CURRICULUM VITAE
Lara India MD
Lara India MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
9200 West Wisconsin Avenue |
Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATION: |
08/01/2007 - 05/25/2011 Bachelor of Science with Honors, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD |
08/01/2011 - 05/15/2015 Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI |
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS: |
07/01/2015 - 08/06/2019 Resident in Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020 Fellow in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 Leadership in Education Certification, Office of Educational Improvement, Medical College of Wisconsin |
03/05/2025 - 02/28/2026 Distinguished Fellow in Perioperative Medicine, Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/15/2019 - 12/31/2019 Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Division, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/15/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Clinical Division, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/15/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Division, Medical College of Wisconsin |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
11/24/2021 - Present Director of Medical Student Education, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
02/22/2022 - 06/30/2023 Course Co-Director, Foundations of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
05/16/2022 - 10/20/2024 IV Placement and Airway Management for Eye Surgery M3 Course Director, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023 Early Clinical Learning Developer, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2023 - 09/30/2025 Early Clinical Learning Launch Course Director, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2024 - Present Obstetric Anesthesia M4 Elective Course Director, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/01/2026 - Present Medical Director, Masters of Science in Anesthesia Program, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
09/01/2022 - Present Anesthesiologist-in-Charge (daily coordinator of 45+ anesthesia team resources across 50+ anesthetizing locations), Department of Anesthesiology, Froedtert Hospital |
04/15/2024 - Present Women in Anesthesiology, Local Chapter, Faculty Sponsor, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
10/01/2025 - 12/15/2025 Associate Division Director, Preoperative Optimization and Consultative Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
12/16/2025 - Present Division Director, Preoperative Optimization and Consultative Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
HOSPITAL STAFF PRIVILEGES: |
08/15/2019 - 12/31/2019 Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
01/15/2021 - Present Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION: |
Board Certified | Issue Date | Expiration |
Anesthesiology | 03/27/2021 | 12/31/2031 |
Hospice and Palliative Medicine | 11/01/2022 | 12/31/2032 |
Licensure | Number | Issue Date | Expiration |
Wisconsin License | 66231-20 | 09/19/2016 | 10/31/2027 |
AWARDS AND HONORS: |
05/01/2015 Walter Zeit Fellowship Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, School of Medicine |
06/30/2021 Supportive Faculty Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Anesthesiology |
09/27/2024 Edward J. Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, School of Medicine |
06/09/2025 Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists |
06/21/2025 Excellence in Teaching Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Anesthesiology |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
Society for Education in Anesthesia |
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
Directors of Clinical Skills Organization |
American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants |
Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
Women in Anesthesiology |
Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement |
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
01/01/2021 - 05/01/2025 Palliative Care Fast Facts |
LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/01/2021 - 06/30/2023 Adjunct member, Quality Steering Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
05/03/2022 - 05/01/2023 Adjunct member, Froedtert Hospital, Pain and Comfort Committee, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2023 - Present Elected representative, Chair's Advisory Council, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
08/05/2023 - 06/30/2024 Adjunct member, Milwaukee Applicant Advisory Committee, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
09/01/2023 - Present Adjunct member, Anesthesiology Core Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2027 Departmental alternate representative, Faculty Council, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Adjunct member, Medical School Admissions Committee, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2025 - Present Adjunct Member, Milwaukee Applicant Advisory Committee, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/13/2021 - 10/15/2025 Adjunct member, Committee on Palliative Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
03/30/2023 - Present Committee on Medical Student Education, Society for Education in Anesthesia |
10/18/2023 - 10/15/2025 Adjunct member, Committee on Ethics, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
10/15/2025 - 10/18/2028 Vice Chair, Committee on Palliative Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Managing Difficult Conversations with Patients, Parents, and Colleagues, Co-Presenter, Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 01/26/2024 |
National |
Optimal Perioperative Care for the Geriatric Patient, Co-Presenter, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2022, New Orleans, LA, 10/23/2022 |
Eight is Enough: A Success Story of Rapid Practice Change to Meet Tidal Volume Process Measures, Co-Presenter, Anesthesia Quality and Patient Safety Meeting, Virtual, 07/14/2023 |
Safeguarding the Spirit: Strategies for Promoting Resilience in the Face of Serious Adverse Events, Presenter, Anesthesia Quality and Patient Safety Meeting, Virtual, 07/15/2023 |
Perioperative Communication - The Art of Managing Difficult Conversations, Co-Presenter, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023, San Francisco, CA, 10/14/2023 |
Using Applied Improvisation for Conflict Resolution, Co-Presenter, Society for Education in Anesthesia Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11/02/2023 |
Physical Exam Skills Workshop, Co-Presenter, Directors of Clinical Skills Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, 11/03/2023 |
Programmed Intermittent Intrathecal Bolus for Labor Analgesia in Parturient with Surgically Corrected Scoliosis, Co-Author, PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, New York, 12/09/2023 |
Eight is Enough: A Success Story of Rapid Practice Change to Meet Tidal Volume Process Measures, Presenter, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum, Orlando, FL, 12/13/2023 |
Golden Opportunities in the Golden Years: Comprehensive Care for Geriatric Patients, Co-Presenter, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2024, Philadelphia, PA, 10/21/2024 |
Using the Think-Aloud Method for Improving Self-Regulated Learning, Co-Presenter, Society for Education in Anesthesia Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL, 11/07/2024 |
Regional |
Pain, Pain, Go Away: Pharmacologic Non-Opioid Pain Management Strategies, Presenter, Great Lakes Palliative Care Conference, Lake Geneva, WI, 05/06/2022 |
The Palliative Care Toolkit for Anesthesiologists, Presenter, Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 03/15/2023 |
Local |
Palliative Care Essentials for the Anesthesiologist, Presenter, Grand Rounds, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 05/12/2021 |
Perioperative Anaphylaxis, Presenter, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 08/23/2023 |
The History and Future of Surgical Palliative Care, Presenter, Grand Rounds, Department of Urology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, 12/01/2023 |
MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES: |
Medical Student Education |
Operation Conversation, small group facilitator -- Elective Course for M1 and M2 Students, Dates: 9/30/2021, 11/11/2021, 12/02/2021, 1/20/2022, 2/17/2022, 3/24/2022, 10/4/2023, 11/9/2023 |
Delivering Difficult News Workshop, small group facilitator -- M3 Internal Medicine Clerkship, Dates: 9/17/2021, 11/21/2021, 1/21/2022, 3/18/2022, 9/8/2023, 11/17/2023, 1/26/2024 |
Graduate Student Education |
Ethical and Legal Issues in Anesthesia -- Masters of Science in Anesthesia Core Curriculum, Dates: 11/19/2021, 6/6/2023 |
Cancer Pain Management -- Masters of Science in Anesthesia Core Curriculum, Dates: 10/9/2023 |
Anesthetic Considerations for Palliative and Terminally Ill Patients -- Masters of Science in Anesthesia Core Curriculum, Dates: 11/20/2024 |
Difficult Conversations in Anesthesia -- Masters of Science in Anesthesia Core Curriculum, Dates: 6/18/2025 |
Resident and Fellow Education |
Goals of Care Communications Workshop, small group facilitator -- Emergency Medicine PGY-2 Residents' Academic Half-Day, Dates: 1/28/2021 |
Difficult Conversations in Anesthesia -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Introduction to Anesthesiology Lecture Series, Dates: 6/4/2025 |
Perioperative Pain Management -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Introduction to Anesthesia Lecture Series, Dates: 2/16/2022, 4/5/2023, 4/10/2024, 3/25/2025 |
Palliative Medicine for the Anesthesia Intern -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Professional Development Week, Dates: 8/24/2021, 10/11/2021, 8/11/2022, 9/28/2022 |
Palliative Medicine for the Intensivist -- Critical Care Anesthesia Fellows' Core Curriculum, Dates: 11/04/2022, 08/18/2023 |
Ketamine and Lidocaine Infusions -- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows' Core Curriculum, Dates: 5/13/2022, 5/26/2023, 3/29/2024, 3/28/2025 |
Breaking Bad News Communications Workshop, small group facilitator -- Emergency Medicine PGY-1 Residents' Academic Half-Day, Dates: 7/21/2021 |
Interventional Pain Management -- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows' Core Curriculum, Dates: 12/30/2022, 1/26/2024 |
Do Not Resuscitate in the Perioperative Period -- Anesthesia PGY-2 Residents' Core Curriculum, Dates: 12/27/2020, 12/08/2021, 1/11/2023, 6/4/2025 |
Anesthesia Emergencies: Difficult Airways -- Anesthesia PGY-3/4 Residents' Core Curriculum, Dates: 9/20/2023 |
Opioid Management for the Opioid Tolerant Individual, Anesthesia PGY-3/4 Residents' Core Curriculum, Dates: 9/20/2023 |
Non-Traditional Career Paths in Anesthesiology -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Professional Development Week, Dates: 8/15/2023, 9/19/2023, 8/15/2024, 9/24/2024, 8/20/2025 |
End-of-Life Care Case Discussion -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Introduction to Anesthesia Lecture Series, Dates: 5/22/2024 |
Preoperative Evaluation and Optimization -- Otolaryngology Residents' Core Curriculum, Dates: 9/9/2025 |
Non-Cancer Causes of Low Back Pain -- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows' Core Curriculum, Dates: 1/14/2022, 3/29/2024, 3/28/2025 |
MCW STUDENTS, FACULTY, RESIDENTS AND CLINICAL/RESEARCH FELLOWS MENTORED: |
Medical Students |
12/01/2021 - Present Numerous medical students, Anesthesiology Residency Application Process, Medical College of Wisconsin |
01/2023 - 04/2023 Celeste Pain, Regional Conference Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Abstract submission and presentation at Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference |
01/2023 - 04/2023 Omeed Partovi, Regional Conference Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Abstract submission and presentation at Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference |
04/2023 - 10/2023 Omeed Partovi, National Conference Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Abstract submission and presentation at American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting 2023 |
01/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 Gabriel King, Scholarly Pathways Project Advisor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
Residents |
01/2022 - 04/2022 Parth Patel, Regional Conference Presentation, Medical College of Wisconsin, Abstract submission and presentation to Midwest Anesthesia Residents Conference |
07/01/2022 - Present Megan Vylonis, Core Residency Program Faculty Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2023 - Present Evan German, Core Residency Program Faculty Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/24/2023 - Present Ryne Diamond, Core Residency Program Faculty Mentor, Medical College of Wisconsin |
OTHER MENTORING ACTIVITIES: |
09/26/2023 - Present Illinois Math and Science Academy Medical Society Mentor: provide mentorship to 4 high school sophomore and junior students per year through monthly evening Zoom sessions and guide each through an individualized medical-related research project |
PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS: |
Educational Programs |
Fellow |
07/01/2023 - Present Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Board Review Curriculum |
Resident |
01/2021 - 01/2023 Anesthesia Core Residency Block Scheduling: Assisting the Core Residency Program Director in creation of 12-month rotation schedules for 60+ anesthesiology residents |
Clinical Programs |
11/2021 - 06/30/2022 Dept. of Anesthesiology Quality Goal 2022 Project Champion |
Community Programs |
09/23/2023 - Present Dept. of Anesthesiology Peer Support Referral Program |
INVITED MEDIA APPEARANCES: |
Local |
Program: "Uniquely Milwaukee" Episode: "When Death is Part of What You Do" Source: "Radio Milwaukee" Available: https://radiomilwaukee.org/podcast/uniquely-milwaukee/2023-10-10/death-career-work, 10/10/2023 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY |
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know Before Their Patient Undergoes Surgery. (Hadler R, India L, Bader AM, Farber ON, Fritz ML, Johnston FM, Massarweh NN, Pathak R, Sacks SH, Schwarze ML, Streid J, Rosa WE, Aslakson RA) J Palliat Med 2025 Jan;28(1):105-114 PMID: 39008413 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85198994917 07/15/2024 PlumX Metrics Article has an altmetric score of 6 |
2. Segal N, Metzger AK, Moore JC, India L, Lick MC, Berger PS, Tang W, Benditt DG, Lurie KG. Correlation of end tidal carbon dioxide, amplitude spectrum area, and coronary perfusion pressure in a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Physiol Rep. 2017 Sep;5(17). PMCID: PMC5599861 |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. India, Lara (2024). Perioperative considerations for palliative and terminally ill patients. In Alaa Abd-Elsayed (Ed.) Perioperative Pain Management (pp. 287-295). Switzerland: Springer Cham. |
Non-Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers |
1. India, Lara MD; Caldwell, Julie MD, MHA, CMQ, FABA. CMS Revises Guidelines on Informed Consent for Invasive Procedures and Sensitive Exams. ASA Monitor 88(9):p 29, September 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001050700.25042.a6 |
2. India, Lara MD; Batten, Jason N. MD, MA. In the Face of Suffering: Anesthesiologists' Moral Distress when Caring for Patients with Serious Illness. ASA Monitor 88(11):p 15-17, November 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001081528.97433.a9 |
3. Shearon, William J. BS; Goldstein, Peter A. MD; Hadler, Rachel A. MD; India, Lara R. MD; Eriator, Ike I. MD, MPH, MBA; Souter, Michael MBChB, DA, FRCA, FNCS. The Ethics of Ending: Anesthesiologists and the Complexities of Physician-Assisted Dying. ASA Monitor 88(11):p 20-21, November 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/01.ASM.0001081544.14406.58 |
