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Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Heersink School of Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

Faculty Faculty

  • Townsley, Matthew, M.D., FASE

    Townsley-MattProfessor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Echocardiography, Medical Education
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  • Trankina, Mark, M.D.

    Trankina-MarkAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pacemakers/ICD, TEE, Cardiovascular Physiology, Wilderness Medicine, History of Anesthesia

  • Tuck, Benjamin, M.D.

    Tuck-BenAssociate Professor
    Vice-Chair and Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

  • Varner, Pamela, M.D.

    VarnerProfessor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Neuroanesthesia, Obstetric Anesthesia

  • Wade, Stacy, M.D.

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    Assistant Professor

  • Wagener, Brant, M.D., Ph.D.

    WagenerAssociate Professor 
    Simon Gelman Endowed Professorship
    Director, Clinical Research
    Director, Systemic Training in Anesthesia Research (STAR Program)
    Director, RMRET
    Director, Medical Student Research

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Lung Injury and Repair, Pneumonia, Cognitive Dysfunction, ARDS, Chronic Critical Illness

  • Ware, Oliver, M.D.

    Ware-OliverAssistant Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Community Anesthesia

  • Wasson, Emily, M.D., MPH

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    Assistant Professor
    Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Neurocritical care/neuroanesthesia, Perioperative blood pressure management, Long term post-ICU outcomes

     

  • Weisberg, James N., Ph.D.

    Weisberg-JamesAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pain, Psychology, Personality and Pain, Coping with Chronic Pain

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  • Wesselmann, Ursula I., M.D., Ph.D., D.T.M.&H. (Lond.)

    WesselmannProfessor
    William A. Lell, M.D–Paul N. Samuelson, M.D. Endowed Professorship in Anesthesiology

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Pain Medicine, Neurology, Pain Research, Women's Health Research, Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women, Vulvodynia, Interstitial Cystitis Pain Syndrome, Breast Cancer, Racial Health Disparities

  • Williams, Mark, MD

    Baker-MarkAssociate Professor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Performance Improvement and Patient Safety, Physician Leadership and Development, Rural Health Care, Care Transformation, National Health Care Policy

  • Wu, Songwei, M.D.

    Wu Songwei cropProfessor

    Research and Clinical Interests
    Lung Injury and Repair

  • Zaky, Ahmed, M.D., MPH

    Professor, Zaky-AhmedAssociate Vice Chair for Cardiac Anesthesia Quality and Safety
    Research and Clinical Interests
    Critical Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Echocardiography

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  • Zhao, Chen, D.O.

    Zhao

    Assistant Professor 

    Research and Clinical Interests 
    Adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology, transesophageal echocardiography, critical care medicine

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