Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD, has been named the new chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (unmc.edu) Department of Anesthesiology, effective March 1.
“Dr. Patterson is a strong leader whose experience will help the department of anesthesiology continue its upward trajectory,” Bradley Britigan, MD, Dean of the UNMC College of Medicine said. “We are pleased to welcome him back to UNMC and the college of medicine.”
Dr. Patterson said he was delighted to be returning.
“The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology has exceptional researchers – Dr. Karsten Bartels, the department’s vice chair of research has said the department is ‘punching above its weight,’ and that’s not an exaggeration at all,” said Dr. Patterson. “When you look at the scientific accomplishments within the department, UNMC is right up there with elite academic institutions like Harvard, Vanderbilt and Stanford.”
From 2019 to earlier this year, Dr. Patterson served as the chair of anesthesiology at Emory University, the institution where he received his MD in 1991. Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Patterson served as the Larson Professor and executive vice chair of anesthesiology at UNMC. He was a member of the faculty at Stanford University from 1996 to 2015 and also received a PhD in neurosciences from Stanford. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1987. He completed residency in anesthesiology, chief residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in critical care medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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