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Department Leadership

Executive Leadership

Andrew Patterson, MD, PhD

Chair, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Professor

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Mohanad Shukry, MD, PhD, EMBA

Carol Lydiatt, MD & Daniel Lydiatt, MD Endowed Professor
Executive Vice Chair, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiologist, Children's Nebraska
Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

Mohanad Shukry, MD, PhD, EMBA

Vice Chairs

Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, MBA

Robert Lieberman Endowed Chair of Anesthesiology
Vice Chair, Research, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Professor with Tenure
Critical Care Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

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Sheila Ellis, MD

Vice Chair, Faculty Development, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Professor
Multispecialty Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

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Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

Vice Chair, Pediatric Anesthesiology, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Professor
Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Nebraska

Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA
Nicholas W. Markin, MD, FASE

Vice Chair, Education and Innovation, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Director, Ultrasound Education and Perioperative Echocardiography Fellowship Program
Professor
Medical Director, Perioperative Imaging
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist

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Ellen K. Roberts, MD

Vice Chair, Clinical Operations, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Professor
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

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Bryan M. Schwahn, MBA, MHSA

Vice Chair, Finance and Administration

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Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, F.A.S.E.

Dr. Gail Walling Yanney Professor of Anesthesiology
Vice Chair, Strategy, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

Sasha K. Shillcutt, MD, MS, F.A.S.E., headshot
Troy S. Wildes, MD

Vice Chair, Perioperative Medicine, Quality and Safety, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Professor
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

Troy S. Wildes, MD

Division Chiefs

Madhuri Are, MD

Robert Lieberman Professor in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Division Chief, Pain Medicine, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Director, Cancer Pain Medicine, Nebraska Medicine

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Tara R. Brakke, MD, FASE

Division Chief, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship Program
Professor
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist, Nebraska Medicine

Tara R. Brakke, MD, headshot
Jessica Goeller, DO, MBA, FAOCA

Vice Chair, Pediatric Anesthesiology, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology
Professor
Pediatric Anesthesiologist, Children's Nebraska

Jessica Goeller, DO, FAOCA
Allyson L. Hascall, MD

Division Chief, Multispecialty Anesthesiology, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor
Medical Director, Ambulatory Anesthesiology, Nebraska Medicine

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Daniel W. Johnson, MD, FCCM

Division Chief, Critical Care Anesthesiology, UNMC Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Fellowship Director, Critical Care
Professor
Medical Director, Cardiovascular ICU, Nebraska Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Nebraska Biocontainment Unit

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Tiffany Olson, CRNA, DNP, MBA, MSN

Division Chief, Nurse Anesthesia

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