Message from the Program Director

The University of Maryland Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (RAAPM) Fellowship is a full-time program that meets all ACGME standards for anesthesiology subspecialty fellowships. We accept one fellow per year, ensuring a highly focused and personalized learning experience.

Clinical training takes place across three premier sites:

• University of Maryland Medical Center (Main Campus)

• R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center — the busiest trauma center in the nation

• University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute (UMROI)

At UMROI, fellows gain experience in total joint replacement and outpatient sports medicine, with frequent use of peripheral nerve catheters in both inpatient and ambulatory settings. At the main campus and Shock Trauma, fellows provide a full spectrum of regional anesthetics, including thoracic epidurals, paravertebral blocks, serratus/pectoralis blocks, TAP blocks, cranial nerve blocks, and all extremity plexus and nerve blocks. Each fellow performs or supervises over 1,500 blocks per year.

In addition to excellent clinical experience, the fellowship offers ample scholarly opportunities. Fellows receive one non-clinical day per week and two months of elective time to pursue research or quality improvement projects under faculty mentorship, with the goal of publication or national presentation. Fellows also participate in didactic lectures, journal clubs, and our annual regional anesthesia conference, co-hosted with the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.

Our faculty includes nationally and internationally recognized experts in Regional Anesthesia who are committed to providing outstanding education and mentorship.

We seek enthusiastic, motivated, and hard-working individuals who have completed an ACGME-approved anesthesiology residency before starting the fellowship.

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Nicolas J. Dorsey, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program Director, Regional Anesthesiology and
Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program 

Megan O'Brien-Woolston
Fellowship Program Coordinator
University of Maryland School of Medicine 
Department of Anesthesiology
Email: mobrien-woolston@som.umaryland.edu
Direct Line: 410.328.9434
Education Office Email: anesresfellcoor@som.umaryland.edu
Education Office: 410.328.1239