Brianne Caoyonan

Biography

Brianne Caoyonan, M.D., is Assistant Clinical Professor and Section Chief of Gynecology Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care at the University of California, Irvine. She completed her anesthesiology residency at the University of Washington in 2023, followed by an obstetric anesthesiology fellowship at the same institution in 2024. Caoyonan became board certified in anesthesiology in September 2024 and received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2019.

As Section Chief of Gynecology Anesthesiology at UCI, Caoyonan leads clinical operations, education, and quality improvement efforts for surgical and reproductive care. She serves as the Obstetric Anesthesia Rotation Director, where she organizes and onboards anesthesiology residents for their first obstetric anesthesiology rotation and provides monthly didactic presentations for OBGYN residents. Her clinical interests focus on obstetric anesthesiology, chronic pain in pregnancy, and the perioperative management of medically complex patients. She has contributed to global health initiatives, including organizing anesthesia services for over 50 gynecological and pediatric surgeries at the Shree Bidada Sarvoday Trust Hospital in Gujarat, India.

During her residency at the University of Washington, Caoyonan served as Co-Chair of the Subcommittee on QI Event Reporting & Resident-Engaged Learning, where she led a resident-run quality improvement committee that reviewed patient safety events to identify systems issues. She has been involved in multiple research projects, including serving as project leader for the University of Washington site of a multicenter study examining intraoperative discomfort during cesarean delivery. At UCI, she authored a titratable oxytocin administration protocol for cesarean delivery and continues to investigate spinal anesthesia outcomes in fetoscopic surgery patients.

Education

• BS in Biology, Emory University, 2014
• MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 2019
• Residency in Anesthesiology, University of Washington, 2023
• Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Washington, 2024

Distinctions

• Oxford Scholar Award, Emory University, 2012-2014
• Frederick W. Cheney Endowment for the Anesthesiology Resident Excellence Award, 2021-2022
• Golden Teddy Bear Award for Outstanding Performance in Pediatric Anesthesiology, 2022-2023
• Golden Epidural Award for Outstanding Dedication to Obstetric Anesthesiology, 2022-2023
• B. Lisa Friddell, M.D. Memorial Scholarship, 2011