Jaime Alison Aaronson

Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Associate Attending Anesthesiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital specializing in Obstetrical Anesthesia. Board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology with clinical expertise in high-risk obstetric cases and pain management.

Education:

• M.D., New York Medical College (2009)
• B.A., Cornell University (2002)

Research focuses on eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes, optimizing labor analgesia, and improving cesarean delivery pain protocols. Current work examines policy impacts on maternal mortality following the Dobbs ruling and pandemic-related obstetric complications. Her publications reveal consistent emphasis on health equity, with 12 of 15 recent articles addressing disparities in anesthesia care, maternal outcomes, or policy impacts.

Scientific Contributions:

• Led refinement of multimodal post-cesarean pain pathways (2024)
• Documented racial disparities in COVID-19 obstetric outcomes (2023)
• Developed protocols for cervical cerclage anesthesia (2024)

Maintains active clinical practice on New York City's Upper East Side with appointments at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Collaborates across obstetrics, public health, and health policy disciplines to address systemic inequities in perinatal care.