Bao Ha, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief of Electrophysiology Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce St., Dulles Bldg. Fl. 6 Ste. 680
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce St., Dulles Bldg. Fl. 6 Ste. 680
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BA
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University, 2014.
Permanent linkBA
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
MD
Thomas Jefferson University, 2014.
Selected Publications
Boyle TA, Ha B, Haq I, Killu A, Yadav R, Spragg D, Wong CX, Kheiri B, Moss JD, Marchlinski FE, Frankel DS.: Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with pulmonary hypertension: Multicenter experience. Heart Rhythm April 2024.Patel NA, Lin D, Ha B, Hyman MC, Nazarian S, Frankel DS, Epstein AE, Marchlinski FE, Markman TM.: Intraoperative ultrasound-guided pectoral nerve blocks for cardiac implantable device procedures. J Interv Card Electrophysiology December 2023.
Martin AK, Feinman JW, Bhatt HV, Fritz AV, Subramani S, Malhotra AK, Townsley MM, Sharma A, Patel SJ, Ha B, Gui JL, Zaky A, Labe S, Teixeira MT, Morozowich ST, Weiner MM, Ramakrishna H.: The Year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights from 2022. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth February 2023.
Shah R, Pulton D, Wenger RK, Ha B, Feinman JW, Patel S, Lau C, Rong LQ, Weiss SJ, Augoustides JG, Daubenspeck D, Chaney MA.: Aortic Dissection During Cardiac Surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth January 2021.
Bao Ha MD, John G Augoustides MD, Asad Usman MD MPH: Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery – identifying opportunities for further improvement in the quality of postoperative patient recovery. J Cardiothoracic Vasc Anesth 34(12): 3231-3233, December 2020 Notes: Epub Aug 2020. DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.08.037.
Shah R, Wenger RK, Patel PA, Davis S, Ha B, Feinman JW, Patel S, Pulton D, Weiss SJ, Restrepo-Cardenas J, Aljure OD, Vasquez CR, Augoustides JG.: Severe Vasoplegic Shock During Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: Therapeutic challenges and Dilemmas in Hemodynamic Rescue. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 34(5): 1341-1347, May 2020.
Rohesh J Fernando 1, Elizabeth Zhou 2, Prakash A Patel 2, Chandrika Garner 1, Jared W Feinman 2, Bao Ha 2, Sean D Johnson 1, Stuart J Weiss 2, Lee A Goeddel 3, John G Augoustides: Perioperative Management of Left Atrial Dissection After Mitral Valve Repair: Navigating the Challenges and Conundrums With a Rare Complication. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 33(7): 2046-2052, July 2019 Notes: Epub Mar 2019. DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2019.02.049.
Fernando R, Farmer B, Augoustides J, Gardner J, Johnson S, Ha B, Friess J, Luedi M, Erdoes G, Miller P, Ripat C, Fabbro M: Perioperative Management of Mild Hemophilia B During and After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Challenges and Solutions. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 33(2): 549-555, February 2019.
Evans AS, Weiner M, Jain A, Patel PA, Jayaraman AL, Townsley MM, Shah R, Gutsche JT, Renew JR, Ha B, Martin AK, Linganna R, Leong R, Bhatt HV, Garcia H, Feduska E, Shaefi S, Feinman JW, Eden C, Weiss SJ, Silvay G, Augoustides JG, Ramakrishna H.: The Year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights from 2018. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth January 2019.
Fernando R, Johnson S, Augoustides J, Patel P, Gutsche J, Ha B, Feinman J, Weiss S: The Hostile Thoracic Aorta: Management Considerations for Severe Aortic Atheroma in a Challenging Case of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting and Mitral Valve Replacement. J Cardiothoracic Vasc Anesth. 33(1): 223-231, Jan 2019 Notes: Published Online.