Welcome to the Division of Transplant Anesthesia
The Division of Transplant Anesthesia provides anesthesia for liver, kidney, pancreas and islet cell transplants. Division members have special expertise in the management of these complex cases including medical evaluation, invasive monitoring and blood management. The Transplant Anesthesia physicians and nurse anesthetists are proud members of the Hume-Lee Transplant Center team.

Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S.-Biology (Trinity College, Hartford CT)
Graduate: M.D. (State University of New York Downstate, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY)
Residencies: Internal Medicine (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program); Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (VCU School of Medicine)
Interests: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia

John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor

John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of PACU; Assistant Professor; Advisor to Anesthesiology Student Interest Group
Undergraduate: B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Graduate: M.D., Indiana University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Indiana University
Interests: Acute Pain Management, Liver Transplant
Email: john.burgner@vcuhealth.org

Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biomedical Science, Lynchburg College
Graduate: M.D., St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: General Anesthesia, Transplant Anesthesia, Trauma

Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas)
Graduate: M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas); M.D. (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, TEE for non-cardiac Surgery

Michael Wayne Thomas


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Department of Anesthesiology