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
Erica Stein, MD
- Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Vice Chair Quality and Compliance
Professor, Clinical
Katja Turner, MD
- Division Co-Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Professor Clinical
Manoj Iyer, MD
- Associate Division Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Director, Hepatic Transplant Anesthesia
Professor Clinical
Fellowship Director
Perioperative Echocardiography Directors
Leonid Gorelik, MD
- Vascular Anesthesiology Liaison
Perioperative Echocardiography Director
Associate Professor Clinical
Service Liaisons
Leonid Gorelik, MD
- Vascular Anesthesiology Liaison
Perioperative Echocardiography Director
Associate 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
- Karina Kurzhals, CRNA
- Greg Lilivis, AA
- Christopher McEnroe, CRNA
- Benjamin Tillis, CRNA