The Charlottesville-based University of Virginia School of Medicine has appointed Michael Mazzeffi, MD, as permanent chair of its department of anesthesiology, effective immediately.
Dr. Mazzeffi has served as interim chair since January 2025 and joined UVA in 2022 as a professor of anesthesiology. He previously held leadership roles at the Washington, D.C.-based George Washington School of Medicine and the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, according to a Feb. 11 news release.
Board-certified in anesthesiology, critical care and cardiac anesthesiology, Dr. Mazzeffi also serves as medical director of UVA’s cardiothoracic ICU.
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