Tulane Department of Anesthesiology

**Mission** The Department's mission encompasses education and research as well as patient care and administration. The standard for the department has excellence in: - **Clinical Care:** Deliver humane, state of the art care in all aspects of perioperative medicine. Patient safety is always our primary goal. - **Education:** We are committed to high quality education of residents, medical students, faculty, and community physicians in an environment of innovation and scholarship. - **Research:** We foster an environment that supports cutting-edge research leading to the advancement of our department, our medical school audience, and our specialty. - **Leadership**: We are active partners in the administration of our medical center, and actively promote leadership development within the department through education and mentorship. - **Quality of Life:** We regard a good work/life balance as essential to our success. To achieve excellence in all areas of our department, and to promote a collegial cohesive work environment, the department strives to build interpersonal relationships that promote an environment of creativity, inquiry, and study. Our goal is to provide the best patient care in a collegial cohesive work environment that is committed to enhancing the quality of life for our patients and members of our department. **History** The Tulane Department of Anesthesiology was founded in 1975 by Robert Kirby, M.D., when the Medical School built a new state of the art hospital for New Orleans. Since that time, the Department has been a lead in clinical care, committed to serving the medical needs of the community, both locally and regionally.