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The mission of our department is to deliver state-of-the-art anesthesia services in perioperative care, pain management and critical care; educate students, residents and fellows; be recognized for its contributions to the specialty of anesthesiology through education, research and scholarly activities; and contribute to the success of the Medical School and Medical System.
- Divisions Overview
- Adult Multispecialty Anesthesiology
- Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
- Critical Care Anesthesiology
- Neurosurgical Anesthesiology
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Obstetric Anesthesiology
- Pain Medicine
- Pediatric Anesthesiology
- Procedure Readiness Evaluation and Preparation (PREP) Center
- Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine
- Safety, Clinical Outcomes, Research, and Effectiveness (SCORE) Program
- Trauma Anesthesiology
- VA Anesthesiology
- UM Rehab
- UM Midtown Campus
Department News & Events

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Peter Rock, MD, the Dr. Martin Helrich Professor and Chair of Anesthesiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), announced today that he will be stepping down from his longtime administrative role as Department Chair this summer to return to full-time faculty status
Longtime Anesthesiology Department Chair and Academic Leader Peter Rock, MD, MBA, Announces Retirement

Thursday, June 12, 2025
Congratulations Yaniv Ergas and Dr. Sivaraman, for being awarded the SRNA Clinical Educator Award!
Congratulations Yaniv Ergas and Dr. Sivaraman, for being awarded the SRNA Clinical Educator Award!

Friday, May 16, 2025
Congratulations to Seema Deshpande, MBBS, FASA, Associate Professor and Program Director of Cardiothoracic Fellowship, for being awarded the 2025 Mackenzie/Imle Mentoring Prize!
Congratulations to Seema Deshpande for receiving the 2025 Mackenzie/Imle Mentoring Prize!

Monday, May 12, 2025
Two Anesthesiology Faculty members received new funding for trauma research from the U.S. Department of Defense.
Congratulations Drs. Goodfellow and Zou on new funding support!

Friday, May 09, 2025
In celebration of Nurses Week 2025, Krystle Thomas was chosen for the 2025 UMMC/MTC CRNA Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing Award
Krystle Thomas was selected as this year's recipient for the 2025 UMMC/MTC CRNA Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing Award.