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A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice nurse who has completed a graduate level education and a board certification in anesthesia. A nurse anesthetist specializes in every aspect of the pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative care of a patient in every type of surgical procedure. Today, nurse anesthetists practice in all 50 United States and administer approximately 34 million anesthetics each year. Approximately 65% of CRNAs in the US practice in collaboration with anesthesiologists as members of the Anesthesia Care Team.
At both NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NYP/Lower Manhattan Hospital, our Department of Anesthesiology has a large practice with over 130 CRNAs who are an integral part of our teams. In addition to providing excellent care, the CRNAs are all clinical instructors for Columbia University's Nurse Anesthesia Program providing students with one-on-one instruction everywhere anesthesia is provided.
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To meet our CRNA teams at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital, please visit our CRNA Rosters:
Keith Dension, DNAP, MS, CRNA
Chief Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Director, Anesthesia Support Services
Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Services
NYP/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Lower Manhattan Hospital
Email: ked9011@nyp.org
Nicholas Fiore, MS, CRNA
Assistant Chief/Senior Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
David H. Koch Ambulatory Care Center & Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns
Email: nif9004@nyp.org
Therese Mohamed, MBA, MS, CRNA
Assistant Chief/Senior Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Email: thm9029@nyp.org
Jonenell Schultz-Agulia, MSN, CRNA
Assistant Chief/Senior Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital
Email: jls9019@nyp.org