Iyabo O. Muse, MD
Dr. Iyabo Muse is the Division Chief of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine for UVA Department of Anesthesiology. She is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, specializing in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain medicine. Dr. Muse completed her undergraduate education at New York University, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. She then attended medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in New York, where she received her Doctor of Medicine degree. Dr. Muse completed her residency in anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, New York. Afterward, Dr. Muse completed a fellowship in Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine at The Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.She serves on several committees with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and is an active member of the American Society of Regional Anesthesiology (ASRA) Pain Medicine. She was nominated to serve as an associate member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA). Dr. Muse’s clinical focus is on orthopedic procedures for which she provides peripheral nerve blocks, neuraxial anesthesia, and multimodal pain strategies for perioperative pain management. She also teaches residents and fellows the use of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the perioperative management of patients. Her research focus includes perioperative pain management using regional anesthesia and multimodal pain strategies, improving healthcare disparities using quality improvement processes, and environmental sustainability projects for the operating room.