Patrick Olomu, M.D.

Dr. Patrick N. Olomu obtained his Medical Degree from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria in 1985. Following a rotational internship and mandatory National Service, he started his Anesthesiology training in 1988 in Benin-City, Nigeria and continued his training in Germany and the United Kingdom. His United States training began in 1995 with a surgical internship at The University of South Alabama Medical Center in  Mobile, AL. He completed his Anesthesiology residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago in 1999 and then completed a one-year Pediatric Anesthesiology fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. He worked in Private Practice in San Antonio for almost 8 years before joining UTSW in September 2008. He is a Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management and an Attending Pediatric Anesthesiologist at Children's Health System of Texas. Dr. Olomu is certified and re-certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in General Anesthesiology and also has a Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric Anesthesiology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Anesthetists of the United Kingdom. He also has a Diploma of Anesthesiology from Nigeria and the United Kingdom. His areas of interest are: Anesthesia for high-risk neonatal and pediatric surgery, anesthesia for endocrine surgery, advanced pediatric airway management and global health and education. He is a co-author of "A Glossary of Medical Physiology" and "Short Answer Questions in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine." Additionally, he has publications in the area of pediatric airway management and anesthetic effects on the developing brain.

Medical School

University of Ibadan (1985)

Internship

University of Ibadan College of Medicine (1986), General Surgery

Residency

University of Benin (1990), Anesthesiology

Residency

Medical University of Hannover (1992), Anesthesiology

Internship

University of South Alabama Medical School (1996), Anesthesiology

Residency

Midwestern University of Chicago College of Medicine/Illinois Masonic Medical Center (1999), Anesthesiology

Fellowship

Children's Hospital of Boston (2000), Pediatric Anesthesiology

 Featured Books

Short Answer Questions in Anaesthesia and Critical care Medicine

Kingsley Enohumah, Patrick Olomu, Charles Imarengiaye (2015). Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press

A Glossary of Medical Physiology - A Companion Text for Students in the Medical and Health Sciences and Health Care Professionals

Anthony Ebeigbe, PhD Patrick N. Olomu, MD (2011). Denver, Colorado. USA, Outskirts Press, Inc.

Sota Omoigui's Anesthesia Drug Handbook

Sota Omoigui, MD (Ed.) (2012). California, S.O.T.A. TECH Information Systems, Inc.