Welcome from the Head | Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine | School of Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Queen’s University!

We are located on the shores of Lake Ontario (Kingston, ON). We are partnered with Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC: Kingston General and Hotel Dieu sites) and Providence Care Hospital. These hospitals serve approximately 500,000 residents of Southeastern Ontario. Our staff of roughly 45 anesthesiologists (full and part-time) perform over 10,000 anesthesia procedures annually in tertiary care and outpatient ambulatory medical settings.

Excellence in Education

Queen’s University has consistently ranked among the top Maclean’s medical-doctoral universities within Canada and is among the most active in the country in terms of undergraduate medical education. Our residency program comprises 24 residents annually with a pass rate of 100% in the Canadian Royal College Specialty Exams in Anesthesiology over the last 5 years. In conjunction with the Queen’s University School of Nursing, our department administers the Master of Science in Healthcare Quality (MScHq) program.

Research Excellence

Queen’s University is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities https://www.queensu.ca/research/175-years. Our Department has research projects in many areas, including cardiovascular anesthesia, perioperative medicine, acute and chronic pain, medical education/simulation, quality improvement/assurance, and global health. We understand the importance of innovations that directly impact patient care. We also foster multidisciplinary and multicentre collaborations that support translational research (bench to bedside and vice versa).

Clinical Diversity and Innovation

We have specialists in obstetrical anesthesia, pediatric anesthesia, cardiac anesthesia, critical care medicine, and satellite anesthesia (Diagnostic Imaging, Acute Pain Management Service, Regional Anesthesia Service, and Pre-surgical Screening Clinics).

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Kingston, Ontario, has a population of approximately 175,000. It is close to Canada’s major cities of Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. It provides an excellent environment to live and work on the shore of beautiful Lake Ontario, at the gateway to 1000 islands. In 2019, Maclean’s ranked Kingston 14th out of 415 communities in Canada, topping local cities such as Toronto, Hamilton, London, and Montreal (https://www.macleans.ca/best-communities-canada-2019-full-ranking-tool/).

Ramiro Arellano, MD, MSc, FRCPC

Associate Professor and Head, Department of Anesthesiology

Queen’s University

For further information or assistance, please contact: Ola Bienkowski

Email: ola.bienkowski@queensu.ca