Top Anesthesiologist Schools

University of Pennsylvania

• The University of Pennsylvania ranked No. 2 on U.S. News and World's Best Graduate Schools list in 2010, scoring 81 out of 100 and coming in behind Harvard University. Its Department of Anesthesia was founded more than 50 years ago and provides residents with training at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center and Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania.

  University of Pennsylvania
  4201 Spruce St.
  Philadelphia, PA 19104
  800-789-PENN
  uphs.upenn.edu/dripps/

John Hopkins University

• Located in Baltimore, Maryland, John Hopkins University was ranked No. 3 by U.S. News, scoring 80 out of 100. Its Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care offers three-year advanced residency programs and four-year categorical residency programs. Residents receive training at The John Hopkins Hospital.

  The John Hopkins Medical Institutions
  600 N. Wolfe St.
  Baltimore, MD 21287
  410-955-8408
  hopkinsmedicine.org/anesthesiology/

University of California-San Francisco

• The University of California-San Francisco ranked No. 4 on the magazine's 2010 list, scoring 77 out of 100. Its Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care residents receive training in pain managements, perioperative care and all aspects of anesthesia at the San Francisco General Hospital, UCSF/Mount Zion Medical Center and the Veteran Affairs Medical Center.

  University of California--San Francisco
  513 Parnassus Ave.
  San Francisco, CA 94143
  800-433-3243
  anesthesia.ucsf.edu/extranet/home/default.php

Washington University in St. Louis

• Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Washington University ranked No. 5 on the U.S. News and World's Best Graduate Schools list also scoring 77 out of 100. Their Department of Anesthesiology offers residents training at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital--both internationally renowned medical institutions.

  Washington University in St. Louis
  660 S. Euclid
  St. Louis, MO 63110
  314-362-6978
  anest.wustl.edu

Duke University

• Located in Durham, N.C., Duke University ranked No. 6 on the U.S. News list with a score of 74 out of 100. Its Department of Anesthesiology is nationally and internationally known for it's research. Residents of Duke have the opportunity to train at their Human Simulation and Patient Safety Center for advanced state-of-the-art anesthesia training.

  Duke University
  4020 N. Roxboro St.
  Durham, NC 27704
  919-620-4070
  anesthesia.mc.duke.edu/