Dr. Aurora Quaye is an Assistant Professor in Anesthesiology at the Tufts University School of Medicine and Faculty Scientist I at the Center for Interdisciplinary Population & Health Research. She completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and fellowship in Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. She is an attending anesthesiologist for Spectrum Healthcare Partners and is a member of the Acute Pain and Regional Anesthesia Service at Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME.

Dr. Quaye’s interests include identifying perioperative opioid reduction strategies for patients at risk of, or suffering from, opioid use disorder (OUD).  She contributed to the development and publication of perioperative buprenorphine continuation guidelines for patients with history of OUD. These guidelines have been successfully implemented at Massachusetts General Hospital and Maine Medical Center, along with other institutions, and have shown early promise in facilitating postoperative pain relief.