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, Department of Licensure Strategy, Office of Chief Medical Executive, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of 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 |
Board Certifications
| 2022 | Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification |
| 2022 | American Board of Anesthesiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Voluntary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences, The University of Houston, Houston, Texas, 2024 - 2027
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, 2022 - 2023
Instructor, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, 2020 - 2020
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Project Management Intern, CARE Innovation Center, Aurora, CO, 2019 - 2020
Advisor/Investigator for Perioperative Virtual Reality Applications, VRHealth, Boston, MA, 2018 - 2020
Advisor, Resthetics, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2018
Chief Medical Officer, Resthetics, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2017
Institutional Committee Activities
Voting Member, Perioperative Informatics Committee, 2023 - Present
Program Director, Advanced Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Training Program, 2022 - 2023
Program Director, Advanced Perioperative Ultrasound and Clinical Training Program, 2022 - 2023
Chair, Anesthesiology Pathways and Protocols Committee, 2021 - 2023
Lead, Business of Anesthesia Group, 2021 - 2023
Anesthesiology Representative, Breast Surgery Quality Outcomes Committee, 2021 - 2023
Co-Chair, Anesthesiology Pathways and Protocols Committee, 2021 - 2021
Anesthesiology Representative, Colorectal Surgery Quality Outcomes Committee, 2020 - 2023
Clinical Representative, Talis Clinical Implementation Committee, 2019 - 2020
Honors & Awards
| Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mani J, Strang A, Faruki AA, Siddiqui ZA, Mena G. Severe Anaphylaxis From Remimazolam in a Mastocytosis Cancer Patient: A Case Report. Cureus None(None):None, 2024. PMID: None.
- 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. PMID: 38407957.
- Mariotti AL, Pattee J, Edmundowicz SA, Hardesty TD, Sharma SM, Lemley M, 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 None(None):None, 2023. PMID: None.
- Ross J, Ricklefs J, Faruki AA. The Recharge Room: Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space. American Journal of Medical Quality None(None):None, 2023. PMID: None.
- 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 None(None):None, 2023. PMID: None.
- Sadowsky A, Porat Y, Faruki AA, Vitter J. When Patient Expectations Are Not Met: A Case Report. A&A Practice 2023 None(None):None, 2023. PMID: None.
- Faruki AA, Selzer A. Pulmonary hypertension: Key aspects in preoperative management. Perioperative Care and Operating Room Management. None None(None):None, 2023. PMID: None.
- 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.
- 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 2021. 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.
- Simmons C, Alvey N, Kaizer A, Williamson K, Faruki AA, Kacmar R, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Weitzel N. Benchmarking of Anesthesia and Surgical Control Times by Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Codes. Journal of Medical Systems 2022 None(None):None, 2022. PMID: None.
- 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 None(None):None, 2019. PMID: None.
- 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(None):None, 2017. PMID: None.
- Villanueva, H, Visbal, A. P, Obeid, N. F, Ta, A. Q.,, Faruki, A.A.. An essential role for Gα(i2) in Smoothened-stimulated epithelial cell proliferation in the mammary gland. Science Signaling None(None):None, 2015. PMID: None.
- Sadowsky A, Porat Y, Faruki AA, Vitter J. When Patient Expectations Are Not Met:. A Case Report. A&A Practice 2023 None(None):None, 2003. PMID: None.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- . Breast Surgery Preoperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2022.
- . Perioperative Kidney Transplantation Anesthesia Management AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2022.
- . Same Day Discharge Bariatric Gastric Sleeve AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2022.
- . Perioperative Management of Pacemaker & ICD Decision Tree AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2022.
- . Metro Denver Ambulatory Surgery Center Criteria, UCHealth. None, 2021.
- . Colorectal ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2021.
- . Acute Coronary Syndrome in Post Anesthesia Care Unit AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2021.
- . Gynecological ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2020.
- . Total Joint ERAS Perioperative AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2020.
- . Perioperative Glycemic Control AgileMD Pathway, University of Colorado. None, 2020.
Abstracts
- Ross J, Deanda K, Bunch E, Faruki AA. First Call: A Comprehensive Employee Wellness and Outreach Program. Vizient Connections Summit. None None(None):None, 2022. PMID: None.
- Hardesty T, Schnake MC, Faruki AA. Developing an Automated Procedural Scheduling Tool for Ambulatory Gastroenterology Procedures. Vizient Connections Summit. None, 2022. PMID: None.
- Ross J, Ricklefs J, Faruki AA. Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space. None None(None):None, 2022. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Faruki AA, Weitzel N. Pulmonary Hypertension Management. In: Anesthesia Secrets 7e. None. None, None, 2024.
Selected Presentations & Talks
National Presentations
- 2024. User Interface and User Experience Impacts on Patient Safety. Invited. STA 2024 Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Positive Leadership and What the Next Generation of Executives Needs to Know. Invited. Becker's ASC Review: The Business & Operations of ASCs. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2023. Pain Management and Outpatient Anesthesia: Top Trends and Concepts Today. Invited. Becker's 20th Annual Spine, Orthopedic + Pain Management-Driven ASC Event. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2023. Culture is King: Tips From Top ASC Administrators. Invited. Becker's ASC Review: The Business & Operations of ASCs. Chicago, Illinois, US.
- 2022. The Recharge Room: Decompress in a Multisensory, Peaceful Space. Invited. Vizient Connections Summit Center Stage. Las Vegas, Nevada, US.
- 2022. Optimizing Perioperative Operations Through Research. Invited. ADVANCE 2022 Meeting. Dallas, Texas, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | ASA Advance 2022 Poster Competition |
| Funding Source: | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research ASA |
| Role: | Poster |
| Title: | Department of Anesthesiology Research Seed Grant |
| Funding Source: | Department of Anesthesiology Research |
| Role: | Research Scientist |
| Title: | 36th Annual Student Research Forum Award |
| Funding Source: | CU Department of Pharmacology |
| Role: | Key |
| Title: | Research Resident Scholar Program |
| Funding Source: | Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research |
| Role: | Key |
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified February 13, 2025