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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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
 

Faculty

Catherine Cooper, M.D.

Catherine Cooper, M.D.

Associate Professor

Catherine Cooper, M.D.

Catherine Cooper, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Undergraduate: B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina
Graduate: M.D., University of North Carolina
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Interests: Transplant, Vascular, Preoperative Evaluation, Safety & Quality Assurance

Email: catherine.cooper@vcuhealth.org

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Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.

Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.

Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Undergraduate: B.S. Business Information Technology (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA)
Graduate: M.D. (Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU)
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (VCU)
Interests: Regional, resident education, ERAS

Email: maliha.nowrouz@vcuhealth.org

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Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.

Assistant Professor, PACE Medical Director

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.

Assistant Professor, PACE Medical Director

Department of Anesthesiology

Medical Director of PACE Clinic, Director of Global Anesthesia Program
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Graduate: M.D. (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Perinatal Anesthesia Fellowship, INPER Mexico
Graduate: MSc Health Services Administration (University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Perioperative Medicine. ERAS and prehabilitation. Complex maternal cases. Global anesthesia education

Email: olga.suarez-winowiski@vcuhealth.org

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Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.

Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.

Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Undergraduate: B.A., International Relations, (Brown University)
Graduate: M.D., (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University)
Internship: Internal Medicine ( Brown Medical School)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Boston University School of Medicine)
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology (Harvard University, Children’s Hospital Boston)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia

Email: marie.sankaranraval@vcuhealth.org

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Lynne Gehr, M.D.

Lynne Gehr, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Lynne Gehr, M.D.

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

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Jessica Potter, M.D.

Jessica Potter, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Jessica Potter, M.D.

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

W. Paul Murphy, M.D.

W. Paul Murphy, M.D.

Associate Professor

W. Paul Murphy, M.D.

W. Paul Murphy, M.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Anesthesiology

Director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Undergraduate: B.S. (University of Maryland, MD)
Graduate: M.D. (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC)
Residency: Anesthesiology (North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, NC)
Interests: Quality Improvement, International Anesthesia Care, Ultrasound/ TEE, and Medical Technology

Email: william.p.murphy@vcuhealth.org

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Advanced Level Providers

Kathleen Allen, NP

Kathleen Allen, NP

Kathleen Allen, NP

Kathleen Allen, NP

Department of Anesthesiology

Scottie Bowie, CRNA

Scottie Bowie, CRNA

Scottie Bowie, CRNA

Scottie Bowie, CRNA

Department of Anesthesiology

Elias D’Alessio, NP

Elias D’Alessio, NP

Elias D’Alessio, NP

Elias D’Alessio, NP

Department of Anesthesiology

Christina Foster, NP

Christina Foster, NP

Christina Foster, NP

Christina Foster, NP

Department of Anesthesiology

Ann Ripley, NP

Ann Ripley, NP

Ann Ripley, NP

Ann Ripley, NP

Department of Anesthesiology

Julie Varnier, PA

Julie Varnier, PA

Julie Varnier, PA

Julie Varnier, PA

Department of Anesthesiology