Focused cardiac ultrasound in preoperative assessment: the perioperative provider’s new stethoscope?

I'm an intensivist and anesthesiologist with additional expertise in diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS).  I'm interested in using diagnostic POCUS to help improve the care of critically ill patients.  My training in diagnostic POCUS includes all of the following: board certification (Diplomate status) in Critical Care Echocardiography, board certification (Diplomate status) in Advanced Perioperative Transesophgeal Echocardiography, and completion of the American College of Che

Clinical and research interests are Enhanced Recovery and Perioperative Medicine; with particular interests in fluid management, and perioperative optimization of the high-risk non-cardiac surgery patient.

I am a UK trained Anesthesiologist with special interests in Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine.  I aim to combine my clinical practice with my research interests to reduce the risks associated with Major Surgery for all patients, but especially those at highest risk of complications.My research interests are in preoperative optimization, including exercise and nutritional prehabilitation, as well as investigating how subclinical autonomic dysfunction impacts on key outcom