Joseph Anthony Colao, MD

Anesthesiology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Anesthesiology and Critical Care HUP
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About me

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care

My education and training

  • Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
  • Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center

Spoken languages

English
English

Insurance accepted

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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

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

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

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

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., Hwang M., Tran T. Navigating Drug Shortages with Alternative Ventilator Sedation Regimens During COVID-19 Pandemic , Presented at: Anesthesiology 2020 Annual Meeting.: 2020

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