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| The UTHSCH Department of Anesthesiology offers a regional rotation to all residents. Each month three residents are exclusively assigned to regional anesthesia; one PGY-2 and one PGY-4 at Memorial Hermann Hospital and one PGY-4 at LBJ Hospital. Additionally, we offer a PGY-5 or fellowship annually. One of six attendings specializing in regional and orthopedic anesthesia (Drs. Steven Abramson, Yefim Bogomolny, Ralf Gebhard, Nicolas Lam, Bettina Schmitz and Didier Sciard) is in charge of the dedicated ‘block room’ and provides supervision to the residents and fellow performing procedures. Dr. Maria Matuszczak, pediatric anesthesiologist, provides expertise in pediatric regional anesthesia. | |||||||||
| Memorial Hermann Hospital is one of the largest Level One trauma centers in the nation, thereby allowing this regional program to emphasize all aspects of regional anesthesia. The residents are exposed to various types of peripheral nerve blocks, as well as placement of indwelling catheters for postoperative pain management, for both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic surgeries. Current procedural caseloads average 2400 per year. | |||||||||
| The Regional Anesthesia service also provides acute pain management consults for adult and pediatric orthopedic patients. | |||||||||
| Finally, our department organizes an annual Regional Anesthesia meeting, with the most recent “Update in Upper Extremity Nerve Blocks” held at the Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston, TX, on October 8, 2005. | |||||||||
| More patients opting to stay alert in surgery | |||||||||
| By MARTIN MILLER | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Times | |||||||||
| June 18, 2003, 8:33PM | |||||||||
| Regional Anesthesia Informed Consent Form | |||||||||
| For more information please contact Nicholas Lam, M.D. | |||||||||
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