Anesthesiology Patient Care
Doctors stand in the operating room and discuss the patient vitals and medicines for anesthesiologists

Advancing Our Field

We strive to advance the field of anesthesia through research and education, all in order to fulfill our mission of providing personalized care of the highest quality to every patient.

The Department of Anesthesiology performs nearly 100,000 procedures a year in locations across Michigan Medicine. Throughout our work, we focus our efforts on meeting the unique needs of every patient and their family.

The main office of the Department of Anesthesiology is located on the first floor of the University Hospital. For our other locations, please click on the links below. Our main office address is:

Department of Anesthesiology
1H247 UH, SPC 5048
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5048

Featured News & Stories
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News Release
Eight U-M researchers win PECASE awards
Three U-M medical researchers, and five others from the U-M faculty, have received one of the nation's top honors for scientists and engineers, as announced by the White House.
New Anesthesiology Faculty Fall_Winter 23-24
Department News
Michigan Anesthesiology welcomes new faculty members
Get to know our new faculty members.
CVC
Department News
Teamwork in action
When a burst pipe in the Frankel Cardiovascular Center led to four flooded operating rooms and impacted the sterile core storage last month, groups from across Michigan Medicine came together to ensure continued care for patients.
surgical area of clinicians drawn out with blue background
Health Lab
New tools that leverage NIH’s ‘All of Us’ dataset could improve anesthesia and surgical care
In a report in JAMA Surgery, researchers propose two novel tools that leverage the All of Us dataset to look at acute health events such as surgery.
Michigan Anesthesiology 75th Anniversary at Michigan Stadium
Department News
Department of Anesthesiology celebrates 75 years
Established in 1949, the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Anesthesiology is one of the oldest academic anesthesiology departments in the country.
George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D.
Medical School News
George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., appointed interim executive vice dean for academic affairs/chief academic officer
On Dec. 5, the Board of Regents approved the appointment of George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., as interim executive vice dean for academic affairs (EVDAA) in the Medical School, effective January 1, 2025. He also will serve as interim chief academic officer (CAO) for Michigan Medicine. He takes over EVDAA/CAO duties from Debra F. Weinstein, M.D., who is leaving Michigan Medicine at the end of this year to become president and chief executive officer of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education