WilliamSchechterMDMS FAAP D.ABA

Critical Care Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Anesthesiology

Professor, Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Phys & Surg

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Quadra-Institutional Pain Medicine Fellowship (Columbia and Cornell Universities: NY-Presbyterian Med Center, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Hospital for Special Surgery)1999 - 2000
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Anesthesiology, 1988 - 1989
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Anesthesiology, 1986 - 1989
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Pulmonology, 1985 - 1986
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1982
NEW YORK UNIVERSITYMS, 1978
Columbia UniversityBA, 1976

Academy of Clinical Excellence Columbia University College of Physicans and Surgeons, 2017
Clair Lucille Pace Humanitarian Award Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1996
Rustin MacIntosh Award Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Pediatrics, 1985
Diploma for Distinguished Service for Medical Service during the 2nd and 3rd Missions of the Guatemala Open Heart Team The Office of the President of the Republic of Guatemala, 1996
Service Excellence Award in Pediatric Anesthesiology New York Presbyterian Hospital, 2004
“Physician of the Year” Nominee, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian Nominated “Physician of the Year” Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of New York-Presbyterian, 2009
Certificate of Gratitude for Educational and Clinical Leadership on behalf of Heart Care International Instituto Nacional de Salud del Nino, Lima, Peru, 2011
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PubMed

Enhanced recovery after surgery improves clinical outcomes in adolescent bariatric surgery.
Nicholas Schmoke, Christopher Nemeh, Tania Gennell, Dana Schapiro, Ashley Hiep-Catarino
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2024-09-01
1 citations
Longitudinal Coaching and Decision Support Provided by a Patient‐Family Liaison Promotes Goal‐Concordant Care
Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, Craig D. Blinderman, William S. Schechter
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2020-08-27
8 citations
Pharmacological Management of Severe Neuropathic Pain in a Case of Eosinophilic Meningitis Related to Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
Jennifer Busse, David Gottlieb, Krystal Ferreras, Jennifer M Bain, William Schechter
Case Reports in Anesthesiology. 2018-10-17