Dr. Peter Rock
     Dr. Peter Rock,          Martin Helrich Professor & Chair

The Department of Anesthesiology is committed to excellence in clinical service, education, research and faculty development.

We have internationally recognized basic and clinical research programs and valuable partnerships with:

In addition to providing services at the Baltimore VA Medical Center, our department has multiple divisions at the University of Maryland Medical Center:

  • cardiac anesthesiology
  • critical care anesthesiology
  • neuroanesthesiology
  • obstetric anesthesiology
  • regional anesthesia
  • pediatric anesthesiology
  • transplant anesthesiology
  • preoperative preparation center (PREP Center)
  • Trauma anesthesiology at the Shock-Trauma Center;

Two divisions are at associated institutions:

Our research division's faculty conducts research in clinical anesthesiology, acute lung injury, neurodegeneration and neuroprotection, human factors, telemedicine, and basic respiratory physiology.

We also collaborate with researchers at the UMMC Hospital, the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center and the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center.