VA Anesthesiology
The Baltimore VA Medical Center is the acute medical and surgical care facility for the VA Maryland Health Care System and offers a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and primary care services.
The Department of Anesthesiology is a dynamic and progressive clinical care center that is dedicated to providing safe, quality and compassionate patient-centered care to Veterans in Central Maryland and on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. To ensure the provision of outstanding perioperative care the department employs a dedicated team of healthcare leaders, clinicians, technicians, and administrative staff specially trained to serve the unique needs of Veterans.
The department has 14 affiliate agreements and provides education and clinical training to residents and trainees from anesthesia, medicine, surgery, pulmonary medicine, dental, oral surgery, podiatry, nurse anesthesia and nursing. The department also provides didactic instruction for University of Maryland SOM, SON, SOP, and SOD.
Faculty
Edward J. Norris, MD, MBA, F.A.H.A.
Director, Anesthesiology Care Clinical Center
Email: edward.norris@va.gov or enorris@som.umaryland.edu
Phone (Primary): (410) 605-7236
Assistant Director, Anesthesiology Care Clinical Center
Email: gregory.cheloff@som.umaryland.edu
Abdenour Abib, MD, DVM, MS
Clinical Director, Anesthesiology Care Clinical Center
Email: abdenour.abib@va.gov
Email: janice.apple@va.gov
Kahlil Glenn, MD
Email: kahlil.glenn@va.gov
Omar Gowayed, MD
Email: omar.gowayed@va.gov
Payam Heiraty, MD
Email: payam.heiraty@va.gov
Pooya Heiraty, MD
Email: pooya.heiraty@va.gov
Alvin Kennedy, MD
Email: alvin.kennedy1@va.gov
Email: jeanne.ky@va.gov or jky@som.umaryland.edu
Martin Slodzinski, MD, PhD, MBA
Email: martin.slodzinski@va.gov
CRNAs
Full-time VAMHCS Department of Anesthesiology CRNA staff
Jose Rico Sanariz, CRNA, DNAP - Chief CRNA
Stephany Beddows, CRNA
Selam Ekubegizie, CRNA
Jennifer Kneas, CRNA
Lincy Koodaly, CRNA
James Locke, CRNA
Joseph Moxham, CRNA
Eva McDonald, CRNA
Mawiha Onyewu, CRNA
Kristine Santos, CRNA
Sharon Thomas, CRNA, Ph.D.
Cesar Visurraga, CRNA, DNP
Nancy Walsh, CRNA
Intermittent VAMHCS Department of Anesthesiology CRNA staff
Johnny Gayden, CRNA, DNP
Anne Marie Muntuerto, CRNA
Anesthesia Technologists
Karen Patrick, Cer.A.T.
Maria Thomas
Christina Tay