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.
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

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

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.
Assistant Professor

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

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

Victor Saxena, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Victor Saxena, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Victor.Saxena@VCUHealth.org
Advanced Practitioners
Karol Harshaw-Ellis, DNP, GNP, A/ACNP-BC
Program Manager
Karol Harshaw-Ellis, DNP, GNP, A/ACNP-BC
Program Manager
PACE Clinic- Department of Anesthesiology
Jennifer Alvis, MSN, FNP-BC
Jennifer Alvis, MSN, FNP-BC
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology

Mary Baldecchi, MS, AGNP-C

Mary Baldecchi, MS, AGNP-C
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Mary.Baldecchi@VCUHealth.org
Emma Breu, MMS, PA-C
Sarah Budrovic, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Sarah Budrovic, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Sarah.Budrovic@VCUHealth.org
Taylor Lewis, MSM, MMS, PA-C
Taylor Lewis, MSM, MMS, PA-C
Pace Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Taylor.Lewis1@VCUHealth.org

Brittany Luth, MSN, FNP-BC

Brittany Luth, MSN, FNP-BC
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Brittany.Luth@VCUHealth.org
Kari Melendez, MSN, FNP-BC
Kari Melendez, MSN, FNP-BC
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Kari.Melendez@VCUHealth.org
Logan Mills, MSN, FNP

Page Muthusubramanian, MSN, FNP-BC

Page Muthusubramanian, MSN, FNP-BC
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology

Lauren New, MSN, FNP-C


Emily Nunn, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

Emily Nunn, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Emily.Nunn@VCUHealth.org

Melissa Palentino, MSN, FNP

Melissa Palentino, MSN, FNP
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology

Brynn Weimorts MSN, FNP-BC,CNRN

Brynn Weimorts MSN, FNP-BC,CNRN
PACE Clinic-Department of Anesthesiology
Email: Brynn.Walls@vcuhealth.org