The Department of Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine has a long tradition of innovation. This creative impulse has kept the Vanderbilt Anesthesiology Department in the vanguard of clinical discovery, basic science research, and translational application of new knowledge throughout perioperative medicine.
Anesthesiology is a dynamic and rapidly evolving medical specialty. Although the operating room anesthetic of today would be familiar to an anesthesiologist from 20 or 40 years ago, our technology has improved, and our scope of practice has expanded dramatically to incorporate the full arc of perioperative medicine. Simultaneously, the economic and regulatory landscape within which we care for our patients has been fundamentally changing beneath our feet for a generation.
Vanderbilt Anesthesiology has the intellectual agility to maintain equilibrium and thrive in this unstable environment. We get the right people onto the team, create the right systems of practice to provide optimum patient care, and develop innovative technology to improve the capabilities of our clinicians. We train the future leaders of perioperative medicine in research, clinical innovation and patient care, and we put those skills into practice every day.
Our department is characterized by optimism, excitement, talent, and a commitment to work together to improve our knowledge and the care we provide to our patients. We welcome individuals at all levels who share this commitment and our passion for creating the best perioperative science and medicine.
Warren S. Sandberg, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Anesthesiology
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Chief of Staff, Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Department Achievements
Congratulations to Vikram Tiwari, PhD, for being promoted to Professor of Anesthesiology.
Congratulations to Daniel Larach, MD, MSTR, for being promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology.
Congratulations to John Bryan, MD, on his appointment as Assistant Program Director of the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship.
Congratulations to Lauren Siemer, MD, for being appointed as the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education.
Congratulations to Lindsey Efird, MD, for being selected as the Medical Director of our FEL Surgery Center.
Upcoming Educational Lectures
Friday, July 12 | 6:30 A.M. | Location: TBA
Title: "Incorporating Point of Care Ultrasounds in Resuscitation: The Easy Protocol"
Speaker: Nibras Bughrara, MD, FCCM, FASA
Friday, August 2 | 6:30 A.M. | Location: TBA
Title: "Optimizing the Risk/Benefit Ratio of Perioperative Opioid Prescribing"
Speaker: Daniel Larach, MD
Friday, August 16 | 6:30 A.M. | Location: TBA
Title: "Surgical Services Scheduling in a Constrained Labor Environment"
Speaker: Kimberly Cantees, MD, MBA
Friday, August 22 | 6:30 A.M. | Location: TBA
Title: "Patient Blood Management for the Anesthesiologist (PBM)"
Speaker: Dr. Linda Shore-Lesserson
