Ronny Munoz-Acuna, MD
Assistant Professor of AnesthesiologyDownloadHi-Res Photo
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Anesthesiology
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Associate Program Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology
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Yale University
20 York St
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
United States
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Anesthesiology
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Associate Program Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology
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Yale University
20 York St
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
United States
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Anesthesiology
Primary
Additional Titles
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology
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Yale University
20 York St
New Haven, Connecticut 06510
United States
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Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Program Director, Critical Care Anesthesiology Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology
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Anesthesiology
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- Anesthesiology
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Massachusetts General Hospital / Harvard Medical School (2022)
- Fellow
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School (2021)
- Resident
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center / Harvard Medical School (2020)
- Intern
- Metrowest Medical Center/Tufts University (2017)
- Fellow
- Universidad de Costa Rica (2016)
- Resident
- Universidad de Costa Rica (2014)
- BSc
- Universidad de Costa Rica
- MD
- Universidad de Costa Rica (2009)
Board Certifications
Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2023
Critical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology)
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
Anesthesiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Anesthesiology
- Original Certification Date
- 2021
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Medical Research Interests
Echocardiography; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; Pulmonary Embolism; Shock; Social Media; Ventilators, Mechanical
ORCID
0000-0003-0477-2377
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Andrew Philip Notarianni, MD, FASE, FASA
Jean Gabriel Charchaflieh, MD, MPH, DrPH
Andres Brenes Bastos, MD
Nicholas Cormier, MD
Nikhil Chawla, MBBS, MD
25Publications
69Citations
Social Media
Echocardiography
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
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2025
Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: What’s New in 2025?
Elmadhoun O, Ramanujan K, Wieruszewski P, Almadhoun H, Arboleda A, Munoz-Acuna R, Cheungpasitporn W, Yalamuri S, Ramakrishna H. Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury: What’s New in 2025? Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2025, 40: 1037-1045. PMID: 41207837, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.10.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute kidney injuryPerioperative acute kidney injuryKidney injuryTissue inhibitorRenal functional reserve testingEstimated glomerular filtration rateSubclinical acute kidney injuryNeutrophil Gelatinase-Associated LipocalinPerioperative renal outcomeRenal functional reserveGoal-directed perfusionTissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2Remote ischemic preconditioningGlomerular filtration ratePatient-specific simulation modelAmino acid infusionCardiac surgeryRenal outcomesSerum creatinineFrequent complicationRenal functionUrine outputCardiopulmonary bypassSurgical stressRenal injury"Point-of-care gastric ultrasound for assessing fasting status prior to procedural sedation: A narrative"
Cifuentes J, Munoz-Acuna R, Chawla N. "Point-of-care gastric ultrasound for assessing fasting status prior to procedural sedation: A narrative". Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 2025, 39: 236-244. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2025.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProcedural sedationNarrative reviewNarrative review of literatureClinical decision-makingPatient safetyReal-time risk stratificationUnplanned settingsAspiration riskPOCUSGastric ultrasoundRisk of aspirationSedation protocolReview of literatureRisk stratificationDecision-makingRiskSedationPatientsStatusProcedural sedation outside the operating room: Challenges, guidelines, and future directions
Bastos A, Munoz-Acuna R, Notarianni A. Procedural sedation outside the operating room: Challenges, guidelines, and future directions. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 2025, 39: 215-225. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2025.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare areasProcedural sedationModern clinical careUnique risk profileModern healthcare environmentClinical careSedation safetyHealthcare environmentMedical specialtiesCareOperating roomStandard of careRisk profileNon-operating room proceduresAnesthesiologyProfessional competenceSurgical centersEndoscopic proceduresAdditive valueIn Response
Munoz-Acuna R, Cheng P, Rosenblatt W. In Response. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025, 141: e63-e64. PMID: 40815629, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlimey, More Guidelines! A Practical Approach to the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation: The British Society of Echocardiography Guidelines
Montealegre-Gallegos M, Munoz-Acuna R, Notarianni A. Blimey, More Guidelines! A Practical Approach to the Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Regurgitation: The British Society of Echocardiography Guidelines. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2025, 39: 2239-2242. PMID: 40555633, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2025.05.049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMechanical Circulatory Support Devices
Patel B, Griffee M, Munoz-Acuna R. Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. Critical Care Clinics 2025, 41: 555-572. PMID: 40484621, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccc.2025.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMechanical circulatory supportSevere respiratory failureExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationIntensive care unitAdvanced imaging techniquesRespiratory failureLeft ventricular assist deviceMembrane oxygenationCardiogenic shockDiagnostic accuracyVentricular assist deviceCare unitCirculatory supportImplantable left ventricular assist deviceDevicesOrgan systemsPortable devicesUltrasonographyPatientsMCS devicesCricothyroid Membrane Vasculature: An Ultrasonographic Analysis
Munoz-Acuna R, Cormier N, Yonn-Brown T, Cheng P, Rosenblatt W. Cricothyroid Membrane Vasculature: An Ultrasonographic Analysis. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2025, 141: 674-676. PMID: 40131830, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000007498.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricIs There More to POCUS Than the Heart and Lungs in the Parturient-Venous Excess Ultrasound Score?
Munoz-Acuna R, Charchaflieh J, Deshpande R. Is There More to POCUS Than the Heart and Lungs in the Parturient-Venous Excess Ultrasound Score? Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2025, 45: 19-20. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0001097560.30255.cc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUltrasound scoreVenous excess ultrasound scoreVenous hemodynamic dysfunctionVolume overloadPulmonary edemaCardiac functionHemodynamic dysfunctionEndothelial dysfunctionVenous disordersTailored treatmentCapillary permeabilityMultisystem conditionPreeclampsiaDysfunctionScoresEdemaVExUSPathophysiologyMultisystemNon-operating Room Cardiac Procedures in Elderly: Update and Challenges
Munoz-Acuna R, Rady A. Non-operating Room Cardiac Procedures in Elderly: Update and Challenges. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2025, 15: 29. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-025-00691-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementLeft atrial appendage occlusionNon-operating room anesthesiaCardiac proceduresInvasive proceduresBenefits of minimally invasive proceduresCardiac interventionsAortic valve replacementMinimally invasive procedurePatient-specific strategiesElderly patient outcomesValve replacementAppendage occlusionHospitalization timeElderly patientsInvasive techniquesAnesthesia considerationsGeneral anesthesiaFindingsRecent studiesAnesthetic techniqueReviewThis reviewQuality of lifeModerate sedationPatient outcomesQuicker recovery
2024
Telavancin and Cardiac Surgery: Balancing Antimicrobial Efficacy With Coagulation Challenges
Munoz-Acuna R, Wai M, Coopee Z, Asuquo R, Rady A, Montealegre-Gallegos M. Telavancin and Cardiac Surgery: Balancing Antimicrobial Efficacy With Coagulation Challenges. Journal Of Cardiothoracic And Vascular Anesthesia 2024, 38: 3279-3280. PMID: 39426857, DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2024.09.147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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