Vanderbilt Anesthesiololgy

Our Areas of Strategic Emphasis

With the recognition that our success will depend on continual excellence in the efficient delivery of high-quality clinical care, we will fulfill our Mission and accomplish our Vision by executing these strategies

Leadership: Develop the next generation of leaders in Anesthesiology

Scholarship: Create and disseminate basic and applied knowledge that significantly advances the discipline of anesthesiology

Innovation: Create and apply new technology and seek novel approaches in all mission areas

Improvement: Exemplify a “learning organization” that continually evaluates and changes its processes to optimize outcomes

Teamwork: Enable every member of our Department to make a significant contribution to our mission and goals and share in our success

Citizenship: Consistently strive to better the world around us, both locally and globally, in all that we do

Educational Excellence: To achieve excellence in the education of residents, fellows, nurses, medical students, paraprofessionals, and faculty in the theory and practice of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is a U.S. News “honor roll” healthcare institution on the beautiful Vanderbilt campus. The School of Medicine offers Masters in Clinical Investigation and Masters in Public Health programs that provide developmental experiences extending from the basic sciences to healthcare services research. Educational opportunities are also available through the highly ranked Vanderbilt School of Law and Owen School of Management. Our extensive training programs ensure that residents and fellows gain extensive familiarity with the most difficult management challenges, making them highly sought-after by the nation’s leading academic and private medical centers.

The Vanderbilt surgical programs are comprehensive and include innovative procedures such as in utero fetal surgery, robotic surgery, and multi-organ transplantation. Our residency training program includes unique experiences in regional anesthesia, acute pain management, critical care, and difficult airway management, as well as, comprehensive experiences in all anesthesiology subspecialties. Similarly, Vanderbilt Anesthesiology offers advanced fellowship training in cardiac, vascular/thoracic, critical care, pediatric, pain management, ambulatory, and obstetric anesthesiology.