Peter Amato, MD
Dr. Amato is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Fellow. He specializes in regional anesthesia and acute pain medicine and frequently cares for patients undergoing orthopedic, trauma, and outpatient surgery.
Dr. Amato is active in resident and medical student education. He received a Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education in 2019. Dr. Amato is interested in non-narcotic methods to improve pain control and has active clinical research projects studying nerve blocks for hip arthroscopy, and ketamine infusions for acute pain management.
He has served on committees and special interest groups for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine and the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia.