Welcome

The 46-person faculty team is experienced in all of the field’s subspecialties, including cardiac, pediatric and acute and chronic pain. Many faculty are involved in local and national associations in the field. As M1s and M2s, Stritch physicians-in-training are involved through the APEP Program (Anesthesia Preceptorship Enrichment Program) and rotate on our service as M3s and M4s.

These educational opportunities combined with quality improvement research, has contributed to the department’s history of excellence, especially in cardiovascular, neurosurgical, and trauma anesthesia.  Other areas of excellence include: Cardiothoracic Critical Care, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Obstetrics, Pain Treatment, and Pediatric Anesthesia.  

As clinicians, we perform more than 25,000 anesthetics a year, all of which involve Loyola Medicine’s state-of-the-art operating rooms and equally impressive ambulatory surgical center and locations throughout communities in Chicago’s west and south suburbs. We are integral members of the hospital emergency trauma response team.

Our basic and clinical research initiatives are expanding the boundaries of medical knowledge. Faculty regularly contribute their research to leading medical journals in basic science, clinical anesthesiology, surgery, and critical care. Often, faculty are invited as visiting professors at medical schools throughout the country and contribute to multi-authored textbooks. Dedicated staff provides the best possible experience for physicians-in-training, residents, fellows, and as importantly, patients.

Steven Edelstein, MD
Professor and Chair