Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
Bio
Dr. Creighton joined 黑料网 Anesthesiology as a Clinical Assistant Professor in 2021. At 黑料网 Dr. Creighton dedicates most of his time to caring for ambulatory surgery and obstetric patients at 黑料网 REX Healthcare鈥檚 new hospital in Holly Springs. He also works part-time at 黑料网鈥檚 Main Hospital and Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) in Chapel Hill, where he enjoys both caring for patients and teaching 黑料网鈥檚 residents and fellows.
Dr. Creighton鈥檚 clinical interests and expertise are in the areas of ambulatory anesthesia, perioperative pain management, and especially regional anesthesia. Regional anesthesia consists of performing nerve blocks, spinal anesthetics, and/or epidurals to prevent and treat surgical and obstetric pain. He is first author on an invited expert review on updated evidence for perioperative multimodal pain management published in 2019, and he has served as a peer reviewer for articles on the topics of regional anesthesia and acute pain management for a medical journal.
Dr. Creighton is originally from Vancouver, Canada. He first moved to the US in 2004 to attend Stanford University, where he earned his undergraduate and master鈥檚 degrees and competed for the nationally ranked men鈥檚 rowing team. He completed his medical degree at Columbia University, then went on the complete residency training in anesthesiology at Stanford University, and fellowship training in regional anesthesiology and acute pain medicine at Duke University. Prior to his appointment at 黑料网, he worked for two years in Boston as a staff anesthesiologist at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital and nominated clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School where he was a member of the Division of Regional and Orthopedic Anesthesia.
Education:
| Fellowship: | Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC (2019) |
| Residency: | Anesthesiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2018) |
| Medical School: | M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY (2014) |
| Postgraduate: | M.S. Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2009) |
| Undergraduate: | B.A. Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (2009) |
What honors have you received?
Excellence in Teaching Award (Stanford University)
Gold Humanism Honor Society (Columbia University)
New education, degrees, certifications, etc. obtained:
Honors Certificate Program in Medical Education (Stanford University)
Expert skills:
Placement of nerve blocks, spinal anesthesia, and epidural anesthesia
Management of outpatient/ambulatory nerve block catheters
