Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD

Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD, is the Chair of Anesthesiology at Montefiore and Francis F. Foldes Professor of Anesthesiology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Eikermann is a graduate of Heinrich Heine University Medical School in Dusseldorf, Germany and received his PhD in Anesthesiology from the Essen-Duisburg University in Essen, Germany. Following a residency and fellowships in Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, he worked for more than 20 years in quaternary care hospitals in Germany culminating in the positions of Division Head of Pain Therapy and Vice Chair at Essen-Duisburg University.

After moving to the United States, Dr. Eikermann served in different leadership positions at Massachusetts General Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. As an attending anesthesiologist in Boston, he focused on liver transplant anesthesia and critical care medicine with special clinical interests in the treatment of patients with refractory respiratory failure and the prevention of ICU acquired muscle weakness.

Prior to his transition to Montefiore-Einstein, Dr. Eikermann served as Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and Vice Chair of Professional Affairs at Beth Israel Lahey Health. As Vice Chair, he integrated a private practice group into the department, created and implemented new processes for recruitment and onboarding.

Since joining Montefiore-Einstein in April 2021, Dr. Eikermann has overseen transformative change in the Department of Anesthesiology, including the integration of the anesthesiology service of Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital (part of the Montefiore Health System) and the creation of an Anesthesia Critical Care Division. He has overseen the department's launch of two new innovative fellowships: the Anesthesia Leadership and Executive Operations Fellowship as well as the Anesthesia Quality and Safety Fellowship. He has also championed the department’s focus on digital health, including the creation of a comprehensive perioperative medicine database that informs decisions in clinical operations, quality improvement, education and research.