Houston Methodist Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care
National Rankings Underscore Our Commitment to Excellence
An Honor Roll hospital, Houston Methodist Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 11 specialties (10 nationally and one regionally), rated high performing in 21 out of 23 common adult procedures and conditions, and has been named Best Hospital in Texas since the ranking began.
Our Team
The Department of Anesthesiology’s anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists collaborate with U.S. Anesthesia Partners to ensure our patients receive safe, personalized care delivered by leading anesthesiology professionals on the day of surgery.
Our team also provides intensivists and mid-level providers to Houston Methodist intensive care units systemwide, including subspecialties in the intensive care for neurological, medical, cardiac, cardiovascular and surgical/liver.
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Our Research
Our team is committed to conducting translational and clinical research to introduce and standardize advances in critical care medicine with focus areas in sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, postoperative transplant care, dysregulated immune response (cytokine storm) in critical illnesses, infectious disease and life support. Our studies range from investigator-initiated projects to industry-sponsored clinical trials and federally funded grants.
Through research collaborations with Rice University and Texas A&M, our team endeavors to develop a group of faculty who conduct bedside clinical research spanning the entire continuum of patient care. Our overall research mission is to decrease the rate of complications and improve outcomes in critically ill patients.
Education & Training
Houston Methodist’s groundbreaking academic research serves our anesthesiology residencies and fellowships in the training and development of future experts in the field. Our team provides specialty rotations in cardiovascular/thoracic anesthesia, anesthesia for neurosurgery, regional anesthesia and critical care medicine.
Our team also trains student cardiothoracic/vascular anesthesia nurses from programs including Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Through Grand Rounds and regularly scheduled faculty development series, our team supports the ongoing training of professional anesthesiologists.
As a founding member of the Texas Medical Center Sepsis Collaborative, our team partners with 11 institutions in the largest medical center complex in the world to raise sepsis awareness through symposiums, conferences, media events, community outreach, newspaper, lectures and poster competitions.
Residency & Fellowship Programs
For Patients
Houston Methodist’s anesthesiology and critical care experts use cutting-edge techniques and technology to prevent, diagnose, manage and treat the full range of medical disciplines.