Misconceptions30 Sep 2025

BONUS EPISODE: Collab with The Birth Trauma Mama - Meet Dr. Heather Nixon of The Retrievals Podcast Pt 1

Dr. Heather Nixon is a Professor of Anesthesiology and the Division Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology at the University of Illinois Hospital at Chicago where she has worked for the last 15 years.

She completed her residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School and her Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital – Feinberg School of Medicine. Her previous academic appointments include Residency Program Director, Associate Head for Education and Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director. Dr. Nixon served on the Illinois Maternal Mortality Review Committee for 6 years. She currently serves as the Anesthesiology Representative on the AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) Respectful Care Collaborative and a Contributor to the ELEVATE (Elevating Anesthesia Choices for Cesarean Delivery: A Roadmap to Patient-Centered Research and Quality Improvement) project.

Nationally, she served as the Vice Chair for the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia for six years and a member of the board of directors for the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology for the last 10 years. Heather is the current Immediate President of the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. She is a recognized national and international speaker and is a passionate advocate for patient safety as it relates to medication management in anesthesiology and the patient experience in obstetric anesthesia care. Notably, she is featured in the New York Time and Serial Productions "The Retrievals Season 2" for her quality improvement and safety work in the clinical area of intraoperative pain during cesarean delivery.

Dr. Nixon has received numerous teaching awards from the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, the American Society of Anesthesiologists, the Society of Education in Anesthesia and the American Medical Association.

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