Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD

Appointments

Attending Anesthesiologist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director PACE/SUDS, Hospital for Special Surgery

Specialty

Department of Anesthesiology

Subspecialty

Cardiac Anesthesia
Regional Anesthesia

Education

Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Yale University Hospital, New Haven, CT

Fellowship

Clinical Research Section, Viral Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Institute, Philadelphia, PA
NIGH Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Institute, Philadelphia, PA
Cardiac Anesthesia/Critical Care, Yale University Hospital, New Haven, CT

Certification

Diplomate, American Board of Anesthesiology
National Board of Medical Examiners, part III

State Licensure

New York  

Michael K. Urban, MD, PhD is the author of the following articles on HSS.edu:

Selected Publications

For more publications, please see the PubMed listing.  

Research Interests

Humeral mediators of physiological changes after major orthopedic and spine surgery; the fat embolism syndrome
Management of coagulopathies and blood conservation during complex spine surgery
Perioperative myocardial ischemia: incidence in high risk patients. relationship to outcome and prevention