The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care is comprised of highly trained anesthesiologists dedicated to providing comprehensive and effective anesthesia care. Our dedication to enhancing patient care through research, innovation and training future experts makes a meaningful difference in patient outcomes and the medical community.

Team-Based Learning & Practice

Faculty work closely with CRNAs, anesthesia technicians, nurse practitioners and PAs within our collaborative care model. This approach cultivates a rich environment for shared learning and ongoing professional growth within the team.

Precision Anesthetic Management

We carefully customize anesthetic plans to address individual patient demographics, pre-existing conditions and surgical requirements. This thorough methodology enhances perioperative outcomes and promotes our advancements in best practices and specialized techniques.

Broad Clinical Repertoire

In addition to surgical and procedural anesthesia, our expertise encompasses complex perioperative pain management, critical emergency airway management, and advanced anesthesia for labor and delivery, each contributing to the richness of our departmental experience.

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Our cardiothoracic anesthesiology team consists of board-certified faculty with specialized fellowship training who provide anesthesia care for patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgery.

Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Specialty
Critical Care Medicine

The anesthesiology critical care team uses a broad spectrum of clinical skills and a multidisciplinary approach to care for a diverse patient population.

Critical Care Medicine Specialty
Neuroanesthesiology

Our neuroanesthesiologists play a critical role in delivering anesthetic care to patients undergoing a wide variety of neurosurgical treatments and procedures, including skull base, vascular, oncology, neuromuscular, including deep brain stimulation, epilepsy, simple and complex spine, interventional, diagnostic, and neurotrauma.

Obstetric Anesthesiology

Our board-certified and fellowship-trained obstetric anesthesiologists specialize in the delivery and management of anesthesia care for a diverse range of obstetric procedures.

Obstetric Anesthesiology Specialty
Pain Medicine

UC Irvine pain medicine faculty are board-certified, fellowship-trained and have additional expertise in pediatric pain, interventional treatment options, practice management, safe opioid prescribing and perioperative pain medicine.

Pain Medicine Specialty
Pediatric Anesthesiology

Our pediatric anesthesiology team is comprised of board-certified anesthesiologists with specialized training in complex neonatal, pediatric and adolescent clinical care.

Pediatric Anesthesiology Specialty
Perioperative Medicine

Collaborating with multiple departments, the UC Irvine perioperative medicine team is dedicated to optimizing care across the surgical journey, encompassing the decision to operate, preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.

Perioperative Medicine Specialty
Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain

The UC Irvine regional anesthesiology and acute pain team aims to optimize perioperative pain management to facilitate recovery, reduce length of hospital stay and improve patient outcomes.

Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Specialty

Clinical Section Chiefs

Our section chiefs provide leadership and specialized expertise across the department's various clinical domains. They are key contacts for clinical expertise and programmatic leadership.

Meet Our Section Chiefs
An anesthesiologist works with trainees in the OR

For information on anesthesia care services, please visit our healthcare website. There, you will find comprehensive information on our services and details about our healthcare providers.

Anesthesia & Perioperative Care Services