography." J Am Soc Echocardiogr 19, no. 11 (November 2006): 1303-1313. Full Text Link to Item
  - Dyke, CM, Smedira, NG, Koster, A, Aronson, S, McCarthy, HL, Kirshner, R, Lincoff, AM, and Spiess, BD. "A comparison of bivalirudin to heparin with protamine reversal in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass: the EVOLUTION-ON study." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 131, no. 3 (March 2006): 533-539. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Fontes, ML. "Hypertension: a new look at an old problem." Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 19, no. 1 (February 2006): 59-64. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Fontes, ML, Garwood, S, and Aronson, S. "Renal pathophysiology." (2006): 699-707. Full Text
  - Koster, A, Spiess, B, Jurmann, M, Dyke, CM, Smedira, NG, Aronson, S, and Lincoff, MA. "Bivalirudin provides rapid, effective, and reliable anticoagulation during off-pump coronary revascularization: Results of the "EVOLUTION OFF" trial." Anesthesia and Analgesia 103, no. 3 (2006): 540-544. Full Text
  - Mathew, JP, Glas, K, Troianos, CA, Sears-Rogan, P, Savage, R, Shanewise, J, Kisslo, J, Aronson, S, and Shernan, S. "ASE/SCA recommendations and guidelines for continuous quality improvement in perioperative echocardiography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 103, no. 6 (2006): 1416-1425. Full Text
  - Smedira, NG, Dyke, CM, Koster, A, Jurmann, M, Bhatia, DS, Hu, T, II, HLM, Lincoff, AM, Spiess, BD, and Aronson, S. "Anticoagulation with bivalirudin for off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: The results of the EVOLUTION-OFF study." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 131, no. 3 (2006): 686-692. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Heller, L. "Transesophageal Echocardiography and Evaluation of Valvular Heart Disease." International Anesthesiology Clinics 42, no. 1 (2004): 83-96. Full Text
  - Lohman, RF, Schechter, LS, Zachary, LS, and Aronson, S. "Evaluation of changes in skeletal muscle blood flow in the dog with contrast ultrasonography revisited: Has the technique been useful, and where are we headed now?." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 111, no. 4 (2003): 1477-1480. Full Text
  - Oxorn, D, and Aronson, S. "Certification in perioperative TEE [12] (multiple letters)." Anesthesia and Analgesia 96, no. 6 (2003): 1844--.
  - Aronson, S, Boisvert, D, and Lapp, W. "Isolated systolic hypertension is associated with adverse outcomes from coronary artery bypass grafting surgery." Anesthesia and Analgesia 94, no. 5 (2002): 1079-1084.
  - Aronson, S, Butler, A, Subhiyah, R, Jr, REB, Cahalan, MK, Konstandt, S, Mark, J, Ramsay, J, Savage, R, Savino, J, Shanewise, JS, Smith, J, and Thys, D. "Development and analysis of a new certifying examination in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 95, no. 6 (2002): 1476-1482.
  - Dupont, FW, Drum, M, Fisher, AM, and Aronson, S. "The effect of cardiopulmonary bypass and inspired oxygen concentration on left ventricular contrast opacification with optison, a second-generation ultrasound contrast agent." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 16, no. 2 (2002): 170-174. Full Text
  - Dupont, FW, Lang, RM, Drum, ML, and Aronson, S. "Is there a long-term predictive value of intraoperative low-dose dobutamine echocardiography in patients who have coronary artery bypass graft surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass?." Anesthesia and Analgesia 95, no. 3 (2002): 517-523.
  - Weems, WB, Aronson, S, Yang, X, Jayakar, D, Jeevanandam, V, and Lang, RM. "Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 15, no. 4 (2002): 382-384. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Thys, DM. "Training and certification in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography: A historical perspective." Anesthesia and Analgesia 93, no. 6 (2001): 1422-1427.
  - Dupont, FW, Fisher, AM, Toledano, A, and Aronson, S. "Influence of transducer frequency and imaging modality on the intraoperative assessment of myocardial perfusion with transesophageal echocardiography." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 15, no. 6 (2001): 728-730. Full Text
  - Dupont, FW, Han, L, Ahmed, S, and Aronson, S. "An unexpected left ventricular outpouching detected during transesophageal echocardiography in a patient scheduled for coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 15, no. 5 (2001): 659-660. Full Text
  - Wilson, WC, and Aronson, S. "Oliguria: A sign of renal success or impending renal failure?." Anesthesiology Clinics of North America 19, no. 4 (2001): 841-883.
  - Aronson, S, Dupont, F, Savage, R, Drum, M, Gunnar, W, and Jeevanandam, V. "Changes in regional myocardial function after coronary artery bypass graft surgery are predicted by intraoperative low-dose dobutamine echocardiography." Anesthesiology 93, no. 3 (2000): 685-692.
  - Aronson, S, and Dupont, FW. "Perioperative cardiac imaging." Advances in cardiac surgery 12 (2000): 117-152.
  - Aronson, S. "Measurement of myocardial perfusion by contrast echocardiography: Application in the operating room." Coronary Artery Disease 11, no. 3 (2000): 227-234. Full Text
  - Talya, L, Kopelan, A, and Aronson, S. "An unexpected echocardiographic image in a patient with dyspnea." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 14, no. 2 (2000): 225-226.
  - Shanewise, JS, Cheung, AT, Aronson, S, Stewart, WJ, Weiss, RL, Mark, JB, Savage, RM, Sears-Rogan, P, Mathew, JP, Quiñones, MA, Cahalan, MK, and Savino, JS. "ASE/SCA guidelines for performing a comprehensive intraoperative multiplane transesophageal echocardiography examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force for Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography." J Am Soc Echocardiogr 12, no. 10 (October 1999): 884-900. Link to Item
  - Shanewise, JS, Cheung, AT, Aronson, S, Stewart, WJ, Weiss, RL, Mark, JB, Savage, RM, Sears-Rogan, P, Mathew, JP, Quiñones, MA, Cahalan, MK, and Savino, JS. "ASE/SCA guidelines for performing a comprehensive intraoperative multiplane transesophageal echocardiography examination: recommendations of the American Society of Echocardiography Council for Intraoperative Echocardiography and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Task Force for Certification in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 89, no. 4 (October 1999): 870-884. Full Text
  - Han, LK, Jacobsohn, E, and Aronson, S. "Intraoperative Echocardiography for the Patient Undergoing Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery." Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 3, no. 2 (July 1999): 98-108. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Albertucci, M. "Assessing flow during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass: An Allen's test equivalent." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 67, no. 4 (1999): 1173-1174. Full Text
  - Aronson, S. "Adherence to physician training guidelines for pediatric transesophageal echocardiography affects the outcome of patients undergoing repair of congenital cardiac defects." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 12, no. 11 (1999): 1008--.
  - Aronson, S. "Cardioplegia delivery: More (or less) than what you see." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 68, no. 3 (1999): 797-798. Full Text
  - Aronson, S. "Letters to the editor [1]." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 12, no. 11 (1999): 1008--.
  - Garwood, S, and Aronson, S. "Renal protection in vascular surgery." Problems in Anesthesia 11, no. 2 (1999): 247-265.
  - Maslow, A, Aronson, S, Jacobsohn, E, Cohn, WE, and Johnson, RG. "Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 13, no. 6 (1999): 764-781.
  - Aronson, S, and Blumenthal, R. "Perioperative renal dysfunction and cardiovascular anesthesia: concerns and controversies." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 12, no. 5 (October 1998): 567-586. (Review) Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Jacobsohn, E, Savage, R, and Albertucci, M. "The influence of collateral flow on the antegrade and retrograde distribution of cardioplegia in patients with an occluded right coronary artery." Anesthesiology 89, no. 5 (1998): 1099-1107.
  - Aronson, S, Savage, R, Toledano, A, Albertucci, M, Lytle, B, Karp, R, and Loop, F. "Identifying the cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction after coronary artery bypass surgery: The role of myocardial contrast echocardiography." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 12, no. 5 (1998): 512-518. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Cook, R. "Vigilance - A main component of clinical quality [1] (multiple letters)." Anesthesiology 88, no. 4 (1998): 1122-1123. Full Text
  - Furimsky, M, Aronson, S, and Ovassapian, A. "Perioperative anesthetic management of a patient presenting for resection of a tracheal mass." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 12, no. 6 (1998): 701-704. Full Text
  - Savage, RM, Lytle, BW, and Aronson, S. "Erratum: Intraoperative echocardiography is indicated in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting (Annals of Thoracic Surgery (1997) 64 (368- 7))." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 65, no. 1 (January 1, 1998): 306-null.
  - Aronson, S. "Myocardial contrast echocardiography: Is it ready to be used as a clinical tool in the operating room?." Seminars in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 1, no. 1 (December 1, 1997): 4-15. Full Text
  - Jacobsohn, E, Aronson, S, Fernandez, A, Albertucci, M, and Savage, R. "Effect of collateral blood flow on cardioplegia distribution in patients with an occluded right coronary artery." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 10, no. 4 (December 1, 1997): 414-null.
  - Esper, E, Ferdinand, FD, Aronson, S, and Karp, RB. "Prosthetic mitral valve replacement: Late complications after native valve preservation." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 63, no. 2 (1997): 541-543. Full Text
  - Jacobsohn, E, Aronson, S, Young, CJ, Ferdinand, FD, and Albertucci, M. "On-line contrast echocardiographic assessment of myocardial perfusion: Its role in minimally invasive coronary artery bypass procedures." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 11, no. 4 (1997): 517-521. Full Text
  - Jacobsohn, E, Young, CJ, Aronson, S, Ferdinand, FD, and Albertucci, M. "The role of ischemic preconditioning during minimally invasive coronary artery bypass surgery." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 11, no. 6 (1997): 787-792. Full Text
  - Savage, RM, Lytle, BW, Aronson, S, Navia, JL, Licina, M, Stewart, WJ, Starr, NJ, and Loop, FD. "Intraoperative echocardiography is indicated in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting." Annals of Thoracic Surgery 64, no. 2 (1997): 368-374. Full Text
  - Roth, S, Block, R, Park, SS, Fernandez, A, Lupu, VD, Aronson, S, and Feinstein, SB. "Contrast ultrasound imaging of the ocular circulation." Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science 37, no. 3 (February 15, 1996).
  - Aronson, S, Savage, R, Fernandez, A, Klein, A, Young, C, Toledano, A, Lee, BK, Karp, RB, Lytle, B, and Loop, F. "Assessing myocardial perfusion with albunex during coronary artery bypass surgery: Technical considerations and safety of aortic root injections." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 10, no. 6 (1996): 713-718. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, and Han, LK. "Stress echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, and tissue characterization: Applications for the future." Critical Care Clinics 12, no. 2 (1996): 429-450. Full Text
  - Jacobsohn, E, Aronson, S, and O'Connor, M. "Monitoring respiratory function." International Anesthesiology Clinics 34, no. 3 (1996): 1-36.
  - Jacobsohn, E, Shields, K, Aronson, S, and Albertucci, M. "Traumatic aortocoronary saphenous vein graft occlusion." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 10, no. 7 (1996): 950-956.
  - Aronson, S, Thistlethwaite, RJ, Walker, R, Feinstein, SB, and Roizen, MF. "Safety and feasibility of renal blood flow determination during kidney transplant surgery with perfusion ultrasonography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 80, no. 2 (1995): 353-359. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Walker, R, Wiencek, JG, Zaroff, JG, Feinstein, SB, and Zachary, L. "Evaluation of changes in skeletal muscle blood flow in the dog with contrast ultrasonography." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 95, no. 1 (1995): 114-118.
  - Roth, S, and Aronson, S. "Placement of a right atrial air aspiration catherer guided by transesophageal echocardiography." Anesthesiology 83, no. 6 (1995): 1359-1361. Full Text
  - Winkelmann, J, Aronson, S, Young, CJ, Fernandez, A, and Lee, BK. "Retrograde-delivered cardioplegia is not distributed equally to the right ventricular free wall and septum." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 9, no. 2 (1995): 135-139. Full Text
  - Winkelmann, JW, Kenner, MD, Dave, R, Aronson, S, Chandwaney, RH, Fernandez, A, Block, RJ, Bookman, SE, and Feinstein, SB. "Enhancement of edge detection: Qualitative and quantitative effects of B-color." Cardiovascular Imaging 7, no. 3 (January 1, 1995): 75-80.
  - Aronson, S, and Leung, JM. "An initial multicenter, randomized controlled trial on the safety and efficacy of acadesine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery [8]." Anesthesia and Analgesia 79, no. 5 (1994): 1021-1022.
  - Aronson, S, and Wiencek, JG. "Intraoperative perfusion echocardiography." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 8, no. 1 (1994): 97-107. Full Text
  - Kellen, M, Aronson, S, Roizen, MF, Barnard, J, and Thisted, RA. "Predictive and diagnostic tests of renal failure: a review." Anesthesia and Analgesia 78, no. 1 (January 1994): 134-142. (Review) Full Text
  - Novis, BK, Roizen, MF, Aronson, S, and Thisted, RA. "Association of preoperative risk factors with postoperative acute renal failure." Anesthesia and Analgesia 78, no. 1 (January 1994): 143-149. (Review) Full Text
  - Sladen, RN, II, RLR, Aronson, S, and Roizen, MF. "Usefulness of creatinine clearance [14]." Anesthesia and Analgesia 79, no. 2 (1994): 398-399. Full Text
  - Zaroff, J, Aronson, S, Lee, BK, Feinstein, SB, Walker, R, and Wiencek, JG. "The relationship between immediate outcome after cardiac surgery, homogeneous cardioplegia delivery, and ejection fraction." Chest 106, no. 1 (1994): 38-45.
  - Aronson, S, Wiencek, JG, Feinstein, SB, Heidenreich, PA, Zaroff, JG, Walker, R, and Roizen, MF. "Assessment of renal blood flow with contrast ultrasonography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 76, no. 5 (May 1993): 964-970. Full Text
  - Aronson, S. "Identifying stunned myocardium during cardiac surgery: the role of myocardial contrast echocardiography." Journal of cardiac surgery 8, no. 2 Suppl (March 1993): 224-227.
  - Aronson, S, Lee, BK, Zaroff, JG, Wiencek, JG, Walker, R, Feinstein, S, and Karp, RB. "Myocardial distribution of cardioplegic solution after retrograde delivery in patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures." Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 105, no. 2 (1993): 214-221.
  - Aronson, S. "Identifying stunned myocardium during cardiac surgery: The role of myocardial contrast echocardiography." Journal of Cardiac Surgery 8, no. 2 (1993): 224-227.
  - Heidenreich, PA, Wiencek, JG, Zaroff, JG, Aronson, S, Segil, LJ, Harper, PV, and Feinstein, SB. "In vitro calculation of flow by use of contrast ultrasonography." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 6, no. 1 (1993): 51-61.
  - Wiencek, JG, Feinstein, SB, Walker, R, and Aronson, S. "Pitfalls in quantitative contrast echocardiography: the steps to quantitation of perfusion." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 6, no. 4 (1993): 395-416.
  - Aronson, S, Ruo, W, and Sand, M. "Inverted left atrial appendage appearing as a left atrial mass with transesophageal echocardiography during cardiac surgery." Anesthesiology 76, no. 6 (1992): 1054-1055.
  - Ellis, JE, Shah, MN, Briller, JE, Roizen, MF, Aronson, S, and Feinstein, SB. "A comparison of methods for the detection of myocardial ischemia during noncardiac surgery: Automated ST-segment analysis systems, electrocardiography, and transesophageal echocardiography." Anesthesia and Analgesia 75, no. 5 (1992): 764-772.
  - Feinstein, SB, and Aronson, S. "Advances in contrast echocardiography: intraoperative perfusion assessment." American journal of physiologic imaging 7, no. 3-4 (1992): 155-159.
  - Voci, P, Bilotta, F, Aronson, S, Scibilia, G, Caretta, Q, Mercanti, C, Marino, B, Thisted, R, Roizen, MF, and Reale, A. "Echocardiographic analysis of dysfunctional and normal myocardial segments before and immediately after coronary artery bypass graft surgery." Anesthesia and Analgesia 75, no. 2 (1992): 213-218.
  - Walker, R, Wiencek, JG, Aronson, S, Zaroff, J, Glock, D, Thisted, R, and Feinstein, SB. "The influence of intravenous Albunex injections on pulmonary arterial pressure, gas exchange, and left ventricular peak intensity." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 5, no. 5 (1992): 463-470.
  - Aronson, S, Lee, BK, Liddicoat, JR, Wiencek, JG, Feinstein, SB, Ellis, JE, Roizen, MF, and Karp, RB. "Assessment of retrograde cardioplegia distribution using contrast echocardiography." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 52, no. 4 (October 1991): 810-814. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Goldberg, LI, Glock, D, Roth, S, Moss, J, and Roizen, MF. "Effects of fenoldopam on renal blood flow and systemic hemodynamics during isoilurane anesthesia." Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 5, no. 1 (1991): 29-32. Full Text
  - Aronson, S, Lee, BK, Wiencek, JG, Feinstein, SB, Roizen, MF, Karp, RB, and Ellis, JE. "Assessment of myocardial perfusion during CABG surgery with two-dimensional transesophageal contrast echocardiography." Anesthesiology 75, no. 3 (1991): 433-440.
  - Aronson, S. "Intraoperative contrast echocardiography." American Journal of Cardiac Imaging 5, no. 3 (1991): 224-229.
  - Aronson, S, Bender, E, Feinstein, SB, Heidenreich, PH, Ellis, J, Dick, C, Roizen, MF, and Karp, RB. "Contrast echocardiography: A method to visualize changes in regional myocardial perfusion in the dog model for CABG surgery." Anesthesiology 72, no. 2 (1990): 295-301.
  - Aronson, S, Goldberg, LI, Roth, S, Glock, D, Moss, J, and Roizen, MF. "Preservation of renal blood flow during hypotension induced with fenoldopam in dogs." Canadian Journal of Anaesthesia 37, no. 3 (1990): 380-384. Full Text
  - Voci, P, Heidenreich, P, Aronson, S, Wiencek, JG, Zaroff, JG, feinstein, SB, and Reale, A. "quantitation of renal blood flow by contrast ultrasonography: preliminary results." Cardiologia 34, no. 12 (1989): 1001-1006.
  - Smith, JS, Roizen, MF, Cahalan, MK, Benefiel, DJ, Beaupre, PN, Sohn, YJ, Byrd, BF, Schiller, NB, Stoney, RJ, Ehrenfeld, WK, Ellis, JE, and Aronson, S. "Does anesthetic technique make a difference? Augmentation of systolic blood pressure during carotid endarterectomy: Effects of phenylephrine versus light anesthesia and of isoflurance versus halothane on the incidence of myocardial ischemia." Anesthesiology 69, no. 6 (1988): 846-853.
  - Aronson, S, Neff, WA, Slogoff, S, and Keats, AS. "Venous admixture to radial artery blood samples during cardiopulmonary bypass." Chest 92, no. 5 (1987): 836-838.
  - Duncavage, JA, Ossoff, RH, Rouman, WC, Toohill, RJ, Almagro, UA, Carl, GA, and Aronson, S. "TISSUE EFFECTS FROM LASER-INDUCED ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE FIRES." Lia (Laser Institute of America) 37 (December 1, 1984): 46-51.
  - Duncavage, JA, Ossoff, RH, Rouman, WC, Toohill, RJ, Almagro, UA, Carl, GA, and Aronson, S. "Injuries to the bronchi and lungs caused by laser-ignited endotracheal tube fires." Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 92, no. 6 (1984): 639-643.
  - Fernandez, AP, Aronson, S, Toledano, A, Winkelmann, J, Saldivar, J, and Feinstein, SB. "Ultrasound densitometric analysis: Comparison between an online digital acquisition acoustic program and an offline analog program." Echocardiography 13, no. 5 (October 19, 1996): 489-497.
- Other Articles
  - Oparil, S, Aronson, S, Deeb, GM, Epstein, M, Levy, JH, Luther, RR, Prielipp, R, and Taylor, A. "Fenoldopam: A new parenteral antihypertensive: Consensus roundtable on the management of perioperative hypertension and hypertensive crises." American Journal of Hypertension 12, no. 7 (1999): 653-664. Full Text
- Conference Papers
  - Pleticha, J, Prakken, S, Buchheit, T, Gulur, P, Bearrows, S, Westover, J, and Aronson, S. "Financial Impact of Intensive Outpatient Pain Management of Duke Health System High Utilizers." May 2017. Link to Item
  - Aronson, S, Stafford-Smith, M, Phillips-Burke, B, Roche, A, and Newman, M. "Blood pressure lability as a predictor of mortality in cardiac surgery patients: Analysis of the duke database." December 2007. Link to Item
  - Aronson, S, Dyke, CM, Kereiakes, D, Cheung, A, Stierer, K, and Newman, M. "Blood pressure control with clevidipine compared to nitroglycerin in the treatment of perioperative hypertension: Primary results from the randomized ECLIPSE trial." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Shorr, AF, McDonald, ML, Tector, AJ, Downey, FX, Kress, DC, Aronson, S, and Anderson, AJ. "HEPARIN-PLATELET FACTOR 4 (HPF4) ANTIBODIES IN PATIENTS WITHOUT HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA (HIT): IMPLICATIONS FOR ICU RESOURCE UTILIZATION FOLLOWING CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS (CPB)." : Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), December 2005. Full Text

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