Our department was once again very well represented at the annual Pennsylvania Anesthesia Resident Research Conference (PARRC). PARRC 2018 was hosted by Drexel University in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 19.
Congratulations to our residents Drs. Ian Brotman, Michael Gemma, Evan Lebovitz, and Neal Shah who won awards for presenting their academic work at the conference.
Oral Original Abstract Awards (among the top 10 abstracts):
- 1st Place - Neal Shah, MD (PGY-1) (Mentors: Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA and Sanford M. Littwin, MD): Utilizing a "Value" Incentive to Rapidly Introduce Evidence Based Practice Across a Large Multihospital Health Care System
- 3rd Place - Evan Lebovitz, MD (PGY-3) (Mentors: Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA and Sanford M. Littwin, MD): Comparison of Clinical Productivity Metrices between Anesthesiology Divisions within a Large Academic Medical Center
Oral Case Report Abstract Winner (among the top 10 abstracts):
- 1st Place - Ian Brotman, MD (PGY-4) (Mentor: Jonathan H. Waters, MD): Jehovah's Witness who Underwent a Cyctoprostatectomy and Radical Nephrectomy with a Postoperative Hemoglobin Nadir of 4.5 g/dL who Received the HBOC Sanguinate (PEGylated Carboxyhemoglobin Bovine)
Poster Case Report Abstract Award:
- 1st Place - Michael Gemma, MD (PGY-2) (Mentor: Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD): Intraoperative Airway Compression during Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement via Subclavian Artery Approach