Nikhil Thakkar, MD, FASA Department of Anesthesiology Division of Post Anesthesia Care Unit Departmental/Divisional Leadership Roles Division Chief, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Department of Anesthesiology Director, Anesthesia Quality Improvement Committee Academic Appointment Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UMass Chan Medical School-Baystate Education and Training Tufts University School of Medicine/Baystate, Springfield, MA Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesiology (2003-2004) Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology (2002) Residency, Anesthesiology (2000-2003) B.J. Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India Residency, Anesthesiology (1990-1993) Smt. NHL Municipal Medical College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India Rotating Internship (1989-1990) M.B.B.S. (1984-1989) Scholarly Foci Quality improvement Pediatric anesthesia Scholarly Activity View a list of Dr. Thakkar's publications in the Scholarly Commons repository. Professional Societies and Leadership Roles American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters Member (2021-present) Committee on Physician Well Being Member (2021-present) Occupational Health Committee Member (2017-present) Pediatric Anesthesia Committee Member (2017-2019) Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiology MSA Delegate to American Society of Anesthesiologists (2017-present) Committee on Ethical Practice and Standards of Care Member (2017-present) Publication Committee Chair (2015-present) Executive Committee Member (2012-present) President (2018-2019) President-Elect (2017-2018) Massachusetts Medical Society Quality of Medical Practices Committee Advisor (2016-present) Hampden District Medical Society Executive Committee Member (2014-present) President (2017-2018) Significant Honors and Awards Fellow, American Society of Anesthesiologists (2018) Contact Information Department of Anesthesiology 759 Chestnut Street Springfield, MA 01199 413-794-3520 Nikhil.Thakkar@Baystatehealth.org (Updated October 2022)