Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

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Anesthesiology and Critical Care Education

The opportunity to train with world renowned faculty, in addition to caring for a host of patients with various surgical pathologies, provides residents and fellows a training experience unlike any other in the region.

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Welcome From C. William Hanson III, MD – Interim Chair

The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Penn has a long and storied history, and I am privileged to serve as an interim chair while we search for a permanent chair to succeed Lee Fleisher.

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C. William Hanson III, MD

Chief Medical Information Officer and Vice President
Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

History of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care

In Anesthesia from Colonial Times, Dr. Eckenhoff covers the history of anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania for the 200 years prior to 1966.

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Fellowship Program

The Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania offers fellowships in a wide range of areas. Please explore the details offered by each of the fellowship programs.

Our fellowship program
Annual Pennsylvania Resident Research Conference (PARRC)

In May 2021, the Department is hosting a Virtual Pennsylvania Resident Research Conference.

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In This Section

About Us

The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Penn Medicine was founded over 50 years ago.

Faculty and Staff

Our faculty in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care has a longstanding tradition of excellence in clinical care. We strive to provide consistently safe care of the highest quality to all patients, irrespective of background, identity, or means.

Clinical Care

Penn’s Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care offers anesthesiology care and related services for inpatient and outpatient procedures.

Education and Training

Our residency and fellowship programs have an extensive history of academic and clinical excellence, and a global alumni network. With historical beginnings under the leadership of Robert Dripps, the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care has a long record of both clinical and academic excellence.

Research

The Penn Center for Anesthesia Research emphasizes translational and interdisciplinary science, both within the department and other departments and institutes in the schools of medicine, nursing, arts and sciences, engineering and veterinary medicine, on Penn's unified campus.

Inclusion Diversity and Equity

I am honored and delighted to have been named the inaugural Vice Chair of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity for the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.

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