Wilton C. Levine MD

Wilton is a clinical and administrative anesthesiologist in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Wilton primary interests involve patient safety, operating room efficiency, staff satisfaction and resident teaching and education.

As Clinical Director of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (DACCPM), Wilton oversee the clinical activities of 135 anesthesia staff (80 FTEs) and 16 CRNAs working in our operating rooms. Department is highly sub-specialized with each specialty run by a team leader. These team leaders compose the DACCPM Clinical Practice, Policy and Safety Committee (CPPSC), a committee that Wilton chair. This group is critical to ensure safe clinical practice of anesthesia in our ORs, to review policy and set new policies. Currently, Wilton focus with the CPPSC is to improve patient safety during the perioperative period.

Wilton active on the vascular anesthesia service and was active in the Best Practice Pilot Pod, a multi-disciplinary group of ORs working to define best practice in the perioperative environment. He was previously active clinically in the thoracic, OB and liver transplant surgical services. Wilton also spend clinical time working in the OR of the Future.