Robert W. Email & Phone Number

Tyler, Texas, United States

Portland, Maine, United States

Delivered peri-operative care, including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anesthetic administration, and monitoring of post-anesthesia care. • Provided comprehensive anesthesia services and follow-up care of existing conditions and management of emergency conditions. • Education touch point that offered support to residents in the principles and therapy of complex and basic Anesthesia.• Cultivated and fostered high caliber of patient satisfaction and care as paramount priorities.

Portland, Maine, United States

Led the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine consisting of 45 Anesthesiologists, 87 Nurse Anesthetists, 25 residents and fellows, and 22 ancillary staff. Liaised with central administrative leaders to articulate the needs of the department and patients. Directed physicians and ancillary health professionals while embracing the values of quality and excellence. Steered and mentored staff at all stages of career development and demonstrated a strong commitment to scholarly activity and a desire to expand the research portfolio of the department. Engaged and facilitated quality improvement activities, targeting new avenues to support patient throughput and department knowledge. Key contributor to a vibrant, highly productive, creative and research-rich environment. Steered the pursuit of goals for Anesthesiology residents and fellows, medical students, and other trainees across a 700-bed academic facility serving as the only tertiary and quaternary care center in the state of Maine.

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Led all perioperative services, pain management, respiratory therapy, sleep medicine and simulation education, establishing and applying evidence-based standards for the VA hospital. Planned, organized, and directed health services, ensuring all goals, objectives and operations were consistent with national standards. Developed the curriculum and taught didactic courses in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Upheld a tradition of commitment to providing excellent, state-of-the-art patient care, education, and opportunities for research. Advised scholarly projects and translational research proposals. Provided medical management of anesthetic procedures to patients during surgical, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, ensuring full alignment with guidelines for the Ethical Practice of Anesthesiology and Guidelines for Patient Care in Anesthesiology. Built open bridges of communication with students that encouraged engaged learning while maintaining mutual respect and professionalism.

Houston, Texas, United States

Educational leader who met teaching, research, and patient care needs of the Department of Anesthesiology, driving the fulfillment of the university and hospital missions. Contributed to all teaching activities in the department, including conferences and lectures, teaching in the operating rooms, staff supervision in the operating room, and spoke at local, regional, and national meetings. Held administrative responsibilities including the guidance, evaluation, and recruitment of residents and serving on committees at the departmental and university level. Held multiple leadership roles across a +12-year tenure.• Responsible for the management of 30 operating room suites handling Trauma (Level I), Cardiothoracic, Pediatric, Transplant, Neurosurgical, Orthopedic, Obstetric, and General Surgical cases.• Maintained greater than 80% surgical first case on-time starts for 5 consecutive years.• Chair, Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee, responsible for all physician peer review for Memorial Hermann Hospital