Adeel A. Faruki, M.D., M.B.A.
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Medical Director, Licensure Strategy, Office of Chief Medical Executive, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2022 | University of Colorado Denver Business School, Denver, Colorado, US, MBA in Health Administration |
| 2016 | University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2012 | University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, US, BS in Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2020-2022 | Fellowship, Operations, Executive Leadership, and Innovation, UCHealth, Aurora, Colorado |
| 2017-2020 | Residency, Department of Anaesthesia, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 2016-2017 | Internship, Internal Medicine, Memorial Hermann Hospital/Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2023 | State of Colorado Medical License |
| 2023 | State of Texas Medical License |
| 2022 | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification |
| 2022 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2027
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 2022 - 2023
Instructor, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 2020 - 2020
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chair of Patient Care Informatics Periop and Procedural Subcommittee,, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Fellowship Director Neuroanesthesiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2025 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Voting member, Perioperative Informatics Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Program Director, Advanced Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Training Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - 2023
Program Director, Advanced Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Training Program, The University of Colorado Denver, 2022 - 2023
Chair, Anesthesiology Pathways and Protocols Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Lead, Business of Anesthesia Group, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Anesthesiology Representative, Breast Surgery Quality Outcomes Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2023
Co-Chair, Anesthesiology Pathways and Protocols Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - 2021
Anesthesiology Representative, Colorectal Surgery Quality Outcomes Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2020 - 2023
Clinical Representative, Talis Clinical Implementation Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2019 - 2020
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction |
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. UT Symposium on Telehealth. Invited. UT Symposium on Telehealth. Houston, Texas, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2022 |
| Title: | ASA Advance 2022 Poster Competition |
| Funding Source: | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research ASA |
| Role: | Poster |
| Date: | 2022 |
| Title: | Department of Anesthesiology Research Seed Grant |
| Funding Source: | Department of Anesthesiology Research |
| Role: | Research Scientist |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | 36th Annual Student Research Forum Award |
| Funding Source: | CU Department of Pharmacology |
| Role: | Key |
| Date: | 2019 |
| Title: | Research Resident Scholar Program |
| Funding Source: | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research |
| Role: | Key |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Afzal M, French KE, Bilbrey LE, Faruki AA. Artificial Intelligence in the Clinic: Creating Harmony or Just Adding Noise?. Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book 45(3):e481490, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40397845.
- Faruki, AA, Selzer, A. Pulmonary hypertension. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management 36, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Mani J, Strang A, Faruki AA, Siddiqui ZA, Mena G. Severe Anaphylaxis From Remimazolam in a Mastocytosis Cancer Patient: A Case Report. Cureus 16(9):e69079, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39391444.
- Andrew L Mariotti, Faruki AA. Monitored Anesthesia Care. Open Anesthesia, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Nguyen, TB, Weitzel, NS, Hogan, C, Kacmar, RM, Williamson, K, Pattee, J, Jevtovic-Todorovic, V, Simmons, CG, Faruki, AA. Comparing Anesthesia and Surgery Controlled Time for Primary Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty Between an Academic Medical Center and a Community Hospital. JMIR Perioperative Medicine 7(1), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38407957.
- Hardesty T, Schnake M, Faruki AA. Developing an Automated Procedural Scheduling Tool for Ambulatory Gastroenterology Procedures Stronger. The 2022 Vizient Connections Summit Report American Journal of Medical Quality, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Ross J, Ricklefs J, Faruki AA. The Recharge Room: Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space. American Journal of Medical Quality, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Sadowsky A, Porat Y, Faruki AA, Vitter JS. When Patient Expectations Are Not Met: A Case Report. A A Pract 17(6):e01686, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37335867.
- Mariotti AL, Pattee J, Edmundowicz SA, Hardesty TD, Sharma SM, Lemley MG, Rist SD, Weitzel N, Faruki AA. Operational outcomes of propofol sedation versus fentanyl, midazolam and diphenhydramine sedation for endoscopies and colonoscopies at an academic medical center. PLoS One 18(11):e0294418, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38011117.
- Faruki AA, Selzer A. Pulmonary hypertension: Key aspects in preoperative management. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Faruki AA, Zane RD, Wiler JL. The Role of Academic Health Systems in Leading the "Third Wave" of Digital Health Innovation. JMIR Med Educ 8(4):e32679, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36350700.
- Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Correction to: Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT(R)) Codes. J Med Syst 46(9):60, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35951122.
- Simmons CG, Alvey NJ, Kaizer AM, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar RM, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel NS. Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT(R)) Codes. J Med Syst 46(4):19, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35244783.
- Davis C, Faruki AA, Breyer D, Cumbler E, Fisher B, Hassell A, Hess S, Pierce R, Wiler J, Zane R. The Case for Virtual Sepsis Surveillance and Intervention. Telemed J E Health 28(1):102-106, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 33826409.
- Faruki AA, Nguyen TB, Gasangwa DV, Levy N, Proeschel S, Yu J, Ip V, McGourty M, Korsunsky G, Novack V, Mueller AL, Banner-Goodspeed V, Rozental TD, O'Gara BP. Virtual reality immersion compared to monitored anesthesia care for hand surgery: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One 17(9):e0272030, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36129891.
- Faruki AA, Nguyen T, Proeschel S, Levy N, Yu J, Ip V, Mueller A, Banner-Goodspeed V, O'Gara B. Virtual reality as an adjunct to anesthesia in the operating room. Trials 20(1):782, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31882015.
- Jones MR, Petro JA, Novitch MB, Faruki AA, Bice JB, Viswanath O, Rana PH, Kaye AD. Regional Catheters for Outpatient Surgery. A Comprehensive Review Current Pain Headache Reports, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Keshav K, Matthew M, Abhishek M, Faruki, AA, Ahmed S, Rahimi Erik F. MD Stuck in the Gut. An Unusual Duodenal Bezoar Following Pyloric-exclusion Gastrojejunostomy. American Journal of Gastroenterology 112, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Villanueva H, Visbal AP, Obeid NF, Ta AQ, Faruki AA, Wu MF, Hilsenbeck SG, Shaw CA, Yu P, Plummer NW, Birnbaumer L, Lewis MT. An essential role for Galpha(i2) in Smoothened-stimulated epithelial cell proliferation in the mammary gland. Sci Signal 8(394):ra92, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26373672.
- Sadowsky A, Porat Y, Faruki AA, Vitter J. When Patient Expectations Are Not Met:. A Case Report. A&A Practice 2023, 2003. e-Pub 2003.
Review Articles
- Jones MR, Petro JA, Novitch MB, Faruki AA, Bice JB, Viswanath O, Rana PH, Kaye AD. Regional Catheters for Outpatient Surgery-a Comprehensive Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep 23(4):24, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30868275.
Professional Educational Materials
- . Perioperative Management of Pacemaker & ICD Decision Tree AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2022.
- . Perioperative Kidney Transplantation Anesthesia Management AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2022.
- . Same Day Discharge Bariatric Gastric Sleeve AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2022.
- . Breast Surgery Preoperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2022.
- . Metro Denver Ambulatory Surgery Center Criteria, UCHealth, 2021.
- . Acute Coronary Syndrome in Post Anesthesia Care Unit AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2021.
- . Colorectal ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2021.
- . Gynecological ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2020.
- . Total Joint ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2020.
- . Perioperative Glycemic Control AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado, 2020.
Abstracts
- Faruki AA, Kwater, A, Popat, K, Shrestha, L.A, Kurian J.. Neuraxial Anesthesia for Amputation of Sarcoma in Setting of Severe Pulmonary Comorbidities. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting, 2025. e-Pub 2025.
- Lumsden S, Popat K, Wright E, Oliver JA, Mani J, Faruki AA, Shrestha LA, Kurian J, Kwater AP. Initiation of Fragility Fracture Protocol to Improve Perioperative Outcomes in Orthopedic Oncology. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Ross J, Ricklefs J, Faruki AA. Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Ross J, Deanda K, Bunch E, Faruki AA. First Call: A Comprehensive Employee Wellness and Outreach Program. Vizient Connections Summit, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Leonard LD, Huynh V, Faruki AA, Cohen J, Ahrendt G, Cumbler E, Weizel N, Tevis SE. A Multi-Site Exploration of First Start Operative Delays in Breast Surgery. UCHealth Patient Safety Day, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Ross J, Ricklefs J, Faruki AA. The Recharge Room: Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space. Vizient Connections Summit, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Hardesty T, Schnake MC, Faruki AA. Developing an Automated Procedural Scheduling Tool for Ambulatory Gastroenterology Procedures. Vizient Connections Summit, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Ross J, Deanda K, Bunch E, Faruki AA. First Call: A Comprehensive Employee Wellness and Outreach Program. Vizient Connections Summit, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- Faruki AA, Nguyen TB, Williamson K, Simmons C, Hogan C, Kacmar R, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel N. Comparing Anesthesia and Surgery Controlled Time for Knee and Hip Surgery Between an Academic Medical Center and a Community Hospital. ASA ADVANCE 2022.
- Mariotti A, Lace C, Brown A, Rist S, Edmundowicz S, Hardesty T, Lemley M, Weitzel N, Pattee J, Faruki AA. Operational Outcomes of Propofol Sedation versus Fentanyl, Midazolam and Diphenhydramine Sedation for Endoscopies and Colonoscopies at an Academic Medical Center. ASA ADVANCE 2022.
- Gressen J, Owolabi A, Kwater AP, Popat K, Oliver JA, Mani J, Faruki AA. Combining Blocks for Hip Arthroplasty: PENG, Femoral Nerve, and Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia. American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Annual Meeting.
- Faruki AA, Santer P, O’Gara B, Tsay L. Losing Revenue Due to Arterial Line Documentation. American Society of Anesthesiology.
- Woo,A, Faruki AA. Development of an Anesthesia Information Virtual Assistant. Society for Technology in Anesthesia.
- Ross J, Deanda K, Bunch E, Faruki AA. A Comprehensive Employee Wellness and Outreach Program. Vizient Connections Summit.
- Leonard LD, Huynh V, Faruki AA, Cohen J, Ahrendt G, Cumbler E, Weitzel N, Tevis SE. Electronically Accessible Surgical Consents Reduce Pre-Operative Delays in Breast Surgery. UCHealth Patient Safety Day.
- Leonard LD, Huynh V, Faruki AA, Cohen J, Ahrendt G, Cumbler E, Weitzel N, Tevis SE. Electronically Accessible Surgical Consents Reduce Pre-Operative Delays in Breast Surgery. Southwestern Surgical Congress Annual Meeting.
Book Chapters
- Faruki AA, Weitzel N. Pulmonary Hypertension Management. In: Anesthesia Secrets 7e, 2024.
Web Publications
- Mariotti A, Faruki AA. Monitored anesthesia care. OpenAnesthesia, 2024.
- . ASA Press Release, Anesthesia Care Team model for GI procedures saves time, increases access to care, compared to nurse-administered sedation model, 2022.
- Kutner J. Clinical Highlight for UCHealth, Same-Day Discharge Surgery, 2022.
- . Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, VR in the OR: virtual reality reduced need for sedation during hand surgery. ScienMag, 2022.
- Harrison L. Anesthesia Care Team May Be Quicker for GI Endoscopy, 2022.
- Newitt P. Physician-led anesthesia team increases access to care, Colorado study finds, 2022.
- . VR Reduced Need for Sedation During Hand Surgery. Digital Health News, 2022.
- Zane R, Faruki AA, Wendel S. UCHealth CARE Innovation Partnership Drives Innovation in Wearable Technology, 2021.
- Roark J. Extraordinary Alumnus on Remarkable Trajectory, 2020.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026