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 Hospital
Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery and Biomedical Informatics
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Department Achievements
Congratulations to Christie Crotts on her award for CRNA of the Year for National Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Week.
“Intraoperative Oxygen Treatment, Oxidative Stress, and Organ Injury Following Cardiac Surgery”
Josh Billings, MD, Marcos Lopez, MD, and other VUMC co-investigators found that using high concentrations of oxygen during cardiac surgery increases oxidative stress compared to normoxia but does not affect organ injury. Click here to read the full publication.
Congratulations to Jason Slagle, PhD, on his promotion to Research Professor of Anesthesiology.
Susan Eagle, MD, for being accepted as a member of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Academy of Research Mentors in Anesthesiology. Academy members include academic anesthesiologists who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the development of anesthesiologist investigators.
Susan Eagle, MD, has been named the new executive chair for the Department of Anesthesiology, effective July 1. With this role, Dr. Eagle also takes on a hospital level role as the executive medical director of Perioperative Services, anesthesiology representative.
Our Department’s NIH sponsored research training grant, T32 GM108554, has been renewed for an additional 5 years! The training program, titled “Training in Perioperative Science,” provides protected time for research, resources, and support to BH Robbins Scholars. Congratulations to the leaders of the program for continuing to provide outstanding training, mentoring, and support to the Scholars. This award underscores the outstanding quality of research training in our department.
Upcoming Educational Lectures
Grand Rounds
Friday, November 22 | 6:30 A.M. - 7:30 A.M.
Title: "Beyond Burnout: Creating a Culture of Support in Anesthesiology"
Speaker: Amy Vinson, MD, FAAP
Grand Rounds
Friday, December 13 | 6:30 A.M. - 7:30 A.M.
Title: "Nitric Oxide as an Antimicrobial Therapy"
Speaker: Lorenzo Berra, MD
