Scientific inquiry & clinical skills

The Department of Anesthesiology offers a program that places emphasis on the basic sciences—physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry and anatomy—all an essential background for a career in anesthesiology.

Faculty members from other services within The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center and its affiliates, as well as invited guests provide clinical instruction in anesthesiology, as well as cardiology, echocardiography, electroencephalograph, pulmonary function studies and a range of medical topics, including pain management. Residents regularly attend didactic lectures given by the department and invited guests, and time is made available to them to attend lectures in other medical specialties.

Every effort is made to teach Residents to become competent anesthesiologists, eligible for certification by the American Board of Anesthesiology and its subspecialty boards. With assistance and guidance from the faculty, Residents participate in national scientific meeting. Residents are also encouraged to participate in research projects that lead to presentation, scientific exhibits and publications in major journals. The department has a very active research division that presents papers at most recognized national meetings. Residents are encouraged to participate in research projects and attend these meetings as presenters or exhibitors. The focus of the fourth postgraduate (CA3) year can be designed with the Program Director to satisfy the individual interests of the resident. These tracks may include neurosurgical anesthesia, obstetrical anesthesia, regional anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, pain and intensive care.

Programs Offered: A comprehensive three-year residency-training program approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. For qualified resident, we can provide a first year (base year) in the Department of Surgery or Medicine.

Number of Resident Positions: 30

Staffing: 16 full-time at Brookdale and affiliated hospital, board-certified anesthesiologists and one full-time research PhD.

Facility Highlights: The department contains its own library with over 500 volumes. Connections with many major medical libraries around the clock. The department has its own lecture hall, as well as study areas. Private on-call rooms are provided to all residents on-call on the operating room floor, as well as delivery room. All institutions involved in training anesthesia residents have extensive libraries, where all major journals and on-line medical information is available. Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Library is affiliates and electronically connected with Downstate medical library, where residents can obtain any medical information required.

Department of Anesthesiology

The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212
Telephone: (718) 240-5356
Residency Coordinator: Doreen Sangemino