Chair's Message
The Department of Anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine strives to be a preeminent academic department through discovery, innovative patient-centered care and training the next generation of exceptional clinicians.
Education & Training Excellence
Our faculty have a long-standing commitment to education excellence, supported by a high-volume, complex clinical caseload and strong institutional resources for a structured didactic program. We are determined to improve perioperative care and invest in innovative educational processes.
We promote a departmental culture focused on developing people, recognizing residents and fellows as our most valuable assets. We believe that our future includes a broad role in perioperative patient management, and our residency program reflects this through comprehensive training in:
- Preoperative medical management
- Critical care medicine
- Regional anesthesia
- Pain medicine
Graduates are highly sought to fill subspecialty fellowships and positions in top academic and non-academic departments.
Research & Clinical Innovation
Our department is invested in basic and clinical research to advance perioperative care. This includes studies on neurocognitive disorders and organ injury after high-risk surgery, as well asl broad clinical investigations that evaluate and innovate care paradigms. Our internationally recognized basic science research on acute and chronic pain emphasizes non-opioid treatments for pain.
A growing research program in applied engineering and advanced technologies, including AI and wearable sensors, is rapidly enhancing care delivery. Collaborations with hospital systems, university investigators and tech firms are driving the development and validation of next-generation diagnostics.
Above all, our faculty and healthcare professionals are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care, supported by the leading-edge facilities of Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Our specialty has pioneered patient safety practices now emulated across medicine. Despite providing over 70,000 procedures annually, our focus remains on the unique needs of each patient and family.
Charles W. Hogue, MD
James E. Eckenhoff Professor
Chair of Anesthesiology