Ronny Munoz-Acuna

Ronny Munoz-Acuna, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Yale School of Medicine. His clinical and research interests focus on echocardiography, mechanical circulatory support devices, and perioperative critical care. He holds certifications in Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology from the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Education: MD and BSc from Universidad de Costa Rica (2009), followed by residency and fellowship training at Harvard Medical School affiliates including Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Massachusetts General Hospital.

Research emphasizes point-of-care ultrasound applications, ECMO management, and social media's role in medical education. He has published extensively on topics like ketamine's effects in ICU patients and LVAD device safety. Active in professional organizations such as the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and Northeastern Chapter of Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Pioneered the Venous Excess Ultrasound Score (VEUS) for parturient assessment and contributed to guidelines for aortic regurgitation echocardiography. Collaborates widely on device-related complications and antimicrobial efficacy in cardiac surgery contexts.