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Bio

Enrique Pantin is a Professor of Anesthesiology at the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Division Chief at the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and attended medical school at Central University of Venezuela's Luis Razetti Medical School in Caracas.

He completed several postgraduate trainings, including:

  • Residency in Anesthesiology, University Anesthesiologist at “Dr. Carlos Arvelo” Military Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela. 12-1989 / 12-1991
  • Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (adult/peds), “Dr. Carlos Arvelo” Military Hospital, Caracas, Venezuela. 01-1992 / 12-1992
  • Intensive Care, Medical Institute La Floresta, Caracas, Venezuela. 01-1991 / 12-1992
  • Internship in general surgery, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. 07-1996 / 06-1997
  • Residency, Anesthesiology, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. 07-1997 / 06-2000
  • Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, University of Pennsylvania

His areas of interest include fast-track cardiac anesthesia, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, and ultrasonography.

Publications

Original Articles
 

  • Pantin E. Malignant Hyperthermia Updating. Med Crit Venez. 1994; 9: 33-41
  • Silva M, Saez J, Pantin E. Transtracheal Jet Ventilation in a Case of Difficult Intubation. Med Crit Venez. 1995; 10: 56-59
  • Ginsberg S, Solina A, Papp D, Krause T, Pantin E, Scott G, Chuzin Y, Cody R, Israel A. A Prospective Comparison of Three Heat Preservation Methods For Patients Undergoing Hypothermic Cardiopulmonary Bypass. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2000; 14: 501-505
  • Solina A, Ginsberg S, Papp D, Grubb W, Scholz P, Pantin E, Cody R, Krause T. Dose Response to Nitric Oxide in Adult Cardiac Surgery Patients. J Clin Anesth 2001; 13: 281-286  
  • Solina A, Ginsberg S, Papp D, Pantin E, Denny J, Ghandivel I, Krause T. The Response to Nitric Oxide During Adult Cardiac Surgery. Journal of Investigative Surgery 2002; 15: 5-14  
  • Andrea Mh, Pantin E, Denny J. Persistent Elevated BIS Readings Above One Mac Of Isoflurane: A Case Report. J Neurosurg Anesthesiol 2002; 14: 265
  • Levy Wj, Pantin E, Mehta S, Mcgarvey M. Hypothermia and the Approximate Entropy of the Electroencephalogram. Anesthesiology 2003; 98: 53-57
  • Kraidin J, Ginsberg S, Pantin E, Veksler B, Fisch D, Solina A. Left Atrial Mass During a Minimally Invasive Thoracic Mitral Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2011; 25: 376-377  
  • Kraidin J, Pantin E, Anderson M, Zhou B, Solina A. Edwards EndoVent as a Pacing Catheter for Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery: A Novel Approach. Innovations: Technology and Techniques in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery 2011; 6: 253-256  
  • Pantin EJ, Kraidin JL, Ginsberg SH, Denny JT, Solina AR. Cannulation of the Middle Cardiac Vein during MICS. Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery. 2012; 7(1): 62-64
  • Pantin EJ, Kraidin JL, Ginsberg SH, Denny JT, Anderson MB, Solina AR. The Swan-Ganz Catheter as a Teaching Tool for the Anesthesiologist Learning Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. Innovations: Technology & Techniques in Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery. 2012; 7(3): 204-207
  • Ginsberg SH, Pantin E, Kraidin J, Solina A, Panjwani S, Yang G. Noise Levels in Modern Operating Rooms During Surgery. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2013; 27: 528-530
  • Denny JT, Pantin E, Denny J, DeAngelis V, Chiricolo A, Grubb W, Chyu D. Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography Monitoring in Prone Position. European International Journal of Applied Science and Technology 2014; 1(3)
  • Agámez Medina GL, Pantin EJ, Lorthé Jr J, Therrien PJ. Anestesia para corrección de escoliosis en paciente pediátrico con ataxia de Friedreich (Anesthetic management of a patient with Friedreich ataxia undergoing scoliosis repair). Revista Española de Anestesiología y Reanimación 2014; 62(1):42-45. Rev Esp Anestesiol Reanim.
  • Denny JT, Pantin EJ, Chiricolo A, Tse J, Denny JE, Mungekar S, Chyu D, Solina A. Increasing Severity of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients Evaluated by Transesophageal Echocardiography. J Clin Med Res 2015; 7(1): 13-7
  • Pantin EJ, Chyu D, Mungekar S, Denny J. Coiled Impella Drive Line in the Left Ventricle: A Rare Complication of a Left Ventricular Assist Device. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2015; 29: 1308-10
  • Denny JT, Pantin EJ, Chiricolo A, Tse J, Jan T, Chaudhry M, Barsoum S, Denny AM, Papp D, Morgan SL. Lower Incidence of Hypo-Magnesemia in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients in 2011 Versus 2001. J Clin Med Res. 2015 Apr; 7(4):253-6. doi: 10.14740/jocmr2101w. Epub 2015 Feb 9.
  • Naftalovich R, Pantin EJ, Denny JT. Cerebral Oximetry Decrease After External Carotid Clamping with Normal Electroencephalography and No Change After Internal Carotid Clamping. Anesthesia & Analgesia Case Reports 2015; 5(12): 216-218
  • Denny JT, Denny AM, Tse JT, Deangelis VJ, Chyu D, Pantin EJ, Yeh SS, Cohen S, Fratzola CH, Solina A. Hospital Initiatives in Promoting Smoking Cessation: A 12-Year Follow-up. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 2016; 12: 1599-1603
  • Pantin EJ, Naftalovich R, Denny JT. Echocardiographic Identification of an Interrupted Inferior Vena Cava with Dilated Azygos Vein During Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2016; 122(2): 358-360
  • Chiricolo A, Pantin E, Raffel B, Lemaire A, Lee LY. Ruptured Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm With Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade Diagnosed by Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography: A Case Report. A&A practice 2018: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000000740
  • Pantin E, Kahan A, Chiricolo A, Levin D, Batsides G, Papp D. Intra-Arterial Fibrinous Sheath Development as a Potential Complication of the Impella Ventricular Assist Device. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia Publish online March 24, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jvca.2018.02.040
  • Levin D, Cohen S, Mellender S, Shah U, Kang P, Mohiuddin A, Zhao R, Kiss G, Pantin E. Effectiveness of P6 Stimulation for Reduction of Nausea and Vomiting During Caesarean Section Under Combined Spinal-Epidural Anaesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2019; 47(2): 120-7
  • NeMoyer RE, Pantin E, Aisner J, Jongco R, Mellender S, Chiricolo A, Moore DF, Langenfeld J. Paravertebral Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Pain Control Following Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery and Thoracotomy. Journal of Surgical Research 2020; 246: 19-2
  • Leipheimer JM, Balter ML, Chen AI, Pantin EJ, Davidovich AE, Labazzo KS, Yarmush ML. First-in-human evaluation of a hand-held automated venipuncture device for rapid venous blood draws. Technology 2020 https://doi.org/10.1142/S2339547819500067.
  • Naftalovich R, Chyu D, Denny JT, Hasan A, Pantin EJ. Does cerebral oximetry always measure brain tissue oxygen saturation? An anatomical study utilizing computed tomography. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Oct-Dec; 37(4): 537-541. Published online 2022 Jan 6. doi: 10.4103/joacp.JOACP_395_19
  • Shah M, Pantin E. The Utility of Pulse Fluoroscopy During Mediport Insertion Preventing a Potential Death. Turkish Journal of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation. Accepted for publication on March 22, 2021
  • Shikhooun MA, Abdulhadi LA, Yafes WM, Saleh MR, Corsentino SA, Pantin EJ. High-Dose Insulin for Hyperkalemic Cardiac Arrest. Am J Ther. 2023;30(5):e426-e432. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000001571.
     

Book Chapters
 

  • Pantin E, Cheung A. Aorta and Pulmonary Artery Evaluation. In: Konstadt S, Shernan S, Oka Y, editors. Clinical Transesophageal Echocardiography - A Problem Oriented Approach. 2nd ed. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2003.

  • Pantin E, Cheung A. Thoracic Aorta. In: Kaplan J, Reich D, Lake C, Konstadt S, editors. Cardiac Anesthesia. 5th ed. W. B. Saunders Company; 2006.

  • Pantin E, Cheung A. Thoracic Aortic Disease. In: Kaplan J, editor. Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia. 1st ed. W. B. Saunders Company; 2008.

  • Augoustides J, Pantin E, Cheung A. Thoracic Aorta. In: Kaplan J, Reich D, Savino J, editors. Kaplan's Cardiac Anesthesia: The Echo Era. 6th ed. W. B. Saunders Company; 2011.

  • Khan K, Pantin E. TEE LOOK! IT’S A BIRD…IT’S A PLANE…NO, IT’S TEE MAN! In: Gallahger C, Ginsberg S, Lewis M, Park C, Schwengel D, editors. Anesthesia Unplugged. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; 2012.

  • Pantin E, Aldo FL. Pericardium and Extra-Cardiac Structures: Anatomy and Pathology. In: Gallahger C, Sciarra J, Ginsberg S, editors. Board Stiff TEE Transesophageal Echocardiography. 2nd ed. Elsevier Inc.; 2013.

  • Aldo FL, Pantin E. Pathology of Cardiac Valves. In: Gallahger C, Sciarra J, Ginsberg S, editors. Board Stiff TEE Transesophageal Echocardiography. 2nd ed. Elsevier Inc.; 2013.

  • Patel PA, Augoustides JGT, Pantin EJ, Cheung AT. Thoracic Aorta. In: Kaplan JA, Augoustides JGT, Manecke GR Jr, Maus T, Reich DL, editors. Kaplan’s Cardiac Anesthesia: For Cardiac and Noncardiac Surgery. 7th ed. Elsevier, Inc.; 2017.

  • Patel PA, Augoustides JGT, Pantin EJ, Cheung AT. Thoracic Aorta. In: Kaplan JA, Cronin B, Maus T, editors. Kaplan's Essentials of Cardiac Anesthesia. 2nd ed. Elsevier, Inc.; 2018.

  • Pantin EJ, Papp D. The Fundamentals of Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE) and the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) Examination. In: Awad AS, editor. Cardiac Anesthesia: The Basics of Evaluation and Management. 1st ed. Springer; 2021.

  • Pantin EJ, Papp D. Common Pathophysiologic Findings on TTE and FAST Examination. In: Awad AS, editor. Cardiac Anesthesia: The Basics of Evaluation and Management. 1st ed. Springer; 2021.

  • Hancock M, Pantin EJ. Fundamentals of Cardiopulmonary Bypass Machine Equipment and Technique. In: Awad AS, editor. Cardiac Anesthesia: The Basics of Evaluation and Management. 1st ed. Springer; 2021.
     

Abstracts and Poster Presentations
 

  • Goldstein S, Cocozello K, Pantin E, Hessein A, Grubb W. Very low dose intrathecal morphine provides effective analgesia and minimize side effects after CABG surgery. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1999 Meeting.

  • Ginsberg S, Solina A, Papp D, Pantin E, Krause T. A prospective comparison of three heat preservation methods for patients undergoing hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 1999 Meeting.

  • Denny J, Morgan S, Goldstein S, Dibrienza R, Hammond J, Kushins L, Pantin E. The effect of a restrain policy on the frequency of self extubation in the ICU. American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologist, 1999 Meeting.

  • Goldstein S, Cocozello K, Pantin E, Marko P, DeAngelis V, Grubb V, Hessein A, Williams L, Elbert O, Krause T, Cody R. Very Low Dose Intrathecal Morphine Provides Effective Analgesia and Minimizes Side Effects After CABG Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia 04/1999; 88(Supplement). DOI:10.1097/00000539-199904001-00120.

  • Goldstein S, Elbert O, Pantin E, Cocozello K, Deangelis V. Intrathecal morphine improves forced vital capacity and peak expiratory flow rate after CABG surgery. Anesthesiology 09/2000; 93(Supplement): A-1319. DOI:10.1097/00000542-200009001-01319. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2000 Meeting.

  • Goldstein S, Cocozello K, Pantin E, Hessein A, Grubb W, Denny J. Very Low Dose Intrathecal Morphine Improves Analgesia After CABG Without Side Effects. Anesth Analg 90:S312, 2001.

  • Ginsberg S, Pantin E, Krause T, Papp D, Solina Ar, Denny J. Vasoactive Medication Preparation. Anesth Analg 96:SCA85, 2003.

  • Denny Jt, Solina A, Ginsberg S, Papp D, Morgan S, Breen P, Ahuja D, Pantin E. Aortic Atheromatous Disease In Elderly Cabg Patients. Anesth Analg 96:SCA65, 2003.

  • Ginsberg S, Pantin E, Krause T, Papp D, Solina A, Denny J. Vasoactive medication preparation. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, 2003 Meeting.

  • Vasseur B, Batsides G, Shindler D, Pantin E. Systematic use of hypothermic circulatory arrest in thoracic aorta emergency. New York Society For Thoracic Surgery, Annual Meeting Nov 2003.

  • Chung P, Veksler B, Kraidin J, Solina A, Grubb W, Ginsberg S, Deangelis V, Denny J, Pantin E, Langenfeld J. Efficacy of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation During One Lung Ventilation. Anesth Analg 2010; 110 (SCA Suppl); 1-101.

  • Ginsberg S, Kraidin J, Pantin E. “Communication: you’ve got e mail." Post Graduate Assembly of The New York State Society Of Anesthesiologists. PGA 64, 2010 Meeting.

  • Denny J, Morgan S, Denny A, Pantin E. Smoking Cessation Available Through Hospital Web Sites: Room for Improvement. Chest 10/2012; 142(4_MeetingAbstracts):1085A. DOI:10.1378/chest.1389186.

  • Denny J, Pantin E. Transesophageal Echocardiographic Evaluation of Aortic Atherosclerosis in Elderly Patients Scheduled For Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2012 Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 13–17, 2012.

  • Ginsberg S, Denny J, Pantin E, Mohiuddin A, Waskey T. Use of a Bracket to Simplify Invasive Pressure Monitoring. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2012 Meeting. Washington, D.C. October 13–17, 2012.

  • Pantin E, Kraidin J, Lozano A, Waskey T, Hylton A, Batsides G. A Novel Transvenous Pacing Technique for Minimally Invasive Port Access Aortic Valve Surgery (poster number SCA 98). Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, 2013 Meeting.

  • Chyu D, Hasan A, Pantin M, Chiricolo A, Pantin E. How deep is the brain? (poster number SCA 45). Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, 2013 Meeting.

  • Mungekar S, Pantin E. Previous heparin-induced thrombocytopenia does not preclude heparin anticoagulation. ASA medically challenging cases section. American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2013 Meeting.

  • Upadhyay T, Pantin E, Lorthe J, Dinardo A. Polyneuropathy Diagnosed During Surgical Scoliosis Repair. Society for Pediatric Anesthesia / American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Anesthesiology 2014 meeting (SPA/AAP Pediatric Anesthesiology 2014 meeting).

  • Chyu D, Pantin E, Hasan A. Does Cerebral Oximetry Actually Measure Brain Tissue Oxygen Saturation? An Anatomical Study Utilizing Computed Tomography. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 2014 Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 28 - 29, 2014.

  • Shkolnikova T, Pantin E, Ginsberg S, Solina A. Methods of Pacing During Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery. 3rd Annual Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 2014 Meeting. New Orleans, LA. March 28 - 29, 2014.

  • Skiff H, Hunter CW, Pantin E, Alloteh R, Barsoum S, Kloepping C, Tse J. “The Patient Actually Likes It!!”: A Simple and No-Extra-Cost Tse-Alloteh Nasal CPAP Mask / Circuit for a Morbidly Obese Patient With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Under MAC for Irrigation and Debridement of Ankle Ulcer (poster number 668). IARS 2014 Annual Meeting. Montréal, Canada. May 17 – 20, 2014.

  • Gopez O, Pantin E, Kiss G, Hunter CW, Skiff H, Alloteh R, Poon A, Tse J. A Simple Nasal Bi-Level PAP Mask/Circuit Improved Oxygenation and Provided Supplemental N2O Analgesia in a Morbidly Obese Patient with OSA and Known Difficult Airway during Below Knee Amputation under Femoral/Sciatic Block. ePoster Presentation (MCCS). 2014 ASA Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. October 11-15, 2014.

  • Freire V, Raffel B, Kahan A, Chiricolo A, Pantin E. Transesophageal Echocardiography as a Diagnostic Modality for Coronary Artery Aneurysms and Coronary Arteriovenous Malformations. ePoster Presentation. 2015 ASA Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. October 24-28, 2015.

  • Ibrar S, Mungekar S, Pantin E. Differential Diagnosis, Intraoperative Anesthesia Management of a Rapidly Growing Right Atrial Mass on Echocardiography. Poster Presentation (F70). 2017 SCA Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. April 21-26, 2017.

  • Kahan A, Papp D, Pantin E. Intra-aortic Fibrinous Sheath Detected by Echocardiography Associated with Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device. Poster Presentation (F98). 2017 SCA Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL. April 21-26, 2017.

  • Levin D, Cohen S, Zhao R, Mellender S, Pantin E, Lee K, Kiss G. Intraoperative Management of a Patient with a History of Familial Cardiomyopathy Undergoing Repeated Cesarean Section. DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.18754.27840. 2017 ASA Annual Meeting. Boston, MA. October 21-25, 2017.

  • Levin D, Cohen S, Zhao R, Lee K, Mellender S, Pantin E, Kiss G. Anesthesia Management for Elective Cesarean Section in a Parturient with Placenta Accreta following Previous Cesarean Section. DOI:10.13140/RG
     

Letters to the Editor
 

  • Reply to "Standard Airway Letter Could Aid Patient Care" Anesthesiology News. July 2010, page 5                      
  • USP-797 Guidelines Raise Concerns APSF Newsletter, The Official Journal of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation. October 2014; 29: 32
  • Intraoperative aortic dissection in a Turner syndrome patient. Rotem Naftalovich, Enrique J. Pantin, John Denny. Heart Lung and Vessels 2015; 7: 266