Education
Faculty educators train master's students, medical students, residents and fellows in a broad range of anesthesia practice.
Research
The Department of Anesthesia advances medical science and improves clinical care by conducting state-of-the-art pre-clinical, clinical and translational research.
Clinical Care
The department is a leader in delivering exceptional patient care. Patients benefit from the research and expertise available at an academic teaching institution.
26
residents per year
145
full-time clinical faculty
5
tertiary-care teaching hospitals
Rania K. Abbasi, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesia
Dr. Abbasi completed undergraduate training at Washington University in St. Louis. She went on to Indiana University for medical school and anesthesia residency. She completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Riley Hospital for Children in 2013 and a pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship at Stanford University in 2016.
Dr. Abbasi is the Program Director for the Advanced Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship at Riley Children's Health.
Tyler Nguyen, PhD
Assistant Research Professor of Anesthesia
Tyler Nguyen, PhD is a trained neuroscientist involved both in preclinical and clinical research studies. Dr. Nguyen received both his Bachelor of Science (Chemistry and Applied Mathematics, 2012) at Purdue University; a Master in Science (Anatomy & Cellular Biology, 2015); a doctoral PhD (Medical Neuroscience, 2020) from Indiana University School of Medicine followed with a post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Fletcher White at IU School of Medicine. Dr. Nguyen was appointed as a Research Assistant Professor at IU School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesia and presently on the faculty scientist appointment at Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center.