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2022 Anesthesiology Residency Match Results

We matched 20 top students (16 categorical, two advanced, one Panther Research Scholar, and one combined anesthesiology/pediatrics) from over 1,700 candidates who applied to our program. Our 2022 match class has an average USMLE Step 1 score of 250 and includes many members of the Alpha Omega Alpha…

Dr. William Simmons to Present C.F. Reynolds Medical History Society Annual Ravitch Lecture

William Simmons, MD, will present the C.F. Reynolds Medical History Society Annual Ravitch Lecture on his "Journey to Medicine" on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 6pm.

SEA Spring 2022 Meeting to be Held in Pittsburgh

The 2022 Spring Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) meeting, which has the theme “Innovation: A Renaissance of Training, Practice, and Mindset in Anesthesiology," will be held in Pittsburgh on April 8-10. Meeting registration is now open. Please visit the …

Steven L. Orebaugh, MD

New Fiction Book by Dr. Steven Orebaugh Published

"The Stairs on Billy Buck Hill" was recently published. The book is Dr. Orebaugh’s second published work of fiction after his debut book, "A Night in the Life," was released in 2016.

Drs. Sean Farris and Gregg Homanics to Receive NIAAA Funding to Study Role of Long Non-Coding RNAs in Alcohol Use Disorder

Congratulations to principal investigators Sean P. Farris, PhD, and Gregg E. Homanics, PhD, who will receive U01 funding from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for the project “Epigenetic Regulation of Neuroimmune Pathways.”

Department Participation at Spring 2022 ASRA Meeting

We will present 19 abstracts at ASRA’s 47th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting on March 31-April 2, 2022, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jacques Chelly

Dr. Jacques Chelly to Study Use of nCAP NeuroCuple for Pain Management after Hip Replacement Surgery

The University of Pittsburgh and the Utah corporation nCAP Medical, a company involved in the development of pain relief patches, signed a contract to conduct “A Pilot Study Investigating the nCAP NeuroCuple in Subjects Undergoing Primary Hip Replacement Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Open…
Siamak Salavatian, PhD

Dr. Siamak Salavatian to Present at Neuromodulation and Experimental Biology Meetings

Siamak Salavatian, PhD, will present the poster “Spinal Cord Stimulation Mitigates the Myocardial Ischemia Induced Sympathoexcitation by Suppressing the Spinal Neural Synchrony and Intermediolateral Nucleus Hyperactivity” at the Experimental Biology annual meeting in Philadelphia, PA on April…

2022-2023 Chief Residents

We are proud to announce our 2022-2023 chief residents!

Drs. Trent Emerick and Stephen McHugh Promoted to Associate Professor

Congratulations to Drs. Trent Emerick and Stephen McHugh, who recently attained faculty rank promotions. These physicians have been proving themselves as strong academic leaders and are playing important roles in advancing our academic excellence.

Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, FASA,…

AY23 Educational Seed Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

We are now accepting Educational Seed Grant applications for the academic year (AY) 2022-2023, for funding commencing on July 1, 2022.

Up to $8,000 per project Submission deadline: May 31, 2022 Please direct submission and questions to Dr. Tetsuro Sakai & Barb Chismar…

Sonja Plasil Receives NIH F31 Fellowship Award

Sonja received an F31 predoctoral fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for her project “LncRNA Gas5 Dysregulation Alters Ethanol Drinking Behavior and Ethanol-Related Phenotypes.”

Presentations and Participation at IARS/AUA/SOCCA/SATA 2022

The annual meetings of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS), Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA), and Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) and the Symposium of the Society for the Advancement of Transplant Anesthesia (SATA) have been aligned for 2022…

Dr. Charles Lin Accepted into Pitt Ventures First Gear Program

Charles Lin, MD, was accepted into the Pitt Ventures First Gear Program for his device concept, the Ignite Safe Electrocautery Pen to reduce operating room fires.