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Dr. Mark Hudson Selected as Member of AUA
Congratulations to Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA for the exceptional recognition of being selected as a member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA). AUA Membership reflects his peers’ and the institutions’ strong endorsement of his stature as a national leader who has…
Dr. Ted Sakai Appointed Vice Chair for Professional Development
Congratulations to Tetsuro (Ted) Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, who has been appointed to the executive leadership position of Vice Chair for Professional Development in our department and Chair of our Academic Promotions Committee.
Dr. Sakai earned his MD and his PhD from Kyoto…
Residents Raise Funds for ASA Lifebox Challenge
For the past few years, the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has partnered with LifeBox to raise funds to improve the delivery of anesthesia and surgical care around the world, especially in countries with poor…
Department Honors Retirees at Meeting
At our July 2019 department meeting, we honored the recent retirements of some of our physicians and CRNAs who collectively provided over 150 years of combined service:
Anesthesiologists
Scott Brinkmeyer, MD; 10 years, UPMC Mercy Lakshmi Digumarthi, MD; UPMC Horizon/Jameson Andrew…
Violinist Monique Mead Plays for Chronic Pain Self-Management Group
On July 18, 2019, Monique Mead performed a violin concert for patients in the chronic pain self-management groups at our UPMC Pain Medicine location in Centre Commons. Patients in the groups, led by Cheryl Bernstein, MD and Susan E. Jarquin, PhD, are living with a range of chronic pain…
Paige Tejera, Shadyside CRNA, Commissioned as Army Officer
Congratulations to LT1 Paige Tejera, MSN, CRNA, ANC, USAR, who was sworn into her officer duties in downtown Pittsburgh on July 16, 2019. First Lieutenant Tejera will serve as a CRNA in the Army Reserves and continues to work on her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the University…
2019 FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows Henry Paiste and Ezoza Rajabaliev
Our department was one of 40 sites nationwide selected to host 2019 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows (MSARF). FAER created the MSARF program to encourage talented medical students to consider careers in anesthesiology…
QI Project Poster by Resident Amanda Deis to be Presented at GME Symposium
Congratulations to our resident Amanda Deis, MD, whose team’s quality improvement (QI) project, “Contaminated Sharp Injury Among Anesthesia Residents,” was selected as a poster at the 2nd Annual GME (Graduate Medical Education) Quality and Safety Symposium on September 4, 2019 at the…
Residents Achieve 100% Pass Rate on June 2019 ABA Basic Exam
Congratulations to our following residents who passed the June 2019 American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) BASIC Examination. Every UPMC Anesthesiology resident who took the exam passed, a testament to the excellence of our residency training program!
Leath Abdullah, MD Daniel Huettner,…
Dr. Benedict Alter Wins IARS Mentored Research Award
Congratulations to our T32 postdoctoral scholar Ben Alter, MD, PhD, whose project “Mechanisms and Translational Application of Endogenous Analgesia” was selected to receive a 2019 IARS (International Anesthesia Research Society) Mentored Research Award (IMRA). IMRAs are intended to…
JCVA Highlights Two Department Publications by Dr. Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, et al.
The Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia (JCVA) recently highlighted two publications coauthored by Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc and colleagues from the Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University of Maryland, and New York University in their August 2019…
Dr. Keith Vogt Invited to Speak at FAER/eSAS Research Session
The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) recently announced a collaboration with Early-Stage Anesthesiology Scholars (eSAS) to provide a full day of research sessions at the American Association of Anesthesiologists meeting in Orlando, Florida on October 20, 2019.…
Dr. Monica Bolland Appointed Chief at UPMC Mercy
Congratulations to Monica A. Bolland, MD, who has been appointed Chief of Anesthesiology at UPMC Mercy, effective August 1, 2019.
After graduating on the Dean’s List with her bachelor’s degree from Smith College, Dr. Bolland earned her MD from the University of Pittsburgh…
Dr. Rita Patel Retires and is Appointed Professor Emeritus
L to R: Drs. Art Levine (Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences; John and Gertrude Petersen Dean, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine), Rita Patel, Marshall Webster (Senior Vice President, UPMC), and Steve Shapiro (Executive Vice President, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, and…
2019 Educational Seed Grant Awarded to Dr. Lindsay Hahn
Congratulations to Lindsay Hahn, MD, Med, whose curriculum development grant application “Teaching Medical Students Peripheral Nerve Block Using Ultrasound” was accepted for funding for our UPMC Anesthesiology Educational Grant 2019 funding cycle.