Anesthesiologists

Anesthesiologists are physicians who complete a four-year residency after medical school that focuses on providing anesthesia of all types. Many MPAS anesthesiologists have additional subspecialty training in fields such as cardiac, obstetric and regional anesthesiology. All members of MPAS must become board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology within five years of joining our practice.

CRNAs

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are additional members of the Anesthesia Care Team. All MPAS CRNAs are experienced and well trained. After graduation from nursing school, a CRNA candidate is required to perform one and a half years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing, followed by two years of anesthesia training in an accredited training program. Passage of a Certification Examination is required before practicing as a CRNA.

A member of your Anesthesia Care Team, either an anesthesiologist, CRNA or both, will be with you throughout your surgery. Your Anesthesiologist will be present with a CRNA during the start of the anesthetic and will be immediately available for your care during the course of surgery and recovery.

Choice of Anesthesiologist

We make every effort to honor the requests of both patients and surgeons for a particular anesthesiologist. Our daily scheduler will assign your anesthesiologist if no request is made. You will meet your anesthesiologist on the day of your surgery in the preoperative area.