What We Do:
Neurosurgical procedures are extremely delicate and require a collaborative effort to ensure that patients maintain good blood flow, oxygen levels, and appropriate level of consciousness. The anesthesiologists in the Neuroanesthesia Division play a critical role in controlling and monitoring patient conditions in addition to ensuring pain management during and after these procedures. Our neuroanesthesiologists provide care in the general neurosurgical operating rooms and in the neurointerventional radiology suites at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Patients in these settings receive personalized anesthetic combinations to accomplish the surgical goals of these complex and nuanced procedures.
Division Spotlight
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Division Faculty and Clinical Associates
C. David Mintz, MD, PhD
Division Chief for Neuroanesthesiology, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
Brian Cho, MD
Assistant Director for Patient Safety and Clinical Quality
Allan Gottschalk, MD, PhD
Director, Anesthesiology Research Training Program (T32)
Christina Miller, MD
ECT Anesthesia Director, Multidisciplinary Airway Course Director, Simulation Education Co-Director
Thai Nguyen, MD, PhD
Neuroanesthesiology Quality and Safety Director
Kathryn Rosenblatt, MD
Fellowship Director, Director of Outreach
Alyson Russo, MD
Fellowship Director, Director of Neuroanesthesia Resident Education
John B. Sampson, MD
Executive Director Austere Anesthesia Health Outcomes Research Group
Adam Schiavi, MD, PhD, MS.
Center for Immersive Simulation and Telemedicine Director, Simulation Education Co-Director
Yasmin Sritapan, DO
Robert Thomsen, MD, FASA
Vice Chair for Human Resources and Patient Experience; Medical Director, Endoscopy; Maryland ASA Director
John A. Ulatowski, MD, PhD, MBA
Distinguished Service University Professor
Neuroanesthesia Cohort
CRNAs are able to provide anesthesia for a variety of challenging cases in neurosurgery and trauma at Johns Hopkins. They provide anesthesia for cases such as craniotomies, including awake, complex, cervical spine surgeries; posterior fossa tumor resections; endoscopic procedures; spinal fusions; and level I emergency procedures for aneurysms, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and acute trauma to the cervical spine. The CRNAs in this cohort also provide anesthesia for neuro-interventional procedures. Trust and respect are instilled in this group of CRNAs that stems from the attending anesthesiologists, surgeons, and nursing staff. It is a unique area in which to specialize because a patient’s quality of life is involved and constant vigilance is required.