Acute Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship
Mission & Vision
The Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Perioperative Pain Management utilizes state-of-the-art regional anesthesia techniques as the major component of a multimodal approach to acute pain management. The mission of the division is to provide the highest quality of acute pain control to all of our patients and consequently improve patient outcomes.
Mission & Vision
The Division of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Perioperative Pain Management utilizes state-of-the-art regional anesthesia techniques as the major component of a multimodal approach to acute pain management. The mission of the division is to provide the highest quality of acute pain control to all of our patients and consequently improve patient outcomes.
Program Director’s Welcome
Thank you for your interest in our Acute Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship. Training in this program involves the development of expertise in the practice and theory of regional anesthesiology, acute pain management and the understanding of related physiology and pharmacology.
Program Director’s Welcome
Thank you for your interest in our Acute Pain Medicine and Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship. Training in this program involves the development of expertise in the practice and theory of regional anesthesiology, acute pain management and the understanding of related physiology and pharmacology.
Fellows will split their time between the two main clinical sites, Jackson Memorial Hospital and UHealth Tower. In addition, fellows also have the opportunity to spend time at The Lennar Foundation Medical Center.
Jackson Memorial Hospital is a large county hospital with more than 1,500 licensed beds. As a result, Jackson Memorial Hospital is a tertiary care referral center and the major teaching institution for the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine. It is also home to Ryder Trauma Center, the leading adult and pediatric Level I trauma center in Miami-Dade County.
UHealth Tower is a 560-bed, multispecialty, acute-care hospital and the flagship hospital and clinics facility of the University of Miami Health System.
The Lennar Foundation Medical Center is a beautiful 209,000-square-foot outpatient center in Coral Gables, Florida, with six ambulatory operating rooms.
An important aspect of selecting a training program are the surroundings in which you will train. Our program is located in one of the world’s premier destination cities, the beautiful City of Miami. We invite you to come and see for yourself why patients, faculty and students are all drawn to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Graduate Medical Education Program.
-Ralf E. Gebhard, MD
Description
UHealth Tower is a 560-bed, multispecialty, acute-care hospital and the flagship hospital and clinics facility of the University of Miami Health System.
The Lennar Foundation Medical Center is a beautiful 209,000-square-foot outpatient center in Coral Gables, Florida, with six ambulatory operating rooms.
An important aspect of selecting a training program are the surroundings in which you will train. Our program is located in one of the world’s premier destination cities, the beautiful City of Miami. We invite you to come and see for yourself why patients, faculty and students are all drawn to the University of Miami/Jackson Health System Graduate Medical Education Program.
-Ralf E. Gebhard, MD
Fast Facts
Accreditation
None
Number of Residents per Year?
2
Duration of Fellowship?
1 year
Clinical Experience
Year 1
Fellows will develop competence as regional anesthesia physician-specialists, according to the criteria of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. They will develop capabilities to evaluate the appropriate indications and perform a variety of regional anesthesia techniques for anesthesia and acute pain. Fellows are also encouraged to understand indications for rehabilitative approaches encompassing occupational therapy, physical therapy and pain psychology. Equally important is the knowledge of specific indications for peripheral nerve and neuraxial blockade vs. non-interventional techniques according to the patient-specific, concomitant treatment and surgery. Guidance and training in these techniques will be provided by faculty with appropriate expertise in regional anesthesia and anesthesiology.
The use of medications, especially anticonvulsants, antidepressants, local anesthetics, neurolytic agents, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid analgesics is crucial to the fellowship training as a complement of regional anesthesia techniques. Fellows are also expected to take an active interest in resident education and research endeavors. Upon completion of the fellowship, fellows will have the ability to either join or establish a regional anesthesia and acute pain service at a wide variety of institutions.
Your Faculty
Monique Espinosa, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Ralf E. Gebhard, MD
Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management Fellowship
Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Vice Chair, Clinical Research
Seema Kamisetti, DO
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Nicole Martin, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Corine Munnings, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Maria Rene Suarez, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Robyn Weisman, MD
Assistant Professor, Clinical Anesthesiology
Alumni Placements Include:
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Memorial Regional Hospital
The Lennar Foundation Medical Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Alumni Placements Include:
Louisiana State University Shreveport
Memorial Regional Hospital
The Lennar Foundation Medical Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center