News
Dr. Tetsuro Sakai to Serve as Chair of AUA Leadership Advisory Board
Dr. Tetsuro Sakai will serve as Chair of the Association of University Anesthesiologists Leadership Advisory Board for a two-year term.
Drs. Luca La Colla and Harikesh Subramanian Earn ABPM Clinical Informatics Certification
Drs. Luca La Colla and Harikesh Subramanian earned board certification in Clinical Informatics through the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
CRNA Week 2024: A Remarkable Year of Appreciation, Education, Celebration, and Philanthropy
From January 21-27, 2024, we celebrated National CRNA Week—an annual event dedicated to honoring the teamwork, dedication, and exceptional care provided by our department’s nurse anesthetists.
Catching Up with Dr. Zachary Denham (Residency Class of 2022)
One of our distinguished residency alums – CPT Zachary Denham, MD (class of 2022), shares an update on his career after graduation.
Dr. Grace Lim Featured on Yale Anesthesiology Podcast
Dr. Grace Lim was featured on Yale Anesthesiology’s podcast series in the episode, “Pain Management for Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder.”
Faculty Pass Inaugural ABA Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam
Dr. Stephen Esper, Joshua Knight, Luca La Colla, Harikesh Subramanian, and Elizabeth Ungerman passed the inaugural American Board of Anesthesiology Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam.
UPMC Altoona CRNA Recruitment/Networking Event
Join us on January 27, 2024, for an in-person CRNA networking/recruitment event at the hospital!
Landmark Publication Breaks New Ground in Pain Management Education
The eagerly awaited first edition of The Pain Procedure Handbook: A Milestones Approach (2023) has been officially released. The book was edited by three distinguished Pain Management faculty members…
UPMC Williamsport Anesthesiology Joins Department
Anesthesia Associates of Williamsport joined University of Pittsburgh Physicians effective January 1, 2024.
Pittsburgh CRNA Symposium to Deliver High Quality Continuing Education for Nurse Anesthetists
Operating since 1974, the symposium is the oldest continually running CRNA conference in the tri-state area, offering high quality continuing education lectures for CRNAs, SRNAs, registered nurses, and anesthesia techs.
January 2024 Publications
Eighteen publications authored or co-authored by members of our team were published over the past month.
CBT Study Featured in Pain Medicine News
“MRI Confirms CBT Brain Changes, Efficacy in Fibromyalgia” published in Pain Medicine News features a study by Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, et al. recently published in Arthritis and Rheumatology.
Annalisa Baratta Earns PhD
Annalisa M. Baratta, PhD, successfully defended her doctoral dissertation entitled “Neuroimmune Gene Expression in Alcohol Use Disorder” on December 11, 2023.
Dr. Harikesh Subramanian Achieves Milestone with Master's in Biomedical Informatics
Dr. Subramanian’s degree work had a profound focus on cutting-edge topics, including advanced data structures, computer programming, machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, gene sequencing principles, and electronic health record maintenance.