Dr. Jerome Francis Ohara, MD

Teaching One of the reasons I accepted a Staff Anesthesiologist position in 1991 in the Department of General Anesthesiology at Cleveland Clinic was the diversity of the teaching environment. I initially began providing care for patients in the Section of Orthopedics. In 1994, I became Head of the Section of Urological Anesthesia, and in 1999 was given a joint appointment in the Glaucoma Urologic Institute. I enjoy being involved in academic and clinical teaching in the specialty of anesthesiology with anesthesiology residents, student nurse anesthetists, emergency room residents and allied health professionals who rotate through the operating room. As Head of the Section of Urological Anesthesia, I have taken part in establishing and updating the anesthesia urological teaching manual. I have established and conducted orthopedic and urological journal clubs since I joined the department. Residents consistently rate the Section of Urological Anesthesia in the top 10% among clinical st