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Stanley Dale MacMurdo, MD
He began his career with our department in 1981 initially as a faculty member and staff anesthesiologist at UPMC Eye and Ear Hospital.
CRNAs Amanda Beckstead and Bill Pileggi Present in RHCE Virtual CME Conference
Their Zoom presentation “Emergence Delirium: Maintaining Veteran and Employee Safety” is part of the conference’s Anesthesia Track taking place June 28-29 from Landstuhl Army Medical Center, Germany.
Vanish Project Wins $35K in LifeX Accelerator Program
The Vanish Biodegradable Stimulator team led by Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, finished in second place and won $35,000 in services in the LifeX Labs/Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse-sponsored Life Sciences Accelerator business pitch competition.
Dr. Sarah Kroh Awarded UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Research Funding
Her research will improve patient support after traumatic birth.
Dr. Ray Planinsic Invited to Join International Liver Transplant Expert Working Group
Over 500 participants from around the world are expected to participate, including surgeons, anesthesiologists, intensivists, hepatologists, representatives of patient associations, statisticians, and ethicists.
Residents Earn Five Awards at PARRC 2021
Congratulations to our residents who won awards at the 15th Annual Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference (PARRC) on Saturday, May 22, 2021, which took place virtually and was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care.
Work by Dr. Keith Vogt Wins Clinical Research Award at 2021 IARS Meeting
Dr. Vogt received the award for his abstract “Whole-Brain Network Connectivity Changes with Midazolam Sedation During Task Performance and Periodic Pain: A Functional MRI Study in Healthy Young Adults.”
Biodegradable Stimulator and Chronic Pelvic Pain Teams Receive Pain Research Challenge Funding
Congratulations to our faculty members Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, and Grace Lim, MD, MS.
Dr. David Metro Serves as Marshal Again for Pitt Medical School Graduation
Congratulations to David G. Metro, MD, FASA, who was invited to serve again as Marshal for the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine graduation. The ceremony was held on Monday, May 24, 2021 at the Petersen Events Center. This was Dr. Metro’s third time serving as Marshal for the…
Paper by Collaborators Including Dr. Scott Brancolini Featured on RAPM Journal Cover
The paper “Radiation Safety and Knowledge: An International Survey of 708 Interventional Pain Physicians” was also the subject of an infographic featured in the issue.
Dr. Michael Best Honored with PAMED Everyday Hero Award and Featured on KDKA TV News
The PAMED Everyday Hero Award program honors member physicians who go above and beyond in providing patient care.
Thirteen Dept. Posters Presented at 2021 ASRA Meeting
We presented the following 13 posters at the 46th Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine (ASRA) Meeting on May 13-15, 2021. The meeting took place both virtually as well as in-person in Orlando, Florida. Each title below links to the corresponding e-poster on the ASRA website.…
Dr. Grace Lim Receives SOAP Teacher of the Year Award
The award recognizes outstanding practitioners of obstetric anesthesiology who have demonstrated superior teaching, primarily of anesthesiology residents and fellows and secondarily of obstetricians, nurses, midwives, and the lay public.
Dr. Trent Emerick Certified as Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma is a methodology that gives organizations tools to improve the capability of their business processes.