Benjamin Gorbaty, MD

Assistant Professor & Division Director

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Assistant Professor & Division Director

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Ashley Neumann
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B515 Mayo Memorial Building,
420 Delaware Street SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Biography

Benjamin Gorbaty, MD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, the Academic and Clinical Director of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, and the Program Director of the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. His work focuses on advancing education, simulation, and clinical practice in adult cardiothoracic anesthesia, with particular expertise in perioperative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE).

Dr. Gorbaty completed medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and residency at Rutgers–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he served as Chief Resident. He completed fellowship training in Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology at New York University in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since joining the University of Minnesota in 2020, Dr. Gorbaty has led major educational and programmatic initiatives within the Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology. In addition to directing the ACTA Fellowship, he oversees divisional activities in education, research, quality improvement, and clinical operations. His clinical interests include coagulation management and bloodless cardiac surgery, improving operating room–to–ICU transitions of care, and enhanced recovery after cardiac surgery (ERACS).

A central focus of Dr. Gorbaty’s scholarly work is the development of technology-enhanced education for TEE and perioperative cardiac training. In collaboration with the Visible Heart Lab, he has contributed to a multi-platform educational ecosystem that includes 3D-printed cardiac models, virtual-reality applications, eye-tracking tools, and motion-tracking systems. This work has led to peer-reviewed publications, invited national and international presentations, and multi-institutional collaborations. He currently leads several IRB-approved studies evaluating VR-based TEE training and performance assessment.

Dr. Gorbaty’s professional goals include further expanding technology-driven cardiac anesthesia education, establishing a dedicated research and innovation program, and strengthening collaborative networks in virtual and augmented reality–based training. Through his clinical practice, educational leadership, and research activities, he is committed to advancing the field of cardiothoracic anesthesiology and supporting the development of future specialists.

Education

Publications

Selected Publications

Setty S, Barta L, Gorbaty B, Moll V. Venous pulsation artifact and BIS-CVP waveform mimicry in cardiac surgery. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. Published online April 8, 2026. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2026.03.052

Gorbaty B, Escuardo EV, Gherciuc A, Gherciuc S, Perry TE. Enhancing transesophageal echocardiography training in cardiac anesthesia fellows using wearable eye-tracking technology. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025;39(8):2198-201. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2025.04.039

Gorbaty B, Remskar M. Uncorrected complex adult congenital cardiac disease patient undergoing emergency craniotomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024;38(12):3162-3167. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2024.08.037

Hoover E, Corlin T, Lohr J, et al. TAVR beyond fetal viability: an alternative to preterm delivery in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. JACC Case Rep. 2023;27:102104. doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.102104

Gorbaty B, Arango S, Buyck D, et al. Virtual reality-based methods for training novice electrophysiology trainees—a pilot study. J Innov Card Rhythm Manag. 2023;14(9):5583-5599. doi:10.19102/icrm.2023.14091

Arango S, Gorbaty B, Brigham J, Iaizzo PA, Perry TE. A role for ultra-high resolution three-dimensional printed human heart models. Echocardiography. 2023;40(7):703-710. doi:10.1111/echo.15637

Arango S, Gorbaty B, Buyck D, et al. A free-access online interactive simulator to enhance perioperative transesophageal echocardiography training using a high-fidelity human heart 3D model. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023;37(2):308-313. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2022.10.012

Arango S, Gorbaty B, Tomhave N, et al. A high-resolution virtual reality-based simulator to enhance perioperative echocardiography training. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023;37(2):314-319. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2022.09.004

Arango S, Diaz-Gomez JL, Iaizzo P, Perry TE, Gorbaty B. A high-fidelity three-dimensional computational model of a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. CASE (Phila). 2022;6(8):350-354. doi:10.1016/j.case.2022.06.005

Gorbaty BJ, Perelman S, Applebaum RM. Left atrial appendage thrombus formation after perioperative cardioversion in the setting of severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2021;35(2):589-592. doi:10.1053/j.jvca.2020.04.027

Gorbaty B. The Lauramann Howe Russell papers: a window into critical care medicine during the American Civil War. J Anesth Hist. 2017;3(4):117-121. doi:10.1016/j.janh.2017.11.002

Milburn ML, Shah PK, Friedman EB, et al. Laparoscopically assisted components separation technique for ventral incisional hernia repair. Hernia. 2007;11(2):157-161. doi:10.1007/s10029-006-0175-2

Benjamin Gorbaty, MD

Biography

Education

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