Elena Reitman, MD

Dr. Reitman is an attending anesthesiologist at Advanced Perioperative Medicine, P.A. (“APM”). She is an exam developer and questions writer for the American Board of Anesthesiology.

Previously, Dr. Reitman was at Columbia University Medical Center and served as the Director of Resident Curriculum, Division of Obstetric Anesthesia, Director of Percreta Program, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology. 

Dr. Reitman graduated with Highest Honors from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She earned her Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree from UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed an internship in internal medicine at St. Barnabas Medical Center, a residency in anesthesiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Colombia University Medical Center, and a clinical fellowship in obstetric anesthesia at the Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University Medical Center.

Dr. Reitman has received many honors and awards. They include:

• First and second place for Best Clinical Research as part of Columbia University Department of Anesthesiology Annual Academic Evening
• Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Frederick P. Zuspan Award for Best Research Paper
• Special Obstetric Anesthesia Symposium Celebration of Research and Best Paper, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
• Best Abstract of the Meeting: Anesthesiology Editors’ Picks, ASA
• Merit Award for Best Clinical Research, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University
• Virginia Apgar Research Scholarship

Dr. Reitman is board-certified in anesthesia by the American Board of Anesthesiology and licensed in New Jersey and New York. She is a member of the ASA, New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA), and Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP).

Dr. Reitman held various educational administrative and leadership positions, including:

• Director of Resident Curriculum, Division of Obstetric Anesthesia
• Member of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Committee, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Director of the Accreta Management Team, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Member of Hysterectomy Care Committee, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Member of Residency Application Interviewing Committee, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University

Dr. Reitman has published more than a dozen articles, including four peer-reviewed research papers. She has presented at numerous events for SOAP, ASA, and the Endocrine Society.