Lance Patak, MD, MBA
- Anesthesiology
Anesthesiologist
Senior Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine
Languages: English
Departments:
Office locations:
9835 North Lake Creek Parkway
Austin, TX 78717
Get to know Lance Patak, MD, MBA
Personal Statement
I am a systems and process innovator who pursues excellence by optimizing quality patient care, patient and system outcomes, and operational workflow. Throughout my career, I have principally served as a patient advocate and change agent for improving quality and safety with a dedicated focus on some of the most vulnerable patient populations. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, Small Business Technology Transfer Research grants, I founded two companies and worked together with experts throughout the health care industry to deploy research-based, multilingual, communication solutions that help patients overcome speech and language barriers.
As an anesthesiologist, I’ve successfully executed innovative solutions across various domains including medical devices, algorithms, and education that have improved practice. I have led programs in research, education, and innovation, addressing a variety of needs including difficult IV access, complex emergent airway management, and improvement in the standardization of fetal anesthesia documentation and data collaboration for fetal interventions and surgery. My clinical expertise includes point-of-care ultrasound, difficult airway management, ENT, and fetal anesthesia.
Patents
2002 US Patent No. 6,422,875; Device for communicating with a voice-disabled patient.
2012 US Patent No. 8,183,987; Method and system for advanced patient communication.
2016 US Patent No. 9,361,769; Method and system for advanced patient communication.
2016 US Patent No. 9,415,181; Ambidextrous ergonomic face mask.
2018 US Patent No. 9,922,168; Patient device for advanced patient communication.
2018 EP Patent No. 2,992,500; A method, device and system for healthcare device adaptation.
2020 US Patent No.10,658,081; Patient device for advanced patient communication.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health System Program | Fellowship | Pediatric Anesthesiology | 2013 |
| University of Michigan Health System Program | Residency | Anesthesiology | 2012 |
| UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2008 |
| USC Marshall School of Business | Masters | Master of Business Administration | 2007 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Society for Pediatric Anesthesia | Editor, Quality and Safety Corner (SPA newsletter) |
| Vidatak | Cofounder, CEO |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
O’Reilly-Shah V, Franz A, Groenewald C, Collins M, Patak L. Training the trainers in ultrasound-guided access to improve peripheral intravenous catheter placement among children presenting for anesthesia. Pediatric Quality and Safety; 6(3),e406, 2021.
Rico Mora D, Perez KM, Parikh JM, Chatterjee D, George P, O’Reilly-Shah V, Rollins M, Sinskey JL, Patak L. Improvement in perioperative anesthesia documentation for fetal interventions. Paediatric Anaesthesia; 30(9):1046-48, 2020.
Patak L, Stroschein K, Risley R, Collins M, Groenewald C. Patterns and predictors of difficult intravenous access among children presenting for procedures requiring anesthesia at a tertiary academic medical center. Paediatric Anaesthesia; 29(10):1068-70, 2019.
Padia R, Miller C, Patak L, Friedman S, Stone K, Otjen J, Johnson K. Simulation-guided tracheotomy in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Laryngoscope; 129:812-17, 2019.
Ojo B, Collins M, Ou H, Rampersad S, Rubens D, Patak L. Difficult airway management in a child with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva in status asthmaticus. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia; 51:8-9, 2018.