Omar Hyder, MD, MS

Clinician–scientist • ICU director • Procedural innovator
Massachusetts General Hospital • Harvard Medical School

I am an intensivist, anesthesiologist, and outcomes researcher. My work spans ICU operations and capacity planning, frailty and perioperative outcomes research, procedural ergonomics, and applied methods for analyzing observational data. I build pragmatic tools for measurement and risk adjustment and develop training programs for point-of-care ultrasound and airway management.

If you are visiting because I cared for you or a loved one, please know it was an honor to be part of your care team—your health and experience are always our highest priority. I welcome you to get in touch, and if you are able, to consider supporting my research through a charitable donation.

Quick links

• About — bio, roles, and research interests
• Projects — active research lines & device work
• Publications — selected bibliography
• Contact — more information and contact options

Selected highlights

• Director, Ellison 14 Multispecialty ICU, MGH — led operational redesign and capacity expansion.
• Frailty & surgical outcomes — development of validated frailty classification for administrative data (HCUP, Medicare).
• Procedural ergonomics — device prototyping and training curricula for ultrasound-guided vascular access.

Selected recent publications

1. Michard F, Hyder O, et al. Wireless wearables for postoperative surveillance on surgical wards. BJA Open. 2022;1(C):100002.
2. Hyder O, Wiener-Kronish JP, Shelton KT. Emergency Intubation—A High-Stakes Procedure with Critical Gaps in Understanding Team Impact. AJRCCM. 2025;211(9):1725–1726.
3. Hyder O, Dodson RM, Nathan H, et al. Influence of patient, physician, and hospital factors on 30-day readmission after pancreatoduodenectomy. JAMA Surg. 2013;148(12):1095–1102.

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Featured projects

• Frailty classification in administrative datasets — building validated, transportable frailty classifiers for HCUP and Medicare.
• Frailty in thoracic surgery — national analysis of frailty’s impact on perioperative outcomes (HCUP-NIS 2016–2022).
• ICU utilization trends — quantifying shifts in postoperative ICU admissions, acuity, and sources of admission.

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Last updated: December 2025