Christopher Troianos, MD
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Christopher A. Troianos, MD, FASE is Chair of the Anesthesiology Institute of the Cleveland Clinic, which unites all anesthesiology providers in general anesthesiology, cardiothoracic anesthesiology, pain medicine, pediatric & congenital cardiac anesthesiology, critical care medicine, regional practice, outcomes research, education, and more than 15 subspecialized sections within one fully integrated model of care.
Dr. Troianos received a Bachelor of Science degree with University Honors in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed a residency in anesthesiology, followed by a cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is board-certified in anesthesiology, a senior oral board examiner with the American Board of Anesthesiology, and a fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography.
Dr. Troianos has earned a national and international reputation as a cardiac anesthesiologist and participated on several national task forces that required collaboration among multispecialty societies to develop practice guidelines. He was part of the original task force that developed training guidelines in perioperative TEE and subsequently quality improvement guidelines in perioperative TEE. Most recently, he was the lead author for practice guidelines for ultrasound guided vascular access. He has shared his expertise in numerous peer-reviewed publications, authored the anesthesiology textbook, “Anesthesia for the Cardiac Patient.”, and has been an invited speaker to national and international scientific educational conferences. His experience with graduate medical education spans two decades, having served as a Residency Program at two institutions, and as Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Dr. Troianos is currently serving as President-Elect of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA), and will become President of the SCA in 2017. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Echocardiography, which develops certification examinations and recognizes physicians who fulfill the requirements for board certification in echocardiography. Dr. Troianos has served as the Chair of the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) Economics Committee and as the cardiac anesthesia liaison for the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Economics. This committee focuses on ensuring fair payment from all payers for anesthesiology services, and is one of the most important committees of the ASA on a national level.
Education & Professional Highlights
Appointed
2016
Education & Fellowships
Fellowship - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Philadelphia,
PA
1991
Residency - UPMC Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh
Anesthesiology
Pittsburgh,
PA
1989
Medical Education - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh,
PA
1985
Undergraduate - Carnegie Mellon University
Chemistry
Pittsburgh,
PA
1981
Certifications
- Anesthesiology
Research & Publications
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As of 1/29/2024, Dr. Troianos has reported the financial relationships with the companies listed below. In general, patients should feel free to contact their doctor about any of the relationships and how the relationships are overseen by Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about Cleveland Clinic's policies on collaborations with industry and innovation management, go to our Integrity in Innovation page.
Fiduciary Role. Dr. Troianos serves in a fiduciary capacity, such as an elected officer, director or chief medical officer, for the following companies or other entities:
- National Board of Echocardiography, Inc.
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
Public Health Service-Reportable Financial Conflicts of Interest. Cleveland Clinic scientists and physicians engage in basic, translational and clinical research activities, working to solve health problems, enhance patient care and improve quality of life for patients. Interactions with industry are essential to bringing the researchers' discoveries to the public, but can present the potential for conflicts of interest related to their research activities. Click here to view a listing of instances where Cleveland Clinic has identified a Public Health Service (PHS)-Reportable Financial Conflict of Interest and has put measures in place to ensure that, to the extent possible, the design, conduct and reporting of the research is free from bias.
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