He serves as the Clinical Director of Quality Improvement in the Critical Care Division, and as the Medical Director of Respiratory Care at the Massachusetts General Hospital. As a clinician and teacher, Dr. Eikermann focuses on innovation in the fields of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. He has a strong national and international reputation in the field of perioperative respiratory medicine and outcomes research. Before Dr. Eikermann joined MGH, he served as a visiting Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School to conduct sleep medicine research. Based on these experiences, he has a specific clinical and scientific interest in the relationship between sleep disorders and respiratory complications.