News
May 4, 2021
2021 CRNA Virtual Education Conference
The multidisciplinary educational event featured lectures from anesthesia techs and both student nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) and certified registered nurse anesthetists. The conference had a fantastic turnout with 158 attendees and received very positive reviews.
May 4, 2021
Dr. Ajay Wasan Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2021 “Top Doctors” List
Dr. Wasan was named in the specialty of pain medicine.
May 3, 2021
Drs. Kim Howard-Quijano and Marta Kelava Awarded Inaugural SCA MICoR Grant
Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, and Marta Kelava, MD, were awarded the inaugural Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Multi-Institutional Collaborative Clinical/Translational Research Grant for their project "The Effect of Continuous Low Tidal Volume Ventilation and Hyperoxia Avoidance…
April 29, 2021
Fei Zhang Awarded NIH Grant to Develop Intraoperative Anesthesia Monitoring Tool
Fei is being awarded K08 grant funding from the National Institutes of Health for his project, “Synthesizing Intraoperative Multivariate Time Series with Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks.”
April 28, 2021
Dr. David Wilks
Dr. Wilks played a critical role in shaping our educational programs.
April 23, 2021
Faculty and ACTA Fellows Presenting at SCA 2021 Annual Meeting
Our cardiothoracic anesthesiology faculty and fellows will present work virtually at the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 43rd Annual Meeting and Workshops on April 24-27, 2021.
April 23, 2021
One Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship Position Available for Academic Year 2021-2022
We have one remaining open spot in our Regional Anesthesiology Fellowship Program for the 2021-2022 academic year!
We are accepting applications from anesthesiology residents trained in an ACGME-accredited program. For details concerning the program and to submit an on-line application,…
April 16, 2021
2021-2022 Chief Residents
Congratulations to our 2021-2022 chief residents Mike Desciak, MD; Amanda Deis, MD; and Simer Bains, MD.
April 14, 2021
Anesthesiology News Interviews Dr. Steven Orebaugh
The article "Safety of Peripheral Nerve Blockade Improved with Ultrasound" in the April 2021 issue of Anesthesiology News features an interview with Steven L. Orebaugh, MD, and Anahi Perlas, MD.
April 12, 2021
Danielle Meholic Appointed CRNA Clinical Director for UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
Danielle has accepted the role effective April 25, 2021.
April 12, 2021
SOAP 2021 Meeting Presentations
Our faculty, residents, and fellows will participate in the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology 2021 53rd Annual Meeting, a virtual event, May 13-16, 2021.
April 1, 2021
Alexander Stavros Wins Willenkin Award for Best Medical Student in Anesthesiology
The award is given annually to the best University of Pittsburgh medical student in the field of anesthesiology.
March 30, 2021
Annmarie Lyons to be Recognized by Wesley Family Services for Philanthropic Work
Annmarie will be recognized at Wesley Family Services' 2021 Golf Invitational at Fox Chapel Golf Club on May 24, 2021.
March 26, 2021
Work by Tang and Xu Labs Wins 2021 AUA Best of Meeting Award
They were recognized for their abstract “Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel Glycinergic Analgesic for Treatment of Chronic Pain in Rodents.”
March 26, 2021