Academy
Jerome Klafta, MD
Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care
Jerome Klafta, MD
Dr. Klafta graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Physics from Loyola University in Chicago and received his MD degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine in 1989. He completed his anesthesiology residency at Harvard’s Brigham & Women’s Hospital before joining the University of Chicago faculty in 1993.
Currently the Vice-Chair for Education and Academic Affairs in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Dr. Klafta’s contributions to medical education have been recognized at both the local and national levels. Dr. Klafta served as the Director of the Anesthesiology Residency Program from 1997-2006, and was the Clerkship Director for Perioperative Medicine and Pain Therapy from 1997-2002. In recognition of his outstanding teaching skills, he received the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care Teacher of the Year Award in 1994, ’98, ’03, and ’04, and was elected into the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society in 2000. Two years later he received the International Anesthesia Research Society’s Annual Teaching Recognition Award. A leader in educational reform, Dr. Klafta is currently the Chair of the Faculty Development Committee for the Society for Education in Anesthesia and an oral examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. At the University of Chicago, Dr. Klafta served on the Clinical Curriculum Review Committee from 1994-2002 and on the Graduate Medical Education Committee for eight years.
