Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD

Dr. Urban received his B. A. at the University of Connecticut in 1971. He completed studies for his Ph.D. at Carleton University in Ontario, Canada. From 1976 - 1978, Dr. Urban participated in an N. I. H. Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cancer Research. He completed studies for his Ph.D. at Carleton University in Ontario, Canada and graduated from the Temple University School of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Urban completed his residency training in Anesthesiology and a one year Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesia at Yale in 1987. He joined the Attending Staff at Yale in 1988 specializing in Cardiac Anesthesia and in management of the Cardio-Thoracic Intensive Care Unit. He was also Coordinator of Liver Transplant Services during his tenure at Yale. Dr. Urban joined the HSS Attending Staff in 1990 and served as Director of the Post Anesthesia Care Unit from 1992 - 1994. From 1994 - 1996, Dr. Urban was Clinical Director for the Department of Anesthesiology. He has also been the Director of the Acute Pain Service since 1994. Dr. Urban is involved in numerous research protocols and has several publications. He is widely regarded as an expert in the field of cardiac anesthesia and has presented at national and international specialty conferences

Appointments

Associate Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery

Director, Acute Pain Service

Assistant Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Specialty
Anesthesiology

Certification

Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology

National Board of Medical Examiners, part III

State Licensure
New York

Education

MD, Temple University School of Medicine, Non-US, US

Residency

Yale University, US

Fellowship

Cardiac Function during Anesthesia, US

Postoperative Pain Control in an Orthopedic Population, US

Anesthesia for Complex Spine Procedures, US

Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

For Professionals

• Ketamine as an Adjunct to Postoperative Pain Management in Opioid Tolerant Patients After Spinal Fusions: A Prospective Randomized Trial
• Pulmonary Embolism after IVC Filter
• The One Year Incidence of Postoperative Myocardial Infarction in an Orthopedic Population

Selected Publications
For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.