Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.
Pittsburgh, PA
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CLINICAL The clinical goals of the department are to enhance patient care by focusing on pain management, management of nausea or vomiting, and rapid reintegration into society. We strive to emphasize patient safety, which is not only a rational basis for the practice of medicine, but also serves as the foundation upon which all of our other goals are built. EDUCATIONAL We strive to excel in the education of medical students, nurses, paraprofessionals, residents, fellows, and faculty. We achieve this goal through consistently applying our core teaching principles: every student is different, every student is capable, and every student deserves our best. These three principles guide our training programs at all levels and serve as a beacon for both our faculty and our students. SCIENTIFIC Our current research focus is the search for the molecular basis of anesthesia. Even though man has been administering anesthetics for well over 150 years, we are only now beginning to understand this basis. We also have a large clinical trials program and have initiated a serious and sustained effort to not only address the unknown issues surrounding pain mechanisms, but also to explore the genetic underpinnings of pain. We continue to enlighten our colleagues and the rest of Pittsburgh with our focused effort on patient safety.
