Saleem Akbar Zaidi, MD, FCCP

Dr. Zaidi
Associate Professor
Section Chief: Critical Care ICU
Phone: 631-444-2975
  • Education  
  • Sind Medical College University of Karachi - MD
  • Stony Brook University Medical Center, NY - Anesthesiology Residency
  • UT Health Sciences Center Houston, TX - Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
  • Publications   
  • Crugnola W, Cinquina A, Mattimore D, Bitzas S, Schwartz J, Zaidi S, Bergese SD. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcomes in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
  • Wang A, Bitzas S, Perez D, Schwartz J, Zaidi S, Oster J, Bergese SD. Perioperative Considerations of Novel Antidiabetic Agents in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.
  • Presentations  
  • Ratnani I, Bokhari F, Zaidi S. Estimated Blood Loss (ebl) Documentation Of Anesthesia Vs Suergery Improved Due To Electronic Medical Record (emr) But Still Far From Accuracy - Revisiting Literature After 44 Years. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2017;195:A5371
  • Ratnani I, Zaidi S, Fetter J, Surani S. Residents and Fellows Training. Are We Judging Them Objectively? Chest. 2016; 150(4S), 624A.
  • Ratnani I, Zaidi S, Voralu K, Fetter J. Residents and Fellows Training: Are They at Same Level? Critical Care Medicine 2016; 44(12), 183.
  • Henein J, Mattimore D, Price J, Zaidi S. A Case of Suspected Fulminant Viral Myocarditis Complicated by Intracardiac Thrombi. PGA 2024
  • Schwartz J, Sabetta G, Morrisroe E, Aminov J, Zaidi S, Yin W. Diagnostic Performance of Pressure Gradients in Assessing Membrane Lung Health During ECMO. Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 2025
  • Sabetta G, Aminov J, Morrisroe E, Zaidi S, Yin W, Schwartz J. Characterizing Baseline Membrane Lung Resistance in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 2025