Department of Anesthesiology
Leadership
Chair
Vice Chair
Amanda Burden, MD
Vice Chair/Vice Chief, Faculty & Staff Development
Assistant Dean for Clinical Skills and Simulation Education
Professor of Anesthesiology
Ronak Desai, DO
Executive Vice Chair & Vice Chief, Clinical Affairs
Division Head, Orthopedic and Regional Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Michele Mele, MD
Vice Chair/Vice Chief, Experience
Division Head, Obstetrical Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ludmil Mitrev, MD
Vice Chair/Vice Chief, Research
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Kinjal Patel, MD
Vice Chair/Vice Chief, Quality & Safety Affairs
Division Head, Vascular Anesthesiology
Fellowship Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Erin Pukenas, MD, MBA
Vice Chair/Vice Chief, Educational Affairs
Associate Dean for Program Development and Strategic Initiatives
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Division Head
Paul Audu, MD
Division Head, Neuroanesthesiology
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Ahmed Awad, MD
Division Head, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Talia Ben-Jacob, MD, MS
Division Head, Critical Care
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Gregory Dodson, DO
Division Head, Ambulatory Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Bharathi Gourkanti, MD
Division Head, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Michael Sabia, MD
Division Head, Pain Management
Fellowship Program Director
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Keyur Trivedi, MD
Division Head, Trauma Anesthesiology
Assistant Residency Program Director
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Teaching Faculty
Jennifer Cruz Ocbo, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Marcus Dal Nogare, MD
Clinical Anesthesiology
Matthew DeAngelis, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Kingsuk Ganguly, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Assistant Fellowship Program Director
Pain Management
Michael Pascarella, DO, JD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Aakash Patel, DO, MBA
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Robert Romisher, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Kathryn Ticehurst, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Clinical Anesthesiology
Dejan Vuckovic, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Research Faculty