Joseph Anthony Colao, MD
Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
My education and training
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolMedical School
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineResidency
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical CenterFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Colao is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology, 2023
- Anesthesiology, 2023
- American Board of Anesthesiology ADVANCED Examination Committee, National
- American Society of Anesthesiology, National
- Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiology, Local
- Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, International
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Colao J., Augoustides J.G. Advances in Acute Type A Aortic Dissection – expanding the roles of goal-directed echocardiographic imaging throughout the perioperative period , Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 39(11): 2025,2907-2909
Patel S.J., Notarianni A.P., Waldron N.H., Tsai A., Roberts M.L., Sacks S.M., Colao J.A., Kinney D.A., Montealegre-Gallegos M., Liang H., Rama A., Ristovic V., Pulton D.A., Feinman J.W. The Year in Graduate Medical Education: Selected Highlights from 2024 , Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 25: 2025,430-436
Chen C., Colao J., Salna M., Kane E. Persistent Mitral Regurgitation in a Young Patient after Mitral Valve Repair: How to Avoid a Mechanical Valve , Presented at: Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 2023 Annual Meeting.: 2023
Maldari N., Colao J., Baddigam R., Chen M., Fung E., Kalra J., Takeda K., Mulaikal T., Mittel A. Inter-rater Agreement Assessment in a Retrospective Cohort Study on Dobutamine versus Milrinone Use in Cardiac Surgery , Presented at: Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023.: 2023
Colao J., Baddigam R., Chen M., Maldari N., Fung E., Kalra J., Takeda K., Mulaikal T., Mittel A. Initial Determination of Inter-rater Agreement in a Retrospective Cohort Study on Dobutamine versus Milrinone Use in Cardiac Surgery , Presented at: Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023.: 2023
Hensley N.B., Colao J., Zorrilla-Vaca A., Nanavati J., Lawton J.S., Raphael J., Mazzeffi M.A., Wierschke C., Kostibas M.P., Cho B.C., Frank S.M., Grant M.C. Ultrafiltration in cardiac surgery: Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis , Perfusion: 2023
Goeddel L.A., Colao J., Choi C., Stulak J., Ramakrishna H. Comparison of Outcomes Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting With Arterial Versus Venous Conduits , Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia, 36(2): 2022,599-607
Colao J., Tran T. Take My Breath Away: Evaluation and Management of Symptomatic Phrenic Nerve Paralysis After Interscalene Block in the Postoperative Setting , Presented at: Anesthesiology 2020 Annual Meeting.: 2020
Colao J., Tran T. How Low Can You Go? Anesthetic Risk Management of Severe Refractory Hypotension During Series of Ambulatory Retina Surgeries , Presented at: Anesthesiology 2020 Annual Meeting.: 2020
Colao J., Hwang M., Tran T. Navigating Drug Shortages with Alternative Ventilator Sedation Regimens During COVID-19 Pandemic , Presented at: Anesthesiology 2020 Annual Meeting.: 2020