Sarah Giafaglione

Biography

Sarah Giafaglione, M.D., is Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at UC Irvine Medical Center, where she has served since 2020. She received her M.D. from Ross University School of Medicine and completed her residency in Anesthesiology at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, followed by fellowship training in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center. Her clinical focus is in regional anesthesia and perioperative medicine.

Giafaglione serves as Program Director of the Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship at UC Irvine, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she entered the fellowship into the Stanford Match in December 2023. She has held multiple educational leadership positions, including Director of Interdepartmental Residents Main OR Rotation and Director of Medical Student Main OR Rotation. She serves as Vice Chair of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Mentorship Committee and as Anesthesia Specialty Advisor for the UC Irvine School of Medicine.

Giafaglione has been nominated for Physicians of Excellence by the Orange County Medical Association for four consecutive years from 2021 to 2024. She received Resident of the Year awards during both her CA-1 and CA-2 years of residency training. She is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and maintains memberships in the California Society of Anesthesiologists, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.

Education

• B.A. in Neuroscience, Claremont McKenna College, 2010
• M.D., Ross University School of Medicine, 2015

Distinctions

• CA-1 Resident of the Year, 2016
• CA-2 Resident of the Year, 2017
• Physicians of Excellence Nominee, Orange County Medical Association, 2021-2024