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CURRICULUM VITAE

Lara India MD
Assistant Professor
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 DateExpiration
Anesthesiology
03/27/2021
12/31/2031
Hospice and Palliative Medicine
11/01/2022
12/31/2032
   
Licensure
Number Issue DateExpiration
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.