Jaime Ortiz, MD, MBA, is chief of Anesthesiology and chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and professor of Anesthesiology at Albany Medical College. Dr. Ortiz brings expertise in regional anesthesia, acute pain management, and medical acupuncture, a non-invasive option helpful in reducing post-operative nausea and for patients with acute pain. He specializes in ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks.

Most recently, Dr. Ortiz cared for patients undergoing surgery and endoscopy procedures at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and surgical and interventional procedures at Harris Health System’s Ben Taub Hospital, both in Houston. As vice chair for clinical quality, outcomes, and research for the Department of Anesthesiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, he helped create a quality improvement program across multiple clinical sites, while also developing a clinical research infrastructure to support faculty.

Building on his work at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Ortiz plans to grow the research program through collaboration with surgical colleagues.

Dr. Ortiz completed an anesthesiology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and a regional anesthesia fellowship at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Cornell University, New York. He earned his medical degree at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio, Master of Business Administration with Healthcare Management Emphasis at West Texas A & M in Canyon, Texas, and Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Tulane University, New Orleans.

Dr. Ortiz treats patients at Albany Medical Center and the Bone & Joint Center in Malta, and leads anesthesiologists throughout both settings as well as Glens Falls Hospital, working with clinical leaders to manage patient care in high volume surgical areas.