Presented September 9, 2026 at the 2026 APSF Stoelting Conference on “SOS!: Signals of Safety… Safely across the Patient’s Perioperative Journey”
ABOUT THE SPEAKER(S)
Stacie Deiner, MS, MD
Professor of Anesthesiology, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth
Stacie Deiner, MS, MD is an anesthesiologist who has focused her research and clinical career toward best practice for older surgical patients. Her research interests focus on postoperative cognition and frailty in older surgical patients. She is a National Institute of Aging and American Federation of Aging Research Beeson K23 alumna; her project focused on identifying risk factors and outcomes associated with postoperative cognitive dysfunction and whether intraoperative anesthetic depth affects long term cognitive outcomes. She was a co-investigator on an R01 funded randomized trial of the use of dexmedetomidine and one which focused on cognitive effects of anesthesia (without surgery) in healthy volunteers. She has served as the executive lead for the ASA Brain Health Initiative. In 2019 she was recruited to Dartmouth to be the LeRoy Garth Vice Chair for Research. In 2020, she received a Levy Incubator Grant at Dartmouth Hitchcock to implement multidisciplinary care for older surgical patients. Deiner has a long track record of successful mentorship including support for T32 scholars, summer and year-long student and resident FAER awardees, and faculty projects. She is Vice President of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Anesthesiology, and incoming President in 2027. Currently she is site PI for the PCORI THRIVE Trial, PCORI Anesthesia My Choice, and a Hitchcock Foundation Pilot grant to study postoperative nutrition. She has been an enthusiastic participant in the Dartmouth Systemwide Delirium Prevention program and most recently the Dartmouth Age Friendly Initiative.
