Overview

The division of ambulatory anesthesiology provides state of the art perioperative care for patients having outpatient surgery at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. Over 5000 adult and pediatric patients, having a wide range of surgical procedures, are cared for each year. Three attending anesthesiologists and a rotating anesthesiologist from the division of pediatric anesthesiology staff the six operating rooms. Resident anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists also staff the operating rooms on a daily basis.

Clinical research interests of the full time staff include the management of pain in the outpatient surgical setting, the evaluation of new anesthetic drugs and agents for outpatient surgery, and the development of anesthetic techniques that facilitate ambulatory surgery. Opportunities for research are available in these areas for fellows who wish to spend a specialized year in ambulatory anesthesia. Opportunities are also available for fellows to participate in the executive graduate certificate program in the Business of Medicine. The goal of the fellowship is to provide the skills necessary for the physician to administratively and clinically manage an outpatient surgery center.