Dr. Francesca Kayser Enneking, MD

F. KAYSER ENNEKING, M.D., earned her medical degree at the University of Florida in 1986. She completed her residency in anesthesiology at the University of Texas Medical Branch with an emphasis on cardiac anesthesia at the Texas Heart Institute. She did a fellowship in regional anesthesiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Massachusetts. She joined UF in 1991 as an assistant professor in the department of anesthesiology. She held several roles, including associate professor in the department of anesthesiology, medical director for the Florida Surgical Center, chief of the division of regional anesthesia and professor of anesthesiology, and of orthopaedics and rehabilitation. She is currently chair of the department of anesthesiology and assistant dean for clinical affairs for the UF College of Medicine. Enneking's strong interest in regional anesthesia for orthopaedic surgeries and ambulatory anesthesia led to the development of novel analgesic techniques for these patient …populations. She has published more than 50 scholarly works in this area and mentored regional anesthesia fellows and junior faculty members. Enneking is the winner of several awards including the TW Andersen Teaching Award and the Haven Perkins Lifetime Achievement Award. She served on the Board of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and has chaired the Shands Quality Committee for the past three years.