CURRICULUM VITAE
Lara India MD
Lara India MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Clinical
OFFICE ADDRESS: |
Froedtert Hospital |
9200 W Wisconsin Ave |
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, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
01/01/2020 - 12/31/2020 Fellow, Internal Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
FACULTY APPOINTMENTS: |
08/15/2019 - 12/31/2019 Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, General OR, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
01/15/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, General OR, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
01/15/2021 - Present Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226 |
EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
11/24/2021 - Present Director of Medical Student Education, 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, Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023 Early Clinical Learning Developer, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
07/01/2023 - Present 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 |
HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS: |
09/01/2022 - Present Anesthesiologist-in-Charge (daily coordinator of 45+ anesthesia team resources across 50+ anesthetizing locations), Medical College of Wisconsin, Froedtert Hospital |
04/15/2024 - Present Women in Anesthesiology, Local Chapter, Faculty Sponsor, 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 | 10/31/2025 |
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 |
MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES: |
Society for Education in Anesthesia |
American Society of Anesthesiologists |
Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists |
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
Directors of Clinical Skills Organization |
EDITORSHIPS/EDITORIAL BOARDS/JOURNAL REVIEWS: |
Journal Review |
01/01/2021 - Present 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 - Present 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 Adjunct member, Medical School Admissions Committee, School of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin |
NATIONAL ELECTED/APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS: |
10/13/2021 - Present Adjunct member, Committee on Palliative Care, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
10/18/2023 - Present Adjunct member, Committee on Ethics, American Society of Anesthesiologists |
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS: |
International |
Managing Difficult Conversations with Patients, Parents, and Colleagues, Co-Presenter, Grand Rounds, Multidisciplinary, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 01/26/2024 |
National |
Optimal Perioperative Care for the Geriatric Patient, Co-Presenter, Anesthesiology 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, Anesthesiology 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 |
Co-Author, Programmed Intermittent Intrathecal Bolus for Labor Analgesia in Parturient with Surgically Corrected Scoliosis, PostGraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York, New York, 12/09/2023 - Present |
Presenter, Eight is Enough: A Success Story of Rapid Practice Change to Meet Tidal Volume Process Measures, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Forum, Orlando, FL, 12/13/2023 |
Golden Opportunities in the Golden Years: Comprehensive Care for Geriatric Patients, Co-Presenter, Anesthesiology 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 |
Anesthetic Considerations for Palliative and Terminally Ill Patients -- Masters of Science in Anesthesia Core Curriculum, Dates: 11/20/2024 |
Ethical and Legal Issues and Difficult Conversations 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 |
Resident and Fellow Education |
Non-Traditional Career Paths in Anesthesiology -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Professional Development Week, Dates: 8/15/2023, 9/19/2023 |
Non-Cancer Causes of Low Back Pain -- Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellows' Core Curriculum, Dates: 1/14/2022 |
Perioperative Pain Management -- Anesthesia PGY-1 Residents' Core Curriculum, Dates: 2/16/2022, 4/5/2023 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Goals of Care Communications Workshop, small group facilitator -- Emergency Medicine PGY-2 Residents' Academic Half-Day, Dates: 1/28/2021 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
MEDIA : |
10/10/2023 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 |
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: |
01/01/2024 - 12/30/2024 Medical College of Wisconsin Office of Educational Improvement Leadership Certification Course |
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 |
Books, Chapters, and Reviews |
1. India, L. (2024). Perioperative considerations for palliative and terminally ill patients. In Alaa Abd-Elsayed (Ed.) Perioperative Pain Management (pp. 287-295). Switzerland: Springer Cham. |