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Office
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-0917Fax+1 617-726-5985
Summary
- Dr. Kenneth Shelton is a critical care physician and cardiac anesthesiologist affiliated with Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. Currently, Dr. Shelton holds the position of Chief of the Critical Care Division in the Department of Anesthesiology, as well as serves as the Medical Director of the Heart Center Intensive Care Unit.
A graduate of the University of California in San Francisco Medical School, Dr. Shelton went on to complete his anesthesiology residency and fellowships in critical care and cardiac anesthesiology at MGH. His professional pursuits reflect a commitment to advancing medical knowledge, with a particular focus on cardiac critical care medicine, clinical program design/implementation, and hospital operations/administration.
Dr. Shelton is actively involved in academic endeavors, contributing as the section editor of critical care medicine for the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2013 - 2014
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Critical Care Medicine, 2012 - 2013
- Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2009 - 2012
- University of California San Francisco School of MedicineClass of 2008
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2012 - 2025
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine
Clinical Trials
- Pulmonary Physiologic Assessment of Patients on Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 09
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 18 citationsTransesophageal Echocardiography for Impella Placement and Management.Jerome C. Crowley, Brett Cronin, Michael Essandoh, David A. D'Alessandro, Kenneth Shelton
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2019-01-23 - 6 citationsAssociation Between Body Mass Index and Outcomes in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.Shu Yang Lu, Jamel Ortoleva, Katia Colon, Ariel Mueller, Andrew Laflam
Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2022-02-01 - 16 citationsNighttime dexmedetomidine for delirium prevention in non-mechanically ventilated patients after cardiac surgery (MINDDS): A single-centre, parallel-arm, randomised, pl...Jason Z Qu, Ariel Mueller, Tina B McKay, M Brandon Westover, Kenneth T Shelton
Eclinicalmedicine. 2023-02-01
Journal Articles
- Electroencephalogram Burst-Suppression During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Elderly Patients Mediates Postoperative DeliriumKenneth T Shelton, Jason Qu, Anesthesiology
- Electroencephalogram Dynamics During General Anesthesia Predict the Later Incidence and Duration of Burst-Suppression During Cardiopulmonary BypassKenneth T Shelton, Ken Solt, Jason Z Qu, Clinical Neurophysiology
Authored Content
- Electroencephalogram Burst-Suppression During Cardiopulmonary Bypass in Elderly Patients Mediates Postoperative DeliriumAugust 2020
Press Mentions
- How a New Buddy System Is Helping Health Workers Grapple with Covid’s TollJune 21st, 2021
Committees
- Chair and Safety Officer, Data Safety and Monitoring Board 2019 - 2021
Research History
- Intramural Research Training AwardNational Institute of Health National Cancer Institute Bethesda/Frederick, MD2002 - 2004
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Society of Cardiovascular AnesthesiologistsMember
- Association of University AnesthesiologistsMember
- International Anesthesia Research SocietyMember
- Member
- Fellow
- Massachusetts Society of AnesthesiologistsMember
External Links
- Bibliographyhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/kenneth.shelton.1/bibliography/public/
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