This year marks the fourth consecutive recognition for Dr. Emerick; Dr. Wasan has consistently earned distinction through national top or best doctor recognition programs since 2006.
Our faculty and trainees will present work at PainConnect 2025, presented by the American Academy of Pain Medicine, which will be held April 2-6, 2025, in Austin, Texas.
The ELEVATE Summit, co-chaired by Grace Lim, MD, MSc, and held January 25-26, 2025, at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, convened leading experts, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates to address critical issues in women’s pain management and anesthesia care.
Congratulations to Sara Straesser, MD, who has been appointed Chief Anesthesiologist at UPMC Altoona (with oversight at UPMC Bedford) effective April 1, 2025.
Anesthesia Tech Week begins with Anesthesia Tech Day on Monday, March 31, 2025, and continues through Friday, April 4, 2025. Anesthesia technicians are integral members of the anesthesia care team, and we are proud to recognize their vital contributions to patient care and safety.
Stephen A. Esper, MD, MBA, recently spoke with WNEP 16 ABC News to spotlight groundbreaking initiatives by our Center for Perioperative Care, aimed at optimizing patient health before surgery and empowering them to thrive postoperatively.
On Saturday, March 22, over 100 attendees gathered at UPMC Shadyside’s Herberman Auditorium for this engaging and educational event designed to support registered nurses interested in advancing their careers towards the field of nurse anesthesia.
Our faculty and trainees will present posters, workshops, and lectures at the 2025 pediatric anesthesiology meetings (SPPM, CCAS, and SPA-AAP) in Orlando, FL, taking place from March 27 - March 30, 2025.
We are delighted to recognize and congratulate Drs. Qiang Chen, Fatima Zahir, Ryan Ball, Joshua Knight, Siamak Salavatian, and Ryan Romeo, who recently achieved faculty rank promotions.
We matched 23 top students (18 categorical, three advanced, one Panther Research Scholar, and one combined anesthesiology/pediatrics resident) from the 1,417 candidates who applied to our program.
Our department was well represented at the 2025 combined annual meetings of the International Anesthesia Research Society, the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists. and the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia on March 20–24 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
This recognition honors Dr. Wasan’s outstanding service and leadership, particularly his impactful contributions as Chair of the AAPM’s Behavioral Medicine Committee. His dedication to advancing the field of pain medicine has left a lasting mark on the organization and the broader pain medicine…
Dr. Emerick’s will be officially recognized for the awards at PainConnect 2025, celebrating his outstanding contributions to the field of pain medicine.
An A&A Practice article bridges the fields of anesthesiology and pediatric chronic pain management by demonstrating how an anesthetic agent traditionally used for sedation and induction can be repurposed for analgesia in complex pain syndromes.
