Enrique A. Goytizolo, MD

Dr. Enrique A. Goytizolo is a board-certified anesthesiologist who specializes in regional anesthesia and acute postoperative pain management.

Dr. Goytizolo graduated from the Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Program at Hospital for Special Surgery in 1998. Following completion of his Fellowship, Dr Goytizolo spent 6 years at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, where he helped to develop a regional anesthesia program. In 2004, Dr. Goytizolo was recruited back to Hospital for Special Surgery.

Dr. Goytizolo’s main interest is peripheral nerve catheters and the impact of anesthesia on rehabilitation for orthopedic surgery.

A member of the Department’s Education Committee, Dr. Goytizolo is involved in coordinating and establishing guidelines for our Regional Anesthesia Fellows and rotating residents, among other academic initiatives. Dr. Goytizolo also oversees the Department’s Academic Observership Program, a program in which anesthesiologists from all over the world come to HSS to observe our advanced regional anesthetic techniques.

Dr. Goytizolo has given presentations at numerous international meetings and programs, lecturing on varied regional anesthesia topics.

Appointments

Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clincal Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College

Specialty

Anesthesiology

Subspecialty

Regional Anesthesia
Acute Postoperative Pain Management

Awards

Teacher of the Year - Hospital for Special Surgery, Department of Anesthesiology, 2005-2006
Peruvian Athlete of the Year, 1983
Pole Vault Champion and Peruvian Record holder, 1982-1996
Brazilian National academic Scholarship, 2nd place, 1980

Affiliations

American Society of Anesthesiologists
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
New York State Society of Anesthesiologists

Education

Federal Science Foundation of Medical Sciences, Porto Alegre, Brazil, MD

Residency

Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Weill-Cornell Medical College

Fellowship

Hospital for Special Surgery - Regional Anesthesiology  

Selected Publications