Faculty

Paul, Christopher, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Clinical and Research Interests
Neuromodulation in the setting of chronic pain, new and expanding indications for spinal cord stimulation
Perez, Andres Felipe Gonzalez, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Multispecialty Anesthesia

Medical School
Latin American School of Medicine

Residency
University of Medical Sciences of Havana
Phillips, Caroline, M.D., MSHQS

Pediatric Anesthesia Associates

Research and Clinical Interests
Pediatric anesthesiology, quality improvement and patient safety, resident education
Phillips, Mark, M.D., FASA

Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Non-Operating Room Anesthesia, Anesthesia for GI Endoscopy
Pickering, Andrew, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Community anesthesia, Regional anesthesia
Piennette, Paul, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Regional Anesthesia, Acute Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesia Education, Medical Education
Pierce, Albert, M.D.

Professor
Pittet, Jean-Francois, M.D.

Distinguished Professor
Polenakovik, Filip, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Powell, Rene, D.O.

Assistant Professor
Multi-Speaciality Anesthesia

Research and Clinical Interests

Ketamine/Psychedelics (for the treatment of suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety), Burnout/Emotional Exhaustion in Health Care, and Improving Culture
Rafield, Grace, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Director, Anesthesiology Simulation Program

Research and Clinical Interests
Multispecialty Anesthesia
Restrepo Cardenas, Juan C., M.D.

Assistant Professor

Clinical Interests
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, TEE, Structural Heart Disease Interventions
Riesenberg, Lee Ann, Ph.D., R.N., C.M.Q.

Professor Emeritus

Research and Clinical Interests
Transitions of Care, Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Systematic Reviews of the Literature, Medical Education Research
Routman, Justin, M.D., MSHA

Associate Professor
Vice Chair and Division Director for Multispecialty Anesthesia

Clinical Interests
Non-Operating Room Anesthesia (NORA), Efficiency & Logistics, Operations Management, Collaborative Optimization, Quality Improvement
Sadler, Jonathan, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Community Anesthesia
Sakawi, Yasser, M.D.

Professor
Interim Vice Chair, Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology

Research and Clinical Interests
Obstetric Anesthesiology
Salem, Ahmed, M.D., M.Sc. FACP

Assistant Professor,
Assistant Director, UAB eMedicine Critical Care

Research and Clinical Interests
Neurocritical care, critical care medicine, subarachnoid hemorrhage, traumatic brain injury, ARDS, medical education and simulation
Samford, Craig, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Regional Anesthesia; Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Sander, Phillip, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Research and Clinical Interests
Schreiner, Nicole, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Interests
pre-operative optimization of patients and patient safety

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