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Office
471 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 919-681-3811
Summary
- Dr. La Colla spends the vast majority of his time in the operating room taking care of adult surgical patients. Besides his areas of subspecialty training, his clinical interests include intravenous anesthesia (TIVA/TCI), hemodynamics, and point-of-care ultrasound and their application to anesthesiology and the perioperative care of patients. He has performed clinical research mainly in regional and intravenous anesthesia in different patient populations and clinical settings and he is interested in investigating new interventions with the potential to create value (i.e. improve quality and/or decrease costs) during the current shift towards patient-centered, value-based healthcare.
Dr. La Colla is Board Certified in Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology), Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (National Board of Echocardiography), Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology (American Board of Anesthesiology), and Clinical Informatics (American Board of Preventive Medicine).
Education & Training
- University of PittsburghMSHI, Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI), 2021 - 2023
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, 2020 - 2021
- Duke University HospitalResidency, Anesthesiology, 2016 - 2020
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, 2015 - 2016
- University of ParmaResidency, Anesthesia and Intensive Care, 2010 - 2015
- Universita San RaffaeleClass of 2009, MD, Magna Cum Laude
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2015 - 2024
- NC State Medical License 2016 - 2020
- American Board of Anesthesiology Anesthesiology
- American Board of Preventive Medicine Clinical Informatics
- The National Board of EchocardiographyExamination of Special Competence in Advanced Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography (Advanced PTEeXAM®)
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsSternotomy Wound Infiltration With Liposomal Versus Plain Bupivacaine for Postoperative Analgesia After Elective Cardiac Surgery.Kathirvel Subramaniam, Christopher M Sciortino, Michael L Boisen, Luca La Colla, Alec Dickson
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2023-01-01 - 1 citationsThe Year in Thoracic Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2021.Michael L Boisen, Rohesh J Fernando, Konstantinos Alfaras-Melainis, Paul J Hoffmann, Lavinia M Kolarczyk
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2022-12-01 - 3 citationsThe Year in Thoracic Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2020.Michael L Boisen, Rohesh J Fernando, Lavinia Kolarczyk, Emily Teeter, Travis Schisler
Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 2021-10-01
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