A New York-based anesthesiologist, Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero has served as a professor at Stony Brook University since 2016. In addition, Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero serves as the medical director of perioperative quality and patient safety and the vice chairman of the Stony Brook Medicine Department of Anesthesiology.

As the director of patient safety, Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero oversee the hospital's Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs, and also focuses on improving the effectiveness of blood transfusions and reducing instances of surgical site infections and postoperative morbidity. Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero has published numerous articles including a study regarding advanced clinical decision support systems for patients dealing with perioperative pain. Other publications have appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) and the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Dr. Elliott Bennett-Guerrero achieved his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. He trained at Duke University as an anesthesiology resident and critical care medicine fellow. He supports the field of public defenders by contributing to a scholarship program at the University of Colorado Law School. His professional activities have led him to develop an interest in exercise performance training; he has completed three half ironman triathlons.