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Michael J. Scott, M.B., Ch.BWelcome to the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Our mission is to educate the next generation of leaders in anesthesiology through the provision of state-of-the-art patient-centered care and the discovery of new knowledge that will shape tomorrow's care. This website is your portal to our department: who we are, what we do, and where we're going. No matter if you are a prospective student, resident, fellow, faculty or patient we trust that the information you seek about us is easily found on these pages. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to better meet your needs. The motto of the University of Rochester - Meliora, aptly describes our department - "Always better".

Denham S. Ward Professor and Chair
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
 

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Diversity Statement

Lata U. Sabnis, MD, Anesthesiology Residents Educational Endowment

Dr. SabnisThe Lata U. Sabnis, MD, Anesthesiology Residents Educational Endowment will provide endowed support for the education of anesthesiology residents and fellows including travel to educational meetings and international electives, and to support additional educational initiatives for our trainees that could not be funded otherwise. The chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine will be responsible for disbursements from this fund. In the event gifts and commitments to the Fund reach or exceed the minimum level to endow a professorship, the Fund may be revised into the Lata U. Sabnis Professorship in Anesthesiology at the discretion of the chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine in consultation with the dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry.

For a printable donation form, or to contribute electronically, please click here: Sabnis Endowment

Latest Anesthesiology News

March 28th, 2025

Andrew Wojtovich, PhD Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Research - Basic Science

March 13th, 2025

Dr. Lander Invited Speaker at AACD

March 12th, 2025

Celebrating Our Successes at the 2025 SPAQI Annual Perioperative Medicine Summit

March 4th, 2025

Heather Lander, MD Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Perioperative Medicine

March 3rd, 2025

Kaitlyn Mitchell, MD Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Operations

Imoh Ikpot, MD Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Operations

Daivd Lyons, MD, FASA Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Operations

February 27th, 2025

Dr. Gewandter Travels to Washington University in St. Louis for a Visiting Professorship

February 26th, 2025

Drs. Lang, Lockard and Zhuo Elected Chief Reisdents for Upcoming Academic Year

February 24th, 2025

Dr. Papadakos Featured on iHeart Radio

February 18th, 2025

Dr. Papadakos Published in Forbes

February 14th, 2025

Marie Mayer, MD Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Recruitment

Melissa Kreso, MD, MsBA, FASA Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development & Retention

Zahraa Majeed, MBChB, MBA, MS Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Inclusive Excellence

Stephen Robert Hays, MS, MD, FAAP Appointed Associate Vice Chair of Faculty Development & Retention (Peds)

February 5th, 2025

Dr. Eeshwar Chandrasekar Published in The Lancet

February 3rd, 2025

Peter Papadakos, MD Published in Anesthesiology News

January 29th, 205

Dr. Gewandter's Mentees Earn Travel Award

January 24th, 2025

Dr. Glance and Colleagues Published in JAMA Network Open

January 22nd, 2025

Dr. Peter Papadakos Published in Currents

January 21st, 2025

Heather Lander, MD Presents at MGB, Brigham & Women's Hospital

Dr. Gomes Published in Nature

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January 15th, 2025

Dr. Marjorie S. Gloff, MD, FASA Appointed as Vice Chair of Perioperative Medicine

January 14th, 2025

Dr. Peter Papadakos Quoted



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