Faculty at the University of Washington come from all over the world to teach, learn new techniques and conduct research. Faculty have offices and labs in many of the city's hospitals. They have a wide range of interests and residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to learn varied approaches to anesthesia practice.
Margaret R. Byers, PhD
Research Professor Emeritus,
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine;
Research Professor Emeritus, Biological Structure
Primary Location: UW Medical Center
Research Interests: Neurobiology of peripheral sensory nerve fibers, especially those of trigeminal and dental nerves, and their interactions with inflammation, wound healing, and the central nervous system.
Cliff S. Chadwick, MD
Associate Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: UW Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Obstetric anesthesia, regional anesthetic techniques.
Frederick W. Cheney, MD
Professor Emeritus (clinically active) &
Former Chairman, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: UW Medical Center
Clinical Interests: Anesthesia patient safety, mechanisms of anesthesia related patient injury, professional liability.
Colley, Peter S., MD
Associate Professor Retired,
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: Retired
Clinical Interests: Difficult airway management, Neurosurgical anesthesia, ENT anesthesia.
Personal Interests: Tennis, boating.
Bruce F. Cullen, MD
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: Emeritus
Research Interests: Trauma medicine, occupational hazards for anesthesiologists, anesthetic management of burn patients, anesthesia workforce requirements, certification requirements for anesthesiologists.
Peter R. Freund, MD
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: Emeritus
Research Interests: Systems management and cost reductions of anesthesia care within the managed care environment, the cardiovascular system in the elderly and the effects of various anesthetic agents.
Hornbein, Thomas, MD
Professor Emeritus and Former Chair,
Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Physiology and Biophysics
Primary Location: Estes Park, Colorado
Research Interests: High altitude medicine and physiology, chemical regulation of breathing, and chemical dependency in health care personnel.
Personal Interests: Mountaineering - On May 22, 1963, Dr. Hornbein, with his climbing partner Willi Unsoeld, were the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest by the west slope.
John D. Loeser, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Neurological Surgery
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: UW Medical Center
Interests: Chronic pain, especially neuropathic pain and low back pain, education in pain management, skiing.
Richard J. Ward, MD, MEd
Professor Emeritus, Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine
Primary Location: Emeritus