Manuel L. Fontes, MD, is Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He is the Division Chief for Cardiac Anesthesia, Director of Clinical Research, Program Director of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, and Medical Director of Perfusion Services.
Dr. Fontes earned his medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, MA. He completed his residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at the New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell University Medical Center. Dr. Fontes followed this with two years as a postdoctoral fellow and clinical instructor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Francisco. In 1994, he joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale as an Assistant Professor; in 1999, he returned to Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, Department of Anesthesiology as an Associate Professor; in 2011, he became Professor of Anesthesiology at Duke University Medical and Director of Clinical Anesthesia Research Endeavor; and in 2015, he returned to Yale.
Dr. Fontes was named Physician of the Year for 2005 and 2006 and America’s Top Anesthesiologist for 2007-2018. He is a member of several professional organizations, such as the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists. Dr. Fontes serves as a reviewer for medical journals, including Critical Care Medicine, Current Opinion in Anesthesiology and the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. He is an Associate Editor for the renowned textbook, “Anesthesiology, Problem-Oriented Patient Management.” He also maintains an active research program focusing on cardiovascular surgical outcomes, and he has more than 150 original articles, reviews and book chapters. He served 17 years in the United States Army, and is very active in global health through involvement in medical missions around the world.