News
September 8, 2021
Department Members Participate in UPMC APP Academy
The multi-specialty course was designed for currently practicing APPs looking to enhance leadership, clinical, and procedural skills.
August 31, 2021
Dr. Sean Farris Named Review Editor for Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience and Frontiers in Genetics and Neurogenomics
Sean P. Farris, PhD, was recently named a review editor for the journals Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, which publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research aiming to identify key molecules underlying the structure, design, and function of the brain across all levels, and Frontiers in Genetics…
August 27, 2021
Dr. Trent Emerick Chosen for UPMC Physician Excellence Award
Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, was recognized for his exceptional contributions to clinical work and patient care at UPMC.
August 27, 2021
Dr. Jacques Chelly to Receive Funding to Establish Heron Therapeutics Center of Excellence
Principal Investigator Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, will receive funding to establish a Center of Excellence with Heron Therapeutics. This multidisciplinary center will be dedicated to education and research related to perioperative pain management with a special focus on non-opioid approaches…
August 27, 2021
Dr. Andrea Ibarra to Receive BMSF Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program Award
Andrea J. Ibarra, MD, MS, was selected to join the inaugural cohort of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program with a two-year award in recognition of her outstanding professional achievements and promise as a community-oriented clinical…
August 24, 2021
Dr. Brian Gierl Receives Surgicorps Tony Demos Award
Congratulations to Brian Gierl, MD, who received the Tony Demos Award from Surgicorps International, an organization that provides free surgical and medical care to people in need in developing countries and coordinates international mission tips with volunteers from our department. The award is…
August 24, 2021
Department Launches Novel Resident Innovation Track For Clinician-Inventors
We recently launched the new Pittsburgh Innovation and Technology (PIT) Track to connect residents with innovation support and graduate-level credentials without extending training for the incoming 2022 residency cohort. The PIT Track combines executive-style, multidisciplinary, team-based…
August 9, 2021
PLoS ONE Article by Dr. Ben Alter, et al. Featured in the Press
“Hierarchical Clustering by Patient-Reported Pain Distribution Alone Identifies Distinct Chronic Pain Subgroups Differing by Pain Intensity, Quality, and Clinical Outcomes” was recently published in PLoS One and featured in several news publications.
August 4, 2021
Dr. Ted Sakai Assumes SATA Presidency on August 1, 2021
Ted Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, assumed the position of President of the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesiologists on August 1, 2021.
August 4, 2021
Dr. Gregg Homanics Named Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience - Methods and Model Organisms Specialty Chief Editor
Congratulations to Gregg E. Homanics, PhD, who was recently named a Specialty Chief Editor for the section Methods and Model Organisms for the journal Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience.
August 4, 2021
Dr. Trent Emerick to Present as Part of Live ASRA Webinar
On August 10, 2021, Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, will present the lecture “Pharmacology of Buprenorphine” from 7-8pm as part of ASRA’s live webinar “Hot Topics Club: Incorporating the Multi-Society Buprenorphine Guidelines Into Your Practice.”
August 2, 2021
New E-magazine Nexus Launched
Today we launched Nexus, an e-magazine showcasing the latest news, contributions, accomplishments, and events from our department.
July 26, 2021
Research from Xu and Tang Labs Published in High-Impact Journal PNAS
A paper from the labs of Yan Xu, PhD, and Pei Tang, PhD, in partnership with collaborators at Temple University, University of Pennsylvania, and Shanghai Jiaotong University, was published this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
July 22, 2021
Dr. Shiv Goel Awarded Shadyside Foundation Grant
Shiv K. Goel, MD, who was awarded a $79,825 grant from the Shadyside foundation for his study entitled “Music Therapy for the Treatment of Perioperative Anxiety and Pain.”
July 22, 2021