The Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital provides a wide range of anesthesia services, leading-edge research and advances in areas such as pain management after surgery and during labor. Our anesthesiologists are experts in the most advanced anesthesiology and pain management options available. You can learn more about our department in the About Us section.
Clinical Services
- Preoperative medical/surgical evaluations
- Regional and general anesthetics
- Labor epidurals
- Critical care patient management
- Postoperative pain management
- Chronic pain management
- Emergency services
We provide these services in both inpatient and outpatient settings:
At the Forefront of Research
We have an impressive clinical and basic research program. Many of our clinical anesthesiologists, as well as a large contingent of basic scientists, address issues at the forefront of research areas, such as neural blockade in anesthesia, pain management, preemptive analgesia, and anesthetic and analgesic interactions during surgery and in the immediate postoperative period.
Active and well-funded research programs in the department focus on ischemia, reperfusion, coagulation, inflammation, myocardial muscle degeneration, periodontal disease and nerve regeneration, muscular dystrophy and spinal cord injury, tissue engineering, stem cell biology and tissue regeneration.
