Memorial Sloan Kettering anesthesiologist & intensivist German Echeverry

Germán Echeverry, MD

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia
  • Critical cancer-related care
  • Thoracic anesthesia
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Get to Know Me

I am a board-certified anesthesiologist with additional specialized training in critical care medicine. My clinical responsibilities include providing anesthetic care for a variety of surgical and non-surgical procedures, with a focus on thoracic anesthesia. In addition, I care for people with life-threatening conditions who have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering. My academic interests include point-of-care (bedside) ultrasound evaluation of the heart, lungs, and abdomen, optimal management of severe sepsis and septic shock, and systemic effects of immunotherapeutic and cellular agents used to treat a variety of cancers. I am also involved in educating medical students, residents, and fellows.

What I Do at MSK

I'm an anesthesiologist at MSK. An anesthesiologist (a-nes-THEE-zee-AH-loh-jist) is a doctor with special training in medicine to make you drowsy or sleep during your surgery or procedure. They monitor your vital signs while you're asleep.

I'm an intensivist (in-TEN-sih-vist), a doctor who treats patients who are very sick. They often work in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia
  • Critical cancer-related care
  • Thoracic anesthesia
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Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Residencies

  • University of California, San Francisco

Fellowships

  • University of California, San Francisco

Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
  • Critical Care Medicine

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Contact and Location

Location
New York, NY
1275 York Avenue New York NY 10065

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Colleagues

Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering work as teams, with specialists from all different areas. This allows us to consider all your needs together, and to give you the best possible care.

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Research and Publications

Publications on PubMed

Visit PubMed for a full listing of Dr. Echeverry’s journal articles. Pubmed is an online index of research papers and other articles from the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

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