Department of Anesthesiology

anesthesia machines

The department of Anesthesiology provides state of the art care for patients undergoing all types of surgical procedures. Because the discipline has become so subspecialized, faculty is available in areas such as cardiac anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, pain management, and organ transplantation.

Department Highlights

Dr. Vladimir Zelman in the News ("The Weekly"):
Congratulations to Dr. Zelman on his election to the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The Ukrainian city of Skvira recently named its regional general hospital in honor of Dr. Vladimir Zelman (his hometown).
Dr. Zelman's Endowed Lecturship established.

Philip D. Lumb, MB, BS, FCCM
Completed term: Past Chancellor, American College of Critical Care Medicine
Elected: President, World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine
Presented: Distincion Honorifica, Colegio Medico del Peru
Presented President’s Citation, Society of Critical Care Medicine
Member Scientific Program Committee, A.P.I.C.E.14, Trieste, Italy

Vladimir Zelman, MD, PhD
Member, Russian Academy of Medical Science
Board Member, Ukraine Society of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine
Professor, International Heart School, Bergamo, Italy

Editorships

Philip D. Lumb, MB, BS, FCCM
Section Editor for International Critical Care, Critical Care
US Editor, Intensive Care Medicine
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Critical Care

Jeffrey Lee, MD
Associate Editor, Obstetric Anesthesia Digest

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