Walter Maurer, MD

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No

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Adults Only

Walter Maurer, MD, is the Section Chief for Ambulatory Anesthesia within the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He is board-certified in internal medicine and anesthesiology.

Dr. Maurer received his medical degree from Ohio State University College of Medicine after receiving a bachelor and masters of science in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He did his internal medicine training at Los Angeles County Hospital and his residency at the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center.

After practicing internal medicine for six years, Dr. Maurer came to Cleveland Clinic, where he completed an anesthesia residency and then subsequently became a member of the professional staff. His areas of interest are in preoperative evaluation, ambulatory anesthesia and quality improvement.

He has been at Cleveland Clinic for 25 years, having served as President of the Medical Staff and as a member of the Board of Governors. For eight years, he guided the Cleveland Clinic Health System Office of Quality Management through the ever-demanding area of quality improvement.

He has done much research in ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia for plastic and cosmetic surgery, and anesthesia for gastroenterology endoscopies. Member of CCF staff for 25 years. Past President of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia and Chair of the American Society for Anestheisologists Quality Management and Departmental Administration Committee. Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Internal Medicine. Masters in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. 13 years listed as a "Top Doctor in Northeast Ohio". Former Member of CCF Board of Governors and President of the CCF Medical Staff.

Dr. Maurer served as President of the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia from 2005 to 2006.

• President of Medical Staff, 2001
• Associate Chief of Staff, 2002-2006
• Member, Board of Governors, Cleveland Clinic, 2002-2006
• Director of Office of Quality Management, Cleveland Clinic, 2001-2007

Residency - Cleveland Clinic

Anesthesiology
Cleveland, OH USA
1990

Residency - Oregon Health Sciences University Hospital

Internal Medicine
Portland, OR USA
1980

Internship - University of Southern California Medical Center

Internal Medicine
Los Angeles, CA USA
1978

Medical School - The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health

Columbus, OH USA
1977

Undergraduate - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA USA
1971

• Anesthesiology
• Internal Medicine

ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia for interventional pulmonology, anesthesia for lithotripsy, anesthesia for major abdominal and vascular surgery, anesthesia for orthopedic surgery, anesthesia for patients with difficult airways, anesthesia for urological surgery, anesthesia for vascular surgery, anesthesia recovery, blood conservation, clinical pharmacology, clinical research, computer technology in anesthesia, continuous quality improvement, department of outcomes research and the associated outcomes research consortium, difficult airway, difficult airway management, education, education in anesthesia, education in anesthesiology, ENT, ENT anesthesia, general and ambulatory anesthesia, general and vascular anesthesiology, general anesthesia, genitourinary and gynecologic anesthesia, genitourinary anesthesia, graduate/medical student education, medical technology & innovation, minimally invasive surgery, MIS anesthesthesia, nutrition, office-based anesthesia, operating room management, orthopaedic anesthesia, outcomes research, outpatient anesthesia, patient safety, patient simulation, perioperative anesthesia evaluation, perioperative management, perioperative medicine, physician teaching and training, preoperative assessment, preoperative evaluation, research and teaching clinical anesthesia, esidency training, resident education, resident teaching, urologic surgery, urology & GYN, vascular anesthesia

• President, Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
• Top Docs in Northeastern Ohio, since 1998
• Best Doctors in America, since 1998

• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia
• Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists
• American Association of Clinical Directors
• Society for Technology in Anesthesia

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