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Jacob Cole, MD, Anesthesiology, Bethesda, MD

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Anesthesiology • Bethesda, MD

Critical Care Medicine, Clinical Informatics

Assistant Dean for Digital Transformation @ The Uniformed Services University

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  • Office

    8901 Rockville Pike
    Bethesda, MD 20889
    Phone+1 301-295-4000

Summary

  • Jacob Cole, MD, is an experienced anesthesiologist based in Bethesda, MD, with a subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine. His education includes numerous fellowships and degree programs, most notably an Anesthesiology residency at the Naval Medical Center and an MD from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine. Dr. Cole's employment history includes serving as a Critical Care Anesthesiologist at the Naval Medical Center and an Anesthesiologist at Sentara Medical Group. His areas of expertise encompass echocardiography, critical care medicine, regional nerve blocks, and anesthesiology. Notably, he is also the author of several medical publications. He has received several awards, including the Teacher of the Year from Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Anesthesiology in 2021, and the Department of Defense High Reliability in Healthcare Quality Award from AMSUS in 2018.

Education & Training

  • Purdue University Global
    Purdue University GlobalMaster, Public Health, 2022 - 2023
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology), 2021 - 2022
  • Naval Postgraduate School
    Naval Postgraduate SchoolGraduate Certificate, Applied Modeling and Simulation in Healthcare, 2021 - 2022
  • US Naval War College
    US Naval War CollegeJoint Professional Military Education-I, 2021 - 2022
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School
    Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolFellowship, Academic Clinical Education, 2019 - 2020
  • Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
    Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Residency, Anesthesiology, 2017 - 2020
  • Brenau University
    Brenau UniversityMaster, Business Administration, 2017 - 2018
  • Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
    Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2016 - 2017
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
    Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of MedicineClass of 2016, MD
  • United States Naval Academy
    United States Naval AcademyBS, Chemistry, With Merit, 2008 - 2012
  • United States Military Academy
    United States Military AcademyService Academy Exchange Program, 2010 - 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 2024 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License Active through 2026
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License Active through 2025
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
  • American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
  • American Society of AnesthesiologistsCertification in Diagnostic Point of Care Ultrasound
  • National Board of EchocardiographyCritical Care Echocardiography & Basic Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography
  • Society for Simulation in HealthcareCertified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE)

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Teacher of the Year Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Department of Anesthesiology, 2021
  • Department of Defense High Reliability in Healthcare Quality Award AMSUS, 2018
  • Intern of the Year Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

  • Pocket ICU 
    Chapter: Thoracic Surgical Critical Care 
    Cole JH, Sodickson ACEditors: Gyorgy Frendl and Avery Tung.Lippincott Williams & WilkinsEdition 3rd,2023
  • Blood Substitutes and Oxygen Biotherapeutics 
    Chapter: Potential Value of Polynitroxylated PEGylated Hemoglobin (SanFlow) in Pre-Hospital Medicine in Austere Environments including Military Deployments, Disasters and Remote Emergencies. 
    Day WG, Soltys BJ, Cole JH, Simoni J, Carleton JCH, Lin AHEditors: Henry Liu et al..Springer Publishing2022
  • Perioperative Pain Management for General and Plastic Surgery 
    Chapter: Tumescent Anesthesia in General Surgery 
    Jacob Cole, Victor Rivera, Anthony TuckerEditors: Deepak Narayan, Alan D Kaye, and Nalini Vadivelu.Oxford University Press, Oxford2018

Press Mentions

  • 3 U.S. Navy Members From Chicago Area Build Ventilator for $250
    3 U.S. Navy Members From Chicago Area Build Ventilator for $250May 26th, 2021
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth team builds ventilator from parts found at Home Depot
    Naval Medical Center Portsmouth team builds ventilator from parts found at Home DepotMay 26th, 2021

Professional Memberships

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