Ruth A. Borchardt, MD

Ruth A. Borchardt, MD

Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia
  • Pediatric anesthesia
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Get to Know Me

Since joining the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 1990 my interest in the care of pediatric cancer patients undergoing complicated diagnostic and treatment-related procedures has only grown. I am able to provide my expertise to all types of patients both in the operating room and for procedures performed in other areas of the hospital.

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As a clinician, I have been able to use my experience and knowledge to teach residents in anesthesia who rotate through our department. In caring for patients I have also become interested in monitoring the quality of care that we provide. I am on the Hospital Quality Assessment Committee and currently serve as the Chair of the Anesthesia and Critical Care Quality Assessment Committee. In my tenure as chair of the committee, I have worked with others to establish protocols designed to improve the care of patients, and we have expanded to involve all divisions of our department as well as other departments.

In the coming months and years I look forward to implementing a new quality improvement tool that will further enhance patient care, satisfaction, and safety. I am excited to be able to continue with the mission of Memorial Sloan Kettering as we grow with this new venture.

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.

  • Vice Chair, Quality Assurance, Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Areas of Expertise

My Specialties

  • Anesthesia
  • Pediatric anesthesia
Education & Honors

Education

  • MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Residencies

  • North Shore University Hospital
  • Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Anesthesiology

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Contact and Location

Dr. Borchardt sees patients at one location.

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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. Borchardt’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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Disclosures

Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.

MSK requires doctors and faculty members to report (“disclose”) the relationships and financial interests they have with external entities. As a commitment to transparency with our community, we make that information available to the public.

Ruth A. Borchardt discloses the following relationships and financial interests:

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