Tonya D. Mae, MD

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Tonya D. Mae, who serves patients in Atlanta, Georgia.

Skilled in the field of anesthesiology, Dr. Mae evaluates, monitors, and supervises patient care before, during, and after surgery. She operates out of Emory University Hospital & Emory University Hospital Midtown.

Emory University Hospital is a 733-bed facility in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in the care of acutely ill adults. The hospital is staffed exclusively by Emory University School of Medicine faculty who also are members of The Emory Clinic.

Emory University Hospital Midtown is a 511-bed acute care teaching hospital located in the SoNo district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and affiliated with Emory Healthcare.

On the subject of her educational background, Dr. Mae holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Spelman College. She completed her medical education at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2001. She then went on to complete her internship in internal medicine at the Akron General Medical Center in 2002, followed by her residency in anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine in 2005.

Two years later, in 2007, she attained board certification in anesthesiology through the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). As the certifying body for anesthesiologists since 1938, the ABA is committed to partnering with physicians to advance lifelong learning and exceptional patient care. Its mission is to advance the highest standards of the practice of anesthesiology.

Alongside her clinical role, Dr. Mae serves as an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory University School of Medicine.

Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery. It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. Anesthesiologists have the primary responsibility of monitoring the patient’s vital signs during surgery. In addition to basic measurements such as pulse, blood pressure, and temperature, they measure the patient’s respiration.

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