Daniel T. Engelman MD, FACS

Dr. Engelman is the Interim Chief of the Division of Cardiac Surgery and Medical Director of the Heart, Vascular and Critical Care Units at Baystate Medical Center. He is an Associate Professor of Surgery at The University of Massachusetts-Baystate, and an Associate Professor-Adjunct at Tufts University School of Medicine. He recently started the Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Collaborative to nationally standardize best practices.
He is the Vice President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiothoracic Surgical Care, President of the Massachusetts Society of Thoracic Surgeons and also serves on multiple Statewide Oversight committees. Dr. Engelman is a member of the prestegious American Association of Thoracic Surgeons and participates on three national workforces for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

He was the Past President of the 21st Century Cardiothoracic Surgical Society. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Baycare PPO and ACO and is Vice President of the local Independent Physician Organization. Dr. Engelman is the principal investigator on multiple research projects, has published over 40 peer- reviewed publications, and participates in an international taskforce standardizing approaches for the prevention of postoperative acute kidney injury. He travels extensively lecturing on advances in critical care medicine.