Anesthesiology Faculty
Roberta Hines
Chair
Nicholas M. Greene Professor of Anesthesiology
Department Chair and Chief, Anesthesiology
Research Interests:cardiac anesthesia; critical care
Clinical Interests:Cardiovascular anesthesia; critical care
Shamsuddin Akhtar
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Medical Student Education
Clinical Interests:Vascular; thoracic; geriatric; high-risk anesthesia; general anesthesia; critical care
Aymen Alian
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:pulse oximeter waveform analysis; photoplethysmography; non-invasive cardiovascular monitoring; patient monitoring; pulse oximeter research
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; OB anesthesia; analysis of peripheral waveform and heart rate variability
Rima Aouad
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; peripheral nerve blocks for orthopedic surgeries; regional anesthesia; general anesthesia; monitored anesthesia care; regional anesthesia
Jill Arthur
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Pediatric anesthesia; anesthesia for liver and kidney transplantation; pain management
Sherif Assaad
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiothoracic and Vascular anesthesia and Intraoperative TEE monitoring.
Trevor Banack
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Paul Barash
Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:Cardiovascular Pharmacology
Clinical Interests:Cardiac anesthesia; cardio-vascular clinical research
Marcelle Blessing
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Ferne Braveman
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Section Chief, Anesthesiology
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs
Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology Anesthesiology
Acting Director, Acute Pain
Clinical Interests:Acute pain management; Ob/Gyn anesthesia; High-risk obstetrics
Catalin Cantemir
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Jean Charchaflieh
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:Neuro-anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Health Policy and Management
Clinical Interests:Neuro-anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Health Policy and Management
Keun Chung
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Acute Pain
Clinical Interests:Acute pain management; Ob/Gyn anesthesia
J Collins
Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Pharmacology; impact of regulations on the process of science.
Susan Dabu-Bondoc
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory, general OR, and off-site anesthesia; regional anesthesia; pain management in ambulatory practice
Jan Ehrenwerth
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Vascular
Clinical Interests:Anesthesia for thoracic surgery; anesthesia for vascular surgery.
Jessica Feinleib
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Dorothy Gaal
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and of Neurosurgery
Clinical Director Pediatric Anesthesia
Clinical Interests:Pediatric cardiac anesthesia; international medicine.
Monica Ganatra
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor
Clinical Interests:pediatric anesthesiology
Susan Garwood
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Acting Director, Cardiac
Director, TEE
Clinical Interests:Perioperative renal function; intraoperative TEE; gender outcomes in cardiac surgery
Ala Haddadin
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Director Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit
Clinical Interests:Cardiac anesthesia; adult critical care medicine
Thomas Halaszynski
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Urologic Perioperative & Adult Anesthesia
Assoc. Director, PAT
Clinical Interests:Regional anesthesia; pain management; general anesthesia; regional anesthesia; orthopaedic and urological anesthesia
Lars Helgeson
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Fellowship Director, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Clinical Interests:Non-OR anesthesia; bariatric and obesity anesthesia; ambulatory anesthesia; obstetrical anesthesia
Keith Hernandez
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; in-flight medical emergencies
Adriana Herrera
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Residency Program
Clinical Interests:Thoracic Anesthesia; Cardiac Anesthesia; Education; Medical volunteer work.
Matthew Higgins
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Director, Outreach Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; regional anesthesia
Natalie Holt
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Resident education; continuing medical education; hospital management;
Balazs Horvath
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Obstetric anesthesia; liver transplant; pain management
Ervin Jakab
Instructor in Anesthesiology
Jay Kersh
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Boonsri Kosarussavadi
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Ambulatory
Clinical Interests:Perioperative medicine; ambulatory anesthesia
Viji Kurup
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Medical Student Education
Director, Departmental Education
Research Interests:coagulation and anesthesia; research in resident education
Clinical Interests:adult perioperative services; inpatient and ambulatory surgery; vascular and thoracic anesthesia
Lori Kwan
Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Robert Lagasse
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Quality Management & Perioperative Safety
Research Interests:quality management; performance and outcomes measurement
Clinical Interests:general anesthesia; regional anesthesia; acute pain management
Robert LaMotte
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Neurobiology
Research Interests:Pain; Dorsal root ganglion; Neurons; Electrophysiological; Neurochemical; Itch; Psychophysical; pruritic; Nociceptive sensations; Anesthesiology; Electrophysiology; Nervous System; Neurophysiology; Sensory System
Clinical Interests:Neural mechanism of pain and itch
Maria Leonova
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:general anesthesiology; regional anesthesia
Tal Levy
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric PreAnesthesia Evaluation Clinic
J. Lance Lichtor
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Pediatrics
Section Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Anesthesiology
Stephen Luczycki
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Transplant and Trauma)
Director, Transplant
Research Interests:microbial pathogenesis; sepsis; liver failure
Clinical Interests:Transplant anesthesiology; critical care medicine
Abraham Mandel
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Director Emeritus, Residency Program
Clinical Interests:Ob/Gyn anesthesia; high-risk obstetrics
Katherine Marschall
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Vascular and thoracic anesthesia
Veronica Matei
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Attending Physician
Gerard McCloskey
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiac anesthesia; echocardiography
Hosni Mikhael
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Critical care; high risk obstetric anesthesia
Perry Miller
Professor of Anesthesiology (Medical Informatics)
Research Interests:Biomedical informatics; Clinical informatics; Bioinformatics; Neuroinformatics
Raj Modak
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Cardiac Anesthesia - TEE
Director, PACU
Clinical Interests:Anesthesia machine; inhalation agents; pulmonary work and power ventilator weaning; mechanical properties of the aortae
Tori Myslajek
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Management of the Difficult Airway; Anesthesia for Liver Transplantation; Obstetric Anesthesia
Laura Niklason
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Biomedical Engineering and Residential College Associate Fellow in Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Section Chief
Vice Chair, Research
Research Interests:Anesthesiology; Biomedical Engineering; Biophysics; Physics
Clinical Interests:Critical care medicine; vascular disease; heart failure
Adriana Oprea
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Albert Perrino, Jr
Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiovascular disease; pain; echocardiography
Michael Pollock
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Wanda Popescu
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Thoracic Anesthesia Division
Co-Director, Grand Rounds
Research Interests:systolic and diastolic function during laparoscopic gastric bypass
Clinical Interests:Perioperative transesophageal echocardiography; thoracic and peripheral vascular anesthesia; cardiothoracic anesthesia; bariatric anesthesia; anesthesia for patients with coronary stents
Mamatha Punjala
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Pediatric, regional, and general anesthesias
Terence Rafferty
Professor Emeritus of and Senior Research Scientist in Anesthesiology
Section Chief
Clinical Interests:Echocardiography; cardiac anesthesia; Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
Ramachandran Ramani
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:functional MR imaging under anesthesia; mechanism of action of anesthetics; central effects of anesthetic agents
Clinical Interests:Neruoanesthesia; neuromonitoring; general anesthesia
Robby Romero
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; OB anesthesia; Regional anesthesia
Margaret Rose
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Instructor, Obstetrical Anesthesia
Clinical Interests:obstetrical anesthesia
Stanley Rosenbaum
Professor of Anesthesiology, of Medicine (Pulmonary) and of Surgery (Trauma)
Section Chief
Vice Chair, Academic Affairs
Director, Perioperative & Adult Anesthesia
Research Interests:anesthesia
Clinical Interests:Critical care medicine; general anesthesia; medical ethics
William Rosenblatt
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Otolaryngology)
Director, Anesthesia for otolaryngology
REMEDY President & Founder
Research Interests:Difficult airway; Airway simulation; Transtracheal Jet Ventilation; Preoperative Endoscopic Airway Evaluation (PEAE)
Clinical Interests:Anesthesia for otolarynoplogical surgery; teaching airway management; high fidelity simulation in anesthesiology; remedy developing world medical materials charity
Keith Ruskin
Professor of Anesthesiology and of Neurosurgery
Director, Neuroanesthesia
Clinical Interests:Neurosurgical anesthesia; perioperative informatics; aerospace medicine; general anesthesia; neuroanesthesia; medical computing
Haleh Saadat
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Medical Director, Pediatric Sedation Services
Medical Director, Pediatric Pain management
Associate section chief -Pediatric Anesthesia
Research Interests:Effects of hypnosis on perioperative setting; Implementation of the wellness program in anesthesiology residents at Yale (supported by FAER Grant); Pediatric sedation; Anesthesiology; Pain; Pediatrics; Hypnosis; Perioperative Anxiety and Pain Control
Clinical Interests:Pediatric Anesthesia; Pediatric Pain Management ; Pediatric Sedation; Complementary and Alternative therapies (Clinical Hypnosis for Pain Management) ;Physician's Wellness initiative
Robert Schonberger
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiothoracic Anesthesia; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Jeffrey Schwartz
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Residency Program
Chairman, Morbidity and Mortality Committee
Clinical Interests:High risk anesthesia; thoracic anesthesia; vascular anesthesia; endocrine anesthesia; resident education; assessing and remediating resident competency
Yasser Shaheen
Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Non-Operating Room Anesthesia
Kirk Shelley
Professor of Anesthesiology
Section Chief
Director, Ambulatory Anesthesia
Research Interests:pulse oximeter waveform analysis; photoplethysmography; Ambulatory Care; Anesthesiology; Biochemistry; Cardiovascular Diseases; Electrical Engineering Or Electronics; Internal Medicine; Medical Devices; Surgery; Medical Devices; Non-invasive Cardiovascular Monitoring; Patient Monitoring; Pulse Oximeter Research
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; pulse oximeter research and non invasive patient monitoring
Jodi Sherman
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Environmental Compliance Officer
David Silverman
Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, PreAdmission Testing Center, YNHH
Director of Departmental Clinical Research
Research Interests:Anesthesiology; Cardiovascular System; Congestive Heart Failure; Headaches; Heart; Hypertension; Ischemia; Neuromuscular Disorders; Pain; Perfusion Or Reperfusion; Circulation; Circulatory Disorders; Endothelial Dysfunction; Healthcare Worker Safety; Heart; Hypovolemia; Microcirculation; Needle Safety; Needlesticks; Neuromuscular System; Neuromuscular Disorders
Clinical Interests:Preoperative assessment and planning for the surgical patient; Neuromuscular disorders and neuromuscular blocking drugs;
Raymond Sinatra
Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Acute pain management; analgesic research
Julie Sramcik
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Adult anesthesia; perioperative care; acute postoperative pain
Leroi Stephenson
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Shepard Stone
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Physician Associate-Anesthesiologist
Brigadier General (Ret-CT), Aeromedical Physician Assistant
Clinical Director, Adult Post Anesthesia Care Units at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Clinical Interests:Low flow anesthesia; general anesthesiology; ergonomics; aviation medicine; post-anesthetic care
Robert Stout
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Associate Medical Director, YNHH Perioperative Services
Associate Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Thoracic and vascular anesthesiology; perioperative administration; clinical automated record-keeping systems and hospital-wide EMR integration.
Hossam Tantawy
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and of Surgery (Trauma)
Clinical Interests:Critical care; ventialter management; general adult anesthesiology
Nalini Vadivelu
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:Pain management; Pain education for all health care students; Airway management
Clinical Interests:Pain management; ambulatory anesthesia; Non operating room anesthesia
Irena Vaitkeviciute
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:Cardiac anesthesia; Transesophageal Echocardiology (TEE)
Douglas Vaughn
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Senior Director, Anesthesia Operations
Medical Director, OR Management
Clinical Director, Department of Anesthesiology
Clinical Interests:major vascular anesthesia; neuroanesthesia
Richa Wardhan
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:Peripheral Venous waveforms; Ultrasound vs Nerve stimulation
Clinical Interests:regional anesthesiology: ultrasound guided peripheral nerve blocks & the causes of peripheral nerve injury; orthopedic anesthesia; joint replacement surgeries; post operative pain management.
Alan Weinstock
Associate Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Thomas Wong
Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology
Xiangru Xu
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:Longevity genes; Epigenetics of brain aging and age-interventions
Gary Zhou
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Director, Temple Medical Center Anesthesia Services
Clinical Interests:Ambulatory anesthesia; anesthesia care and obstructive sleep apnea
Qingbing Zhu
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Research Interests:cardiac anesthesia; perioperative transesophageal echocardiography
Clinical Interests:Cardiac anesthesia; echo; spinal protection during descending aorta surgery
Jolanda Zickmann
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
