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University of IllinoisDepartment of Anesthesiology 

David E. Schwartz, MDAssistant Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs

Ronald F. Albrecht Professor and HeadDepartment of Anesthesiology

University of Illinois College of Medicine

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Robert F. Albrecht, MD, Professor in AnesthesiologyChairman: Department of Anesthesiology (almost 12.5 years) 

• Medial Education: Yale University• Residency: UCSF‐ Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine

• Fellowship: UCSF‐ Critical Care Medicine• Board Certified: Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, Critical Care

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UIC Mission

PATIENT CARE

RESEARCHEDUCATION

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Large Hospital Footprint

Main Operating Room

Offsite Anesthesia

Obstetric Anesthesia

ICU/ Airway

Shriners Children's Hospital

SAIL Simulation Center

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UIC facultyDiversity of training

Fellowship trained

Leaders within UIH

National leaders

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��� UI Health Leaders

David E. Schwartz, MDDepartment Head, Group

Practice Executive Committee, Assistant Vice Chancellor for

Health Affairs

Christine Park, MD

Director, SAIL Simulation Center,

UIC COM

Bud Pygon, M.D.Former Chief Medical Officer of UI Hospital

Dr. Hokuto NishiokaMedial Director of OR

Richard Banchs, MDQuality Improvement –

Hospital and Department

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��� National Leaders

Dr. Barbara Jericho Dr. Heather Nixon Dr. Steve Roth

Dr. Khalid Malik Dr. Chanait Paisansathan

Dr. Guy Weinberg

Dr. Christine Park Dr. Gina Votta‐Velis Dr. Nicole Thompson

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��� Special awards

Dr. Guy WeinbergReceives 

International Lifetime Achievement Honor:

2019 Carl Koller Award 

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��� UIC Research• $ 750,000Federal Funding

• FourFunded Principal Investigators

• 27Active IRBs

• 8000+ square feetLaboratory Space

• 40th of 53Ranking for NIH funding

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��� Researchers

Guochang Hu, M.D. Ph.D. Professor,  Lung vascular signaling, barrier function, innate immunity. Supported by NIH

Doug Feinstein, Ph.D.Professor, Glial cell biology. Supported by VA Merit

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��� Researchers

Richard Minshall, Ph.D., Professor, Director of UIC Core Facilities. Endothelial signaling, Caveolin‐1 & barrier function, LA & inflammation, cancer. Supported by NIH

Steven Roth, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Research Endogenous neuronal tolerance; cell‐free therapeutics, Supported by NIH, Chicago Biomedical Consortium, Bright Focus Foundation, and Michael Reese Foundation

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��� My commitment to the ResidencyActive Clinically

Education

Chief Resident

Fully fund Scholarly activity /International rotations

Education team 1 PD / 2 APD

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Expand Clinical Services

CRNAs to staff minor cases

Private Practice Model ‐ Efficiency

Ambulatory Surgery Center across Taylor Street building 6‐12 new ORs

The Future ahead