Leading regional anesthesia and
acute pain medicine practice for orthopedics
The Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management at Hospital for Special Surgery is known for the skill of its expert staff, commitment to innovative research, and emphasis on specialized education. Each member of the team is driven to advance the practice of regional anesthesia for orthopedics.
In 2019, our expert staff performed over 51,000 anesthetic procedures for patients undergoing a full spectrum of orthopedic procedures. Our exceptional clinical outcomes — including a "99th percentile" ranking for in-patient analgesic satisfaction, New York State’s lowest infection rates, and low incidence of thromboembolic and cardiovascular complications — are due in large part to the skill and training of our anesthesiologists.
To advance our mission to improving anesthesia care for orthopedics, the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management offers robust, innovative education to its fellows, residents, and attending staff.
The Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QA/PI) Division within the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care & Pain Management aims to improve system issues, enhance patient safety and improve the quality of care through research, education, and evidence-based practice improvement.
The QA/PI Division ensures the Department is providing the best care to patients by:
The QA/PI Division develops and maintains robust databases to track and trend outcomes, maintains all physician/provider profiles for credentialing purposes, and collaborates with other departments to organize interdisciplinary conferences and develop best practice guidelines.
To keep the department up to date on new policies, processes or any other pertinent information, the QA/PI team distributes a monthly email newsletter to staff anesthesiologists. The QA/PI team is also responsible for orientating all new providers (attendings, fellows, residents, CRNAs, NPs, and PAs) to the QA/PI Division.
Dr. Uchenna Umeh: ASRA Excellence in Education Award 2022
Congrats Dr. Umeh, recipient of an ASRA Pain Medicine Excellence in Education Award, presented at the 2022 ASRA spring conference in Las Vegas.
HSS Presents New Research at ASRA 2022
HSS presents research related to pain relief options for surgery, nerve block use in the US, reducing opioid use, and how COVID-19 affects surgical recovery.
ASRA Fellow of the Year Award 2022
This annual award is given to one resident or fellow in the ASRA society who has shown outstanding contributions to the field. Congrats Dr. Stone!
Dr. Doug Wetmore: ASRA Excellence in Education Award 2022
Congrats Dr. Wetmore, recipient of an ASRA Pain Medicine Excellence in Education Award, presented at the 2022 ASRA spring conference in Las Vegas!