Douglas Pfeil, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

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Contact

111 South 11th Street
Suite 8280
Philadelphia, PA 19107

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215-955-6161
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Douglas Pfeil, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor

Education

Medical School

PhD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY - 2014
MD, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY - 2016

Residency

Anesthesiology, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY - 2020

Fellowship

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA - 2021

Recent Publications

Board Certification

American Board of Anesthesiology
National Board of Echocardiography

Research & Clinical Interest

Upwards of 50% of patients undergoing cardiac surgery will experience post-operative cognitive decline (POCD). Cerebral oximetry is a non-invasive light-based technology that may be able to help predict this cognitive decline and allow for intervention early in the post-operative period. While regional saturation values are the industry-standard for monitoring patients under anesthesia, I am investigating other biomarkers and metrics that may be derived from cerebral oximetry to better identify patients that are at risk for POCD.

Additionally, I am interested in identifying intra-operative medications and interventions that may reduce post-operative pain, and reduce the use of post-operative opioids in cardiac surgery. Recently, methadone was demonstrated to be superior to other opioids in controlling pain post-sternotomy. I am currently trying to identify the appropriate dose of methadone for non-sternotomy cardiac surgery, such as procedures performed via mini-sternotomy, thoracotomy, or port-site incisions.