Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Contact the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine

Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative and Pain Medicine
75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Phone (617) 732-8210

AreaLeadershipEmail
Department ChairmanJames Rathmell, MDjrathmell@bwh.harvard.edu
Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs and Clinical DirectorLuigi Nascimben, MD, PhDlnascimben@bwh.harvard.edu
Chief of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women's Faulkner HospitalDavid Shaff, MDdshaff@bwh.harvard.edu
Ambulatory AnesthesiaBrian Donnenfeld, MDbdonnenfeld@bwh.harvard.edu
Cardiac AnesthesiaDouglas Shook, MDdshook@bwh.harvard.edu
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs)Sian O’Leary DNP, CRNAsjoleary@bwh.harvard.edu
Critical Care AnesthesiaRaquel Bartz, MD, MMCirbartz@bwh.harvard.edu
General-Surgical AnesthesiaZhiling Xiong, MDzxiong@bwh.harvard.edu
Neurosurgical AnesthesiaLinda Aglio, MDlaglio@bwh.harvard.edu
Obstetric AnesthesiaMichaela Farber, MDmfarber@bwh.harvard.edu
Orthopedic AnesthesiaKamen Vlassakov, MDkvlassakov@bwh.harvard.edu
Out-of-OR AnesthesiaJill Lanahan, MDjlanahan@bwh.harvard.edu
Out-of-OR AnesthesiaEvan Blaney, MDeblaney@bwh.harvard.edu
PACU AnesthesiaJoshua Vacanti, MDjvacanti1@bwh.harvard.edu
Pain ManagementChristopher Gilligan, MDcgilligan@bwh.harvard.edu
Thoracic AnesthesiaPhillip Hartigan, MDphartigan@bwh.harvard.edu
Urological AnesthesiaMatthias Stopfkuchen-Evans, MDmstopfkuchen-evans@bwh.harvard.edu

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