Michael D. Fallacaro DNS, CRNA

Professor and Chairman

mdfallac@vcu.edu

VCU School of Allied Health Sciences
Department of Nurse Anesthesia
1200 E. Broad St. Box 980226
Richmond, VA 23298-0026
Phone: (804) 828-9808

Dr. Michael D. Fallacaro assumed the position as Chairman for the Department of Nurse Anesthesia effective July 1, 1998. Dr. Fallacaro received his BSN from D'Youville College, Buffalo, New York in 1977, a BS in Anesthesia from George Washington University, Washington D.C. in 1981 and his MS and Doctorate in Nursing Science from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1984 and 1994 respectively. Dr. Fallacaro was the previous Co-Director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program in Buffalo.

He has published numerous works examining anesthesia delivery in medically underserved and nurse shortage areas across the United States. He is currently doing work in the field of human simulation, examining variables evident in crisis situations.

Dr. Fallacaro is the immediate past Chair of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Education Committee and past member of the New York State Board for Nursing. He currently serves on the Council on Accreditation's Doctoral Task Force and as a reviewer on the editorial board for the AANA Journal. Dr. Fallacaro is one of the original founders of "Comprehensive Nurse Anesthesia Associates," a locum tenens nurse anesthesia company which he helped manage and where he practiced clinical anesthesia. Dr. Fallacaro currently practices anesthesia at Henrico Doctors Hospital - Parham Campus in Glen Allen Virginia. His outside interests include sailing, scuba diving and fishing.