Welcome to the Vanderbilt Anesthesiology Residency website.
We hope that both our website and Instagram account show what makes our training program in anesthesiology so special. We offer a supportive, team-integrated and family-friendly environment. Each resident receives cutting-edge clinical exposure, outstanding educational experience, leadership development and caring mentorship needed for growth. Our professional development pathway will be unique to your individualized career goals and aspirations.
Our core mission is to develop tomorrow's leaders in academic and clinical anesthesiology by delivering experiential opportunities well beyond standard or traditional curricula through an intentional, exciting, and individualized pathway that distinguishes our department and institution. In immersive international anesthesia experiences, advanced echocardiographic training, robust perioperative and regional anesthesia expertise and cutting-edge simulation training, we spare nothing to help you become the most prepared and well-rounded anesthesiologist. We are excited for you to consider Vanderbilt as your home away from home and want you to see why we are often asked, “Why are your residents so happy?”
All applications to our program will be thoroughly reviewed as we seek unique qualities, experiences and backgrounds that contribute to our resident body. We ask for your patience during this process as we give each application the time and consideration it deserves. Likewise, we promise any interview offered will have an interview spot available – we do not offer more interviews than we can accommodate. We trust that through virtual open houses, social media, our website and our interview process, you will come away with a sense of what Vanderbilt Anesthesiology means, and witness firsthand the incredible team we have come to know as “family.” We hope you will consider our team for your clinical, educational and research training. We invite you to see how an outstanding residency program can truly be both academically challenging and balanced with supportive fun, generating lifelong friendships.
Michael Pilla, MD
Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology
Core Residency Program Director
Brian Gelfand, MD
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Vice Chair for Education
