From Consultation to Recovery
Every step, explained. Every moment, attended.
You won't feel a thing. That's the entire point.
Dr. Margaret Voss, MD — board-certified anesthesiologist with fellowship training in regional and cardiac anesthesia. Over 4,200 cases. Present from your first question to your last breath of recovery.
HIPAA compliant · Responses within 24 hours · No referral required for consultations
Voices from the other side of the procedure
Each story pairs a patient's experience with the clinical precision behind it. Emotion and evidence, together.
"She walked me through every single step the night before. When I brought Lily in, she already knew her favorite color, that she was afraid of the mask. They let her pick the scent — strawberry. She went under smiling. I've never been more grateful for a doctor in my life."
Rachel Okafor
Mother of Lily, 6 — Tonsillectomy patient
Pediatric Anesthesia Protocol
- Pre-visit telephone consultation with parents 48 hours prior
- Age-adjusted dosing calculated by weight and developmental stage
- Flavored inhalation induction — reduces mask anxiety by 73%
- Continuous pulse oximetry and capnography throughout
- Dedicated pediatric recovery nurse present at emergence
Regional Anesthesia for Orthopedic Surgery
- Femoral nerve block + adductor canal block — reduces opioid use by 60%
- Multimodal analgesia protocol: minimizes PONV and grogginess
- Intraoperative BIS monitoring for precise depth of anesthesia
- Fellowship-trained in ultrasound-guided regional techniques
- Post-operative pain management plan coordinated with surgical team
"I'd been warned about the grogginess, the nausea, waking up confused. None of it happened. I opened my eyes in recovery and the first thing I noticed was that my knee didn't hurt. Not just from surgery — I mean the three years of grinding pain were just gone. She was there. She squeezed my hand."
Thomas Bergmann
Total knee replacement, bilateral — 58 years old
"Eight years of chronic pain. I'd tried everything — injections, physical therapy, two surgeries that made things worse. Dr. Voss sat with me for forty-five minutes in the consultation. She drew diagrams. She said 'here's what we're going to try, and here's why.' Six months later I'm hiking again. Short hikes, but still."
Priya Nambiar
Chronic lumbar pain, referred by neurology — 44 years old
Chronic Pain Management Modalities
- Spinal cord stimulation trial and implantation
- Fluoroscopy-guided epidural steroid injections
- Radiofrequency ablation for facet joint pain
- Ketamine infusion therapy for refractory neuropathic pain
- Coordinated care with neurology, physiatry, and psychology
Dr. Margaret Voss, MD
Board-certified anesthesiologist · New York, NY
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"The moment before anesthesia is one of the most vulnerable a person can experience. My job begins long before the operating room — it begins the moment you have your first question, and it doesn't end until you're safely home."
— Dr. Margaret Voss, MD · Chief of Anesthesiology, Sedate Practice
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