Biographical Sketch
Peter K. Schoenwald, MD, is a Cleveland native who attended Case Western Reserve University for both undergraduate studies and medical school. He received his internship, anesthesia residency and fellowship training at Cleveland Clinic and has worked in the Anesthesia Institute for over 25 years.
Presently he is a staff anesthesiologist in the Department of General Anesthesiology and has interests in anesthesia for outpatient, colorectal, orthopedic and vascular anesthesia. He served as the Head of the Section of Vascular Anesthesia for almost 10 years. He has academic interests in resident education, received the Staff Educator of the Year award in the Anesthesiology Institute and has been appointed Associate Director for Anesthesiology Education. Dr. Schoenwald serves on or chairs various academic and institutional committees. Additionally he is on the faculty of the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.
Dr. Schoenwald’s continuing medical education interests have resulted in numerous invited lectures both locally and nationally. He has authored or co-authored multiple scientific papers and book chapters. He is listed in "Guide to America’s Top Anesthesiologists."
Specialty Interests
ambulatory anesthesia, anesthesia for orthopedic surgery, anesthesia for urological surgery, anesthesia for vascular surgery, clinical pharmacology, clinical research, education, education in anesthesia, education in anesthesiology, general and ambulatory anesthesia, general and vascular anesthesiology, general anesthesia, genitourinary and gynecologic anesthesia, genitourinary anesthesia, graduate/medical student education
office-based anesthesia, orthopaedic anesthesia, outpatient anesthesia, research and teaching clinical anesthesia, residency training, resident education, resident teaching, vascular anesthesia
Awards & Honors
Listed in Guide to America's Top Anesthesiologists
Industry Relationships
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with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 9/8/2008, Dr.
Schoenwald has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
our Integrity in Innovation page.
Consulting. Dr. Schoenwald receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Organon
