Meet Ohio State’s team of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology experts

Our team is integral to those complex patients requiring advanced anesthetic care. Our anesthesiologists are part of a patient’s integrated care team and collaborate with care providers from all areas of the hospital. We work together to find solutions to challenging cases, providing a high level of skill and knowledge to guide a patient safely through surgery.

Division Co-Directors

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Erica Stein, MD

  • Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Vice Chair Quality and Compliance
    Professor, Clinical
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Katja Turner, MD

  • Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Professor Clinical
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Manoj Iyer, MD

  • Associate Division Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Associate Professor Clinical

Fellowship Directors

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Samiya Saklayen, MD

  • Fellowship Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Assistant Professor Clinical
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Karina Anam, MD

  • Associate Fellowship Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Assistant Professor Clinical

Perioperative Echocardiography Directors

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Leonid Gorelik, MD

  • Vascular Anesthesiology Liaison
    Perioperative Echocardiography Director
    Assistant Professor Clinical
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Amar Bhatt, MD

  • Associate Perioperative Echocardiography Director
    Associate Professor Clinical

Division of Hepatic Transplantation

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Antolin Flores, MD

  • Director, Division of Hepatic Transplantation
    Associate Professor Clinical

Service Liaisons

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Galina Dimitrova, MD

  • Electrophysiology Liaison
    Associate Professor Clinical
Hamdy Elsayed-Awad

Hamdy Elsayed-Awad, MD

  • Thoracic Anesthesiology Liaison
    Professor
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Leonid Gorelik, MD

  • Vascular Anesthesiology Liaison
    Perioperative Echocardiography Director
    Assistant Professor Clinical

Full Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Faculty

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Karina Anam, MD

  • Associate Fellowship Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Assistant Professor Clinical
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Amar Bhatt, MD

  • Associate Perioperative Echocardiography Director
    Associate Professor Clinical
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Galina Dimitrova, MD

  • Electrophysiology Liaison
    Associate Professor Clinical
Hamdy Elsayed-Awad

Hamdy Elsayed-Awad, MD

  • Thoracic Anesthesiology Liaison
    Professor
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Antolin Flores, MD

  • Director, Division of Hepatic Transplantation
    Associate Professor Clinical
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Leonid Gorelik, MD

  • Vascular Anesthesiology Liaison
    Perioperative Echocardiography Director
    Assistant Professor Clinical
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Manoj Iyer, MD

  • Associate Division Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Associate Professor Clinical
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Samiya Saklayen, MD

  • Fellowship Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Assistant Professor Clinical
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Erica Stein, MD

  • Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Vice Chair Quality and Compliance
    Professor, Clinical
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Katja Turner, MD

  • Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
    Professor Clinical

Advanced Practice Providers for Cardiothoracic Division

  • Joseph Friessen, CRNA—Chief Cardiac CRNA
  • Jaqueline Black, CRNA
  • Joanna Blondeau, CRNA
  • Susan Harper, CRNA
  • Andrew Hicks, CRNA
  • Eric Hoover, CRNA
  • Greg Lilivis, AA
  • Christopher McEnroe, CRNA

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