Stuart M. Sacks, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Chief of Electrophysiology Anesthesia, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, Dulles 6
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care
3400 Spruce Street, Dulles 6
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Chemistry (Minor in Psychology))
University of Miami, 2014.
MD
University of Miami, 2018.
Permanent linkBS (Chemistry (Minor in Psychology))
University of Miami, 2014.
MD
University of Miami, 2018.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Adult Cardiothoracic AnesthesiologySelected Publications
Amanda R. Tomlinson, M.D. & Stuart M. Sacks, M.D.: Complex Sequelae of Circumflex Artery Myocardial Infarction: Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation and Left Ventricle Free Wall Rupture. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting April 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation in Nashville, TN, USA.Julian Conn Busch, M.D., Brian O'Donnell, M.D., and Stuart M. Sacks, M.D.: Perioperative Management of a Left Atrial Myxoid Sarcoma: A Case of Postoperative Pulmonary Venous Stenosis. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting April 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation in Nashville, TN, USA.
William Ryan, M.D., Toru Mihama, M.D., Chase Jennings, M.D., Alessandra Cardi, M.D., John G. Augoustides, M.D., and Stuart M. Sacks, M.D.: Urgent Alcohol Septal Ablation for Refractory Shock and Hypoxemic Failure in the Setting of Combined Takotsubo and Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting April 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation in Nashville, TN, USA.
Scott Zheng, M.D. & Stuart M. Sacks, M.D. : An Unusual Presentation of Aortic Dissection Causing Pulmonary Artery Obstruction: A Case Report. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting April 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation in Nashville, TN, USA.
Parthik D. Patel, M.D. & Stuart M. Sacks, M.D. : Optimizing Anesthetic Care for Severe Right-Sided Carcinoid Heart Disease: A Case Report. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting April 2026 Notes: Poster Presentation in Nashville, TN, USA.
Himani V. Bhatt, DO, Ashley Virginia Fritz, DO, Jared W. Feinman, MD, FASE, Sudhakar Subramani, MD, Anita K. Malhotra, MD, Matthew M. Townsley, MD, Menachem M. Weiner, MD, Archit Sharma, MD, John Choi, DO, Jennifer Shmukler, MD, Anna Bovill Shapiro, MD, Andrea Rivero, MD, Jacob King, DO, Samuel Fallon, MD, Stuart M. Sacks, MD, Satoshi Hanada, MD, FASE, Archer Kilbourne Martin, MD, Harish Ramakrishna, MD: The Year in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia: Selected Highlights From 2025. Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Anesthesia October 2025.
Stuart M. Sacks, MD: Evaluation of the Etiology and Severity of Mitral Regurgitation. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Newsletter, Echo Corner 50(33), October 2025.
Saumil J. Patel, MD, Andrew P. Notarianni, MD, Nathan H. Waldron, MD, Albert Tsai, MD, Monique L. Roberts, MD, Stuart M. Sacks, MD, Joseph A. Colao, MD, Daniel A. Kinney, MD, Mario Montealegre-Gallegos, MD, Hong Liang, DO, MS, Asheen Rama, MD, Vanja Ristovic, MBBS, FRCPC, Danielle A. Pulton, MD, Jared W. Feinman, MD, FASE: The Year in Graduate Medical Education: Selected Highlights from 2024. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia May 2025.
Stuart Sacks, M.D. & Jared Feinman, M.D.: A 2024 Update from the American Society of Echocardiography: Multimodality Imaging for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Temporary Mechanical Circulatory support. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia May 2025.
Makhoul, A, Zhu, Y, & Sacks, S.M. : Chapter 29: Transesophageal Echocardiography in Perioperative Monitoring. Modern Monitoring in Perioperative Medicine. H. Liu and A.D. Kaye (eds.). Cambridge Scholars Publishing, May 2025.