For Patients

The Department of Anesthesiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is comprised of over 50 highly skilled attending anesthesiologists dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to all of our patients. Every member of our faculty has received extensive training in all areas of anesthesiology. Moreover, many of our staff members have additional expertise and training in providing anesthesia for specific types of surgery, such as cardiac, thoracic, vascular, neurological, obstetric (labor and delivery), critical care, and pediatric surgery.

The Department also features a Pain Medicine Center for the treatment of patients wiht chronic pain and pain associated with cancer. [read more]

Anesthesiologists at Weill Cornell understand that having a surgical procedure that requires anesthesia can be confusing and overwhelming for patients and their loved ones. We have found that providing some basic, useful information about the anesthetic experience can help. We invite you to browse through the pages at the left for more information about the various types of anesthesia, as well as our Patient Guide to the Anesthetic Experience, which answers many common questions about anesthesia.