Overview
The Anesthesiology Department at Westchester Medical Center provides expert and compassionate pain management to our patients. Utilizing the most advanced techniques available, our staff of board-certified anesthesiologists includes specialists in the areas of pediatric anesthesia, obstetrical anesthesia, pain management, critical care, cardiovascular anesthesia, neurosurgical anesthesia and trauma management.
Our department actively consults with other physicians on preoperative care, anesthetic procedures, and pain management to ensure the best care for their patients, and welcomes questions and concerns from patients directly regarding their anesthesia options for surgery or obstetrical care.
As an academic partner of the New York Medical College, we actively participate in ongoing research and clinical trials, and provide four years of expert education and training to medical residents in our Anesthesiology Residency program. Our curriculum, research, and training ensure that our services and patient care are always at the forefront of medical advances in anesthesiology.
Anesthesiology Services
Our Anesthesiology Department is recognized for its outstanding patient care and provides an array of advanced surgical and non-surgical pain management services.
- Cardiovascular Anesthesia
We provide safe administration of anesthesia to critically ill patients undergoing pediatric or adult cardiac surgery.
- Critical Care Anesthesia
We consult with physicians on critically ill patients undergoing surgery and provide care to those patients during the immediate post-operative period.
- Neurosurgical Anesthesia
We provide a broad range of pain management for all types of elective and emergent neurosurgical care.
- Obstetrical Anesthesia
Our department specializes in the relief of pain associated with labor and delivery as well as medical management of critically ill obstetric patients.
- Pain Management
We focus on providing relief of acute and chronic pain, and provide consultation and a variety of pain therapies for both inpatient and outpatient clients.
- Pediatric Anesthesia
Our specialists in pediatric anesthesia provide anesthesia service for infants and children undergoing various types of surgical and non-invasive procedures.
- General Surgical Anesthesia
Our Medical Staff
Panzica, Peter, MD, Chair and Director
Mittnacht, Alexander, MD, FASE, Vice Chair, Chief Cardiac
Abramowicz, Apolonia (Liz) MD, FASA
Alleyne, Jewel, MD
Amos, Corrie, MD
Bairamian, Mosses, MD
Barst, Samuel, MD
Castro, Mia, MD
Chan, Kar-Mei, MD
Cvetkovic, Draginja, MD
Doherty, Tara, DO
Dominik, Jeremy, MD
Donnelly, Kevin, MD
Dworet, Jessica, MD, PhD
Feng, Cheng, DO
Genis, Alina, MD
Gruffi, Catherine, MD
Hou, Jian, MD
Jacoby, Michael, MD
Kelley, Ashley, MD
Knox, Nigel, MD
Kramer, Shelley, DO
Kubal, Keshav, MD
Kumaraswami, Sangeeta, MD
Lederman, Debra, DO
Leer, Ethan, MD
Lyew, Michael, MD
Mancuso, Joey, MS, DO
Manougian, Toni, MD, MBA
Marshall, Cameron, MD
Mehta, Bhupen, MD
Meszaros, Austin MD
Namkoong, Shanie, MD
Nicolai, Angelique, MD
Ou, Wen-Hui, MD
Pasamba-Rakhlin, Bernadette, MD
Rahimi, Michael, MD
Rosenberg, Laurence, MD
Salik , Irim, MD
Sarier, Kaya, MD
Sekhri, Nitin, MD
Shabsigh, Muhammad, MD
Shapiro, Victoria, DO
Shivakeerthy, Ubranimath, MD
Shulin, Valeriy, DO
Siddiqui, Ammar, MD
Smith, Sarah, MD
Sofjan, Iwan, MD
Spivak, Alla DO
Trubiano, Paolo B., MD
Villion, Anrew, MD
Weber, Garret, MD
Wecksell, Matthew, MD
Xu, Jeff, MD
Yaghoubian, Saman, DO
Yeom, Richard, MD