Black Patients More Likely to Need Post-Op Nursing Home Care Medscape - July 25, 2022 Matthias Eikermann, M.D., discusses his study that found that patients who identified as Black versus those who identified as white have a higher risk of adverse discharge to a nursing home after surgery. Dr. Eikermann is professor and chair of anesthesiology at Einstein and Montefiore. chair of anesthesiology at Montefiore.