Welcome to the Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
The Division of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology includes seven faculty with subspecialty experience including fellowship training or its equivalent in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology. All are certified by the National Board of Echocardiography in Perioperative Echocardiography. The division has generated several publications this academic year in notable journals. Our fellowship program has been in existence since 2004 and has graduated nearly 30 fellows.
Arun Karuppiah, M.B.B.S, M.D, D.ABA
Assistant Professor
Arun Karuppiah, M.B.B.S, M.D, D.ABA
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical School: MBBS, Chengalpattu Government Medical College, India
Post-Graduate: Anesthesiology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Residency: Anesthesiology, Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center (TUFTS affiliated), Boston, MA
Fellowship: Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center (TUFTS affiliated), Boston, MA
Interests: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, High-risk obstetric anesthesiology
Aaron Lim, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director
Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director
Anesthesiology
Phone: 804-628-0282
Fax: 804-628-4557
Email: Mark.Nelson@VCUHealth.org
Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD, FASE
Associate Professor, Fellowship Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD, FASE
Associate Professor, Fellowship Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Nirvik.Pal@VCUHealth.org
Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor
Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Graduate: B.S.-Biology (University of Rochester, Rochester, NY)
Graduate: M.D. (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA)
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN)
Interests: Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Perioperative Organ Dysfunction, Critical Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Email: pranav.shah@vcuhealth.org
Eric Worrall, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Eric Worrall, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: VCU Health System Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic VCU Health system
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: eric.worrall@vcuhealth.org
Laura Webb
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director
Laura Webb
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S Biology, James Madison University
Graduate, MD: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: laura.webb@vcuhealth.org