Maheen Wardak, MD

Maheen Wardak, MD is a board-certified anesthesiologist with more than 15 years of experience providing comprehensive perioperative care, including the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of surgical patients. She has extensive experience caring for both adult and pediatric patients across a broad range of surgical specialties, including obstetrics, vascular surgery, neurosurgery, plastics, otolaryngology and trauma. Dr. Wardak’s current clinical focus is ambulatory and office-based anesthesia. She serves as Medical Director for an oral and maxillofacial surgery practice, where she provides anesthesiology services and oversees office-based surgery safety initiatives, including the development and execution of medical emergency preparedness drills. She contributes to patient safety and professional education through participation in quality improvement committees and the review of anesthesia-related safety cases. She brings direct medical-legal experience through her service on the Texas Medical Board Expert Committee and her work as an expert case reviewer for the Texas Medical Liability Trust. She also serves on the Anesthesia Continuing Education (ACE) Editorial Committee, contributing to the development and publication of two continuing education texts annually. Dr. Wardak is experienced in explaining complex anesthesia and patient safety concepts in clear, accessible language for lay audiences.