Welcome
to the Loyola University Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology
home page. The purpose of this site is to provide a source of information
about the various departmental functions and resources at Loyola's
Foster G. McGaw Hospital.
The Loyola
University Medical Center is a comprehensive care institution
with one of the highest levels of acuity in the country. The Department's
faculty are comprised of both youth and experience, representing
all areas of subspecialty in the field. We are well equipped to meet
the daily challenges presented in such an extraordinary setting. The
Department has a history of excellence, especially in the area
of cardiovascular, neurosurgical and trauma anesthesia. It
is
one of the few centers with a large multi- disciplinary shock
trauma center and burn unit. One of the primary objectives of
our faculty is to train physicians to be consultants
in the field of anesthesiology. The goals of our department are
to provide exceptional patient care and outstanding resident education,
with scholarly research as an active complement. To these ends,
the department has gathered a dedicated and enthusiastic group
of academic anesthesiologists.
As clinicians,
we perform more than 19,000 anesthetics a year all of which come
through our 18 state of the art operating rooms and equally
impressive new ambulatory surgical center and remote locations. Because of the magnitude
of procedures performed and acuity of illnesses, many patients
are cared for in our advanced intensive care units, one of which,
the Cardiothoracic unit, is under our direct supervision. We have
an extensive pain management service and are integral members
of the hospital emergency trauma response team. We provide obstetrical
anesthesia services for over 1,300 deliveries per year and are
intimately involved with the critical management of high risk
obstetric patients. We have the most active organ transplant services
in the region including heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants.
Our basic and clinical research efforts are expanding the boundaries
of medical knowledge and our faculty members regularly contribute
work to medical journals in basic science, clinical anesthesiology,
surgery and critical care. They are invited as visiting professors
nationwide and contribute to recognized multi-authored text books.
Our staff
is dedicated to providing the best possible experience for the
residents and best possible care for our patients. We strive to
make our working environment both congenial and stimulating. We
look forward to sharing our experience with you.
Please explore our website and the scope of our activities. Thank you
for your interest in our program.
W. Scott Jellish, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
