Anesthesiology

The Division of Anesthesiology is recognized for the outstanding clinical care and pain management services it provides. We are committed to advancing pediatric anesthesia care, providing cutting edge therapies for the management of acute and chronic pain, and educating the next generation of anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists.

The Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology draws on the long history of anesthesia excellence in Hartford, CT, to provide superb clinical care, innovative teaching, academic achievement and a commitment to patient safety. The division’s successes depend on the exceptional collaboration of our physicians, nurse anesthetists, advanced practice nurses and staff.

The division consists of 15 anesthesiologists and over nine certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and advanced practice nurses. The Connecticut Children’s Hartford campus is our principal clinical site but we provide care at numerous locations throughout the greater capital area. We coordinate care for over 10,000 surgical patients of all ages and for complexities each year including elective and emergent surgery, trauma surgery, endoscopy, imaging, and cardiac catheterization at the main campus. Additionally, we care for over 1,500 children at the Ambulatory Surgery Center in Farmington. For patients requiring MRA, nuclear medicine, interventional radiology or transplant services at Hartford Hospital, we provide the necessary expertise and a familiar face. Urgent procedures at Connecticut Children’s NICU in Farmington and at Hartford Hospital also are covered by our division. Our vision is to provide compassionate care with extraordinary expertise for children in Connecticut. This year during the Covid-19 crisis our nurse anesthetists and physicians stepped up and provided care for adult patients in the ICUs at Hartford Hospital.

Mark Indelicato, MD, MSc, FAAP, continues his collaboration with Markus Bookland, MD, in the Division of Neurosurgery, researching the role of miRNA in possible memory and cognitive dysfunction in pediatric patients exposed to general anesthesia. Michael Archambault, MD, is working with Katherine Kavanagh, MD, in the Division of Otolaryngology, on simulationbased training of anesthesiology and otolaryngology residents. Our collaboration with the Division of Otolaryngology researching perioperative pain management strategies in children who have bilateral myringotomy and tube placement is continuing. Eapen Mathew, MD, spends time with members of the Division of Pain and Palliative Medicine, consulting on inpatients, seeing outpatients, performing therapeutic nerve blocks and conducting research. Jay McIsaac, MD, MS, continues as the chair of Disaster Preparedness for the Connecticut State Medical Society and a member of the ASA Committee on Trauma and Emergency. He once again directed the Hands-On Strategies for Managing Mass Casualties Workshop at this year’s American Society of Anesthesiology Annual Meeting.

PUBLICATIONS

Kahn SA, Cicero M, Fortgang P, Manohar V, Price G, Prete M, et al. (McIsaac JH, 10/10). Disaster mental health response and psychological first aid. Conn Med. 2020 Mar; 84(3).

BOOKS

McIsaac JH, McQueen KA, Kucik CA. Essentials of disaster anesthesia. Cambridge Academic Press. 2020.

CHAPTERS

McIsaac JH. Preparing to deploy to a remote disaster. In: McIsaac JH, McQueen KA, Kucik CA. Essentials of disaster anesthesia. Cambridge Academic Press. 2020.

McIsaac JH, Kucik CA. Chemical and radiological exposure in trauma and disasters. In: McIsaac JH, McQueen KA, Kucik CA. Essentials of disaster anesthesia. Cambridge Academic Press. 2020.

STAFF

Craig Bonanni, MD, FAAP, Division Chief Michael Archambault, MD Christina Biello, DO Cheryl Bline, MD Amy Bouchard, DO, FAAP Sheila Buan, DO Evan Burke, MD Edward Cortland, MD, FAAP, Assistant Division Chief John Garrison, MD Thomas Golembeski, MD Mark Indelicato, MD, MSc, FAAP Anil Mathew, MD, FAAP Eapen Mathew, MD Joseph McIsaac, MD, MS Gregory Rutkowski, MD

Heather Allen, CRNA Laura Pelullo, CRNA Kelly Gorski, CRNA Barbara Richards, CRNA Christine Rouleau, CRNA Michelle Stevens, CRNA Rachel Petree, CRNA

Vivian Ho, APRN Tracy Kunkel, APRN