Michael Chalifoux, MD

Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Thoracic Anesthesia

Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles

• Division Chief, Thoracic Anesthesia, Department of Anesthesiology
• Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency, UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate

Education and Training

• University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
  Residency, Anesthesiology (2013-2016)
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  Fellowship, T32 Anesthesiology Research (2011-2013)
• Stony Brook University, Stonybrook, NY
  Internship, General Surgery (2010-2011)
• Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies
  M.D. (2006-2010)
• Northeastern University, Boston, MA
  B.S., Neuroscience (1999-2003)

Scholarly Foci (Limit 5)

• Thoracic anesthesiology
• Neuroanesthesiology
• Trauma and resuscitation
• Medical education
• Anesthetic mechanisms of action

Professional Societies and Leadership Roles

• Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Member (2016-present)
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Member (2011-present)

Significant Honors and Awards

• BERST Outstanding Teacher Award, University of Massachusetts Medical School-Baystate (2019)
• Resident Travel Award, Association of University Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting (2012)

Contact Information

Department of Anesthesiology
759 Chestnut Street
Springfield, MA 01199
413-794-3520
michael.chalifoux@baystatehealth.org

(Updated March 2022)