Overview

The Preoperative Assessment, Communication and Education Center provides access to perioperative services where medical staff evaluate and optimize patients for surgery.

A complete preoperative assessment may include:

A patient history and physical exam
Laboratory testing, as needed
An electrocardiogram, echocardiogram or chest radiograph, as needed
Collection of documentation from outside facilities

Senior anesthesiology residents spend four weeks and junior residents spend one week in PACE, directly supported by anesthesiology faculty, learning the principles of cost-effective, evidence-based preoperative evaluation.

Appointments are held Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at three Richmond area locations. Visits typically last 45 minutes.

Safe Surgery Intake Process

We have increased our cleaning and disinfecting measures to make sure our hospitals and clinics provide a safe environment for your care.

Join Dr. Tamara Lawson as she walks you through the safety measures VCU Health is taking when you arrive downtown for surgery or a non-surgical procedure.

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Surgery and Visiting VCU Health system

Contact Us

VCU PACE Center Office Address and Contact Information

PHONE NUMBERS:

(804) 828-4396 (Front Desk)
(804) 828-3453 (Appointments)
(804) 828-0463 (Fax)

MAILING ADDRESS:
Box 980148
Richmond, Virginia 23298-0148

Locations

Downtown
Gateway Building, 1st Floor
1200 East Marshall Street
(804) 828-4396
(804) 828-0463 (fax)

NOW Center
11958 W. Broad Street
Second Floor, Buttermilk Trail
Henrico, VA 23233
(804) 364-6619

Stony Point
9109 Stony Point Drive
Second Floor, Pauley Heart
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 998-1253

Anesthesiologists

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D., MSc HSA

Associate Professor, Medical director of PACE, Director of Global Anesthesia Program

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D., MSc HSA

Associate Professor, Medical director of PACE, Director of Global Anesthesia Program

Department of Anesthesiology

Email: olga.suarez-winowiski@vcuhealth.org

Lynne Gehr, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Lynne Gehr, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor; Director of Medical Student Clerkship
Graduate: M.D. (West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WVA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY); Pediatrics (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Critical Care (Univ of VA, Charlottesville, VA); Pediatric Anesthesia (Univ of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg, PA)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia

Email: lynne.gehr@vcuhealth.org

Dwayne McClerklin, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Dwayne McClerklin, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology

Fax: 804-828-8300

Email: Dwayne.McClerklin@VCUHealth.org

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.

Assistant Professor

Anesthesiology

Fax: 804-828-8300

Email: Sergio.Navarrete1@VCUHealth.org

Jessica Potter, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jessica Potter, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Graduate: M.D. The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA
Residency: Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine)
Interests: General Anesthesia

Email: Jessica.potter@vcuhealth.org