Stony Brook University Department of Anesthesiology
Residency Program

The Division of Orthopedics and Plastics Anesthesia consists of five full-time faculty members. The team works closely with the Acute Pain Service and the surgeons to assure that the patient's entire perioperative experience is pleasant. The division places patient safety, comfort, and satisfaction as it’s number one clinical priority. We serve a large patient population requiring total joint replacement, adult spine surgery, elective orthopedic trauma surgery, sports medicine, hand surgery and variety of plastic surgeries.

The division includes regional anesthesiologists trained in the delivery of state-of-the-art neuroaxial and peripheral nerve blocks for improved patient care.

The division is proud to have participated in the care of a patient who had both hands reattached in an 11 hour surgical procedure after an industrial accident. This case gained both national and international publicity, demonstrating the excellence of care provided here at Stony Brook University Hospital.

Syed Azim, M.D. is the Chief of the Division.

Aziz Gaber, M.D.

Francis S. Stellaccio, M.D.

Steve Chen, MD.

Matthew F. Tito, MD

As Stony Brook University Medical center is the only Level 1 trauma center in Suffolk County, residents participate in providing safe and effective anesthesia care for a variety of trauma cases. These include

- orthopedic trauma: spinal fractures, acetabulum and pelvic fractures and multiple extremity fractures

- patients with unstable cervical spine requiring advanced airway management techniques and advance fluid/blood and coagulation management strategies

CA-1: During this four-week rotation, residents are introduced to many different regional techniques for providing surgical and postoperative anesthesia and analgesia.