Baystate Health
Adult Cardiac
Member Since: 2017
Biography:
Daniel T. Engelman, MD is the Medical Director of the Cardiac Surgical Critical Care Unit & Inpatient Surgical Services at Baystate Health, in Springfield, MA and Professor of Surgery and Healthcare Delivery & Population Sciences at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate. Dr. Engelman is the founder and President of the Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERAS® Cardiac) International Society, with a mission to standardize evidence based best practices in perioperative care. In 2019, he led an international team to write the first consensus guidelines for cardiac surgical perioperative care. An updated expert consensus manuscript, officially endorsed by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), was published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, and presented at the STS Annual Meeting in January 2023.
Dr. Engelman is the Senior Editor for Perioperative Care for the Annals of Thoracic Surgery and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is the Steering Committee Chair for two international prospective trials for the prevention of postoperative acute kidney injury.
Over the past 3 years, he has organized an ERAS Cardiac Summit at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery’s Annual Meeting. He has organized a similar session at the STS and EACTS. He recently published, “Adult Cardiac Surgery-Associated Acute Kidney Injury: Joint Consensus Report” in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. The report provides perioperative teams with expert recommendations for prevention of cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury. Dr. Engelman is an international expert in critical care medicine, healthcare informatics and finance, multimodal analgesia, AKI, and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery.
What Does the AATS Mean to You:
The AATS has been at the forefront of exploring new ideas, research and protocols to streamline perioperative care. They appreciate the unique talents and specialized training of cardiac surgical multidisciplinary practitioners.
My First Experience with AATS:
As a resident in training I presented an abstract at the annual meeting. This was the hook that convinced me to pursue a career in academic medicine.
Why I became an AATS member:
I enjoy the academic environment which encourages memebers to explore new ideas together and share cutting edge best practices.
The first presentation I gave is:
1998 at the annual meeting: "Impact of body mass index and albumin on morbidity and mortality after cardiac surgery"
The first paper I had published is:
"Pregnancy related coronary artery dissection: A case report and collective review" in 1993
I plan on becoming more involved in the organization through:
I plan to join more workforces and continue to present my work at the annual meetings.
My First Experience with AATS:
As a resident in training I presented an abstract at the Annual meeting. This was the hook that convinced me to pursue a career in academic medicine."
My career in CT Surgery was inspired by:
My father is a Cardiac Surgeon (and AATS member). As a child I would accompany him on rounds and meet his grateful patients. The excitement of the specialty was infectious.
A significant case/patient interaction that impacted my career is:
A young lady dissected her aorta immediately postpartum. After a successful repair I will never forget rounding on mother/daughter smiling in the intensive care unit together. I receive annual pictures of the family each year.
The biggest impact my mentor had on my career is:
My father invented fast-track recovery from cardiac surgery. Years later this concept would resonate and eventually morph into ERAS protocols for standardized recovery from cardiac surgical trauma.
The topic most important to advancing the field of CT Surgery is:
Understanding that we need to better understand what patients want from their surgery. It involves a rapid return to their preoperative state, with work, friends and family.
The most pressing issues impacting CT surgery are:
Competition from less therapeutic, though less invasive catheter based interventions.
Advice for Trainees:
Find a career that excites you to get up early and go to work.