Stony Brook University Department of Anesthesiology
Residency Program

The acute pain section of the division of pain management comprises five faculty members.

Christopher Page, MD is Director of Acute Pain.

Mihai Sadean, MD.

Steve Chen, MD.

Residents will learn to start and manage intravenous patient-controlled analgesia, place and manage thoracic and lumbar epidural catheters, perform peripheral nerve and plexus blockade, and place peripheral nerve catheters.  Ultrasound guided techniques in regional analgesia are emphasized using the latest and most advanced equipment.  Residents will have ample opportunity to act as consultants for both cancer pain management (narcotic therapy, CT-guided nerve blockade including neurolytic blocks, spinal opioid therapy, adjuvant therapies), and acute pain management for patients with chronic benign pain.

PGY-1: two-week rotation with the goal of learning the basics of inpatient pain management

CA-1: PACU rotation, starting PCA’s, placement of epidural and peripheral nerve catheters

CA-2: four-week rotation, improve thoracic epidural catheter skills, beginner and intermediate level nerve blocks

CA-3: two-week rotation to improve skills in regional anesthesia

CA-3: elective rotation to develop advanced regional anesthesia techniques and to engage in research