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Derek Dillane serves as Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine within the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta, where he has been affiliated since 2006. He also directs the regional anesthesia and pain medicine fellowship program.
His educational background includes a medical degree from University College Dublin (1996), a Master's in Pharmacology, and Fellowship training from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed specialized Clinical and Research Fellowship training in regional anesthesia at the University of Alberta.
Dr. Dillane's research centers on ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia with emphasis on educational methodologies, particularly for hip fracture and complex foot surgery. His work spans critical care anesthesia, opioid stewardship, and risk assessment for high-risk surgical patients. He has pioneered point-of-care ultrasound applications and sensory assessment techniques including infrared thermography.
His publication record features high-impact clinical trials in the New England Journal of Medicine and Annals of Internal Medicine, focusing on anesthesia comparisons for orthopedic procedures in elderly patients, persistent opioid use patterns, and virtual post-discharge monitoring systems. These works demonstrate consistent methodological rigor in study design and implementation.
No scientific awards are documented in available sources. His leadership manifests through directing the regional anesthesia fellowship program and developing national educational initiatives.
As fellowship program director, he oversees advanced trainee development while leading workshops for the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society. His collaborative network includes multicenter trial teams focused on optimizing perioperative outcomes through evidence-based practice.
