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William Rosenblatt, MD

Professor of Anesthesiology
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Additional Titles

Director, Anesthesia for Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology

REMEDY President & Founder

President Emeritus Society for Airway Management, Anesthesiology

Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters ASA Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway, Task Force Member, American Society of Anesthesiologist

PUMA: Project for Universal Airway Management, Working group, PUMA

About

Titles

Professor of Anesthesiology

Director, Anesthesia for Otolaryngology, Anesthesiology; REMEDY President & Founder; President Emeritus Society for Airway Management, Anesthesiology

Positions outside Yale

Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters ASA Practice Guidelines for Management of the Difficult Airway, Task Force Member, American Society of Anesthesiologist; PUMA: Project for Universal Airway Management, Working group, PUMA

Biography

Dr. Rosenblatt is a graduate of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed a residency in Pediatrics at Stanford, before training in Anesthesiology at Yale. Soon after completing his residency in Anesthesiology, he founded REMEDY (Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World), which has a nation and world wide reach. The REMEDY sub-program, Med-Eq distributed unused medical supplies from individuals and industry to charities all over the world. His patient care, academic, teaching and research interest is in difficult airway management. His two most significant contributions in this field are the Airway Approach Algorithm and Preoperative Endoscopic Airway Examination. He is past president of the Society for Airway Management, and a current member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on the Difficult Airway. His decision tree tool and infographic algorithm are some of the most significant changes to the ASA algorithm since its publication in 1993.

Currently he is an associate floor runner in the Smilow Cancer Hospital.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Yale New Haven Hospital (1991)
Resident
Yale University School of Medicine (1990)
Resident
Stanford University Hospital (1988)
Intern
Stanford University Hospital (1988)
MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1985)
BA
Wesleyan University, Bio-psychology (1981)

Research

Overview

Effectiveness of the Ventrain TTJV device
ORsim virtual reality fiberoptic simulator

Publications

2005

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American Society of Anesthesiologists Difficult Airway Task Force

    Peer Review Groups and Grant Study SectionsTask Force Member
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    Rapid Response and Resuscitation Committee

    CommitteesMember
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    TAART Committee

    CommitteesChair
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    Medical ICU Airway Committee

    CommitteesMember
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    Anesthesia Extern ad-hoc Committee

    CommitteesCoordinator
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Clinical Care

Overview

William Rosenblatt, MD, is an anesthesiologist with a particular focus on difficult airway management, especially in the context of head and neck surgery.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Rosenblatt is known for developing tools that enhance the safety and effectiveness of airway management during surgery. His efforts have been recognized with the Rolex Award for Enterprise, an international recognition given by the Rolex Corporation to individuals who have undertaken innovative projects that advance human knowledge and well-being. He is also the founder of REMEDY (Recovered Medical Equipment for the Developing World), a program that distributes unused medical supplies globally.

A professor of anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Rosenblatt completed his medical degree at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, followed by a residency in pediatrics at Stanford University Hospital and a residency in anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Anesthesiology; Medical Oncology

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Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Anesthesiology
    Original Certification Date
    1992

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Anesthesiology

PO Box 208051, 333 Cedar Street, TMP 3

New Haven, CT 06520-8051

United States

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