Gabriela M. Querejeta Roca, MD

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Get to know Anesthesiologist Dr. Gabriela M. Querejeta Roca, who serves patients in Boston, Massachusetts. 

A top professional in the field of anesthesia and pain management, Dr. Roca is an attending physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Its mission is to maintain and restore health through leadership in compassionate care, scientific discovery, and education.

A Spanish native, Dr. Roca graduated with her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. She then performed her residency in anesthesiology at Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón in Spain in 2010, and her fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in 2019.

With over 15 years of experience in her field, she holds medical privileges at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital.

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.

On a more personal note, Dr. Roca speaks several languages, including English, Spanish, and French.

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