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UPMC Mercy Anesthesiology Staff Members Unite to Fundraise for Food Bank
Physicians, nurse anesthetists, and anesthesia technologists from UPMC Mercy's Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine raised $3,775 for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
Dr. Dan Sullivan to Step Down from Passavant Chief Role July 1 to Focus on Safety and Quality
Dr. Sullivan has served impressively as a member of our faculty for over 20 years and will focus on his other roles as our department’s Patient Safety Officer and Quality Director at UPMC Passavant.
Dr. Jim Ibinson Appointed VAPHS Chief Anesthesiologist
Dr. Ibinson has served as interim chief at the site since June of 2019.
Allison Lewis Appointed Vice Chair of Passavant APP Council
Congratulations to Allison Lewis, MBA, MSN, CRNA, Clinical Director of UPMC Passavant, who was appointed by the Passavant Medical Executive Committee as Vice Chair of the Passavant Advanced Practice Provider Council.
Science Translational Medicine Article Attracts News Media Attention
The article “Morphine acts on spinal dynorphin neurons to cause itch through disinhibition” by Eileen Nguyen (MD/PhD candidate in the University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon Medical Scientist Training Program) and…
National CRNA Week 2021
Our CRNAs continued their annual traditions of celebration, appreciation, and community service during National CRNA Week, January 24-30, 2021.
Research Team Presents Four Abstracts and Wins Best of Meeting Award at PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2021
Our Practice Management Research Team presented four abstracts at the meeting, one of which was a top award winner.
Drs. Ted Sakai and Kathirvel Subramaniam to Join Editorial Boards
Drs. Sakai and Subramaniam were invited to serve as Associate Editors of Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. Additionally, Dr. Subramaniam will join the editorial board of Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.
UPMC Shadyside Celebrates Retirement of Corinne Waldron
Corinne retired on January 15, 2021, after 36 years of CRNA practice, 20 of which were at UPMC Shadyside.
Dr. Jacques Chelly Nominated for ASRA Distinguished Service Award
Nominees for this award are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the science, teaching, or practice of regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine.
Resident & Fellow Alumni Pass NBE TEE Exams
Drs. Jonah Abraham, Phil Carullo, Maciej Z. Klosowski, Sean McDermott, and Kevin Pardo passed the basic transesophageal echocardiography exam conducted by the National Board of Echocardiography.
Allison Lewis and Bill Pileggi Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine
They were honored for excellence in nursing in 2020 in the advanced practitioner category. Allison was featured as an Excellence in Nursing honoree and Bill received an honorable mention.
Kate Hladio, Retired UPMC Shadyside CRNA, Passes Away
Kate worked most recently on the Shadyside Ambulatory Surgery Center before her retirement in 2015.
Bob Andra and Dr. Dan Sabo to Receive Awards at 2020 Nurse Anesthesia Graduation
Robert Andra, MHS, CRNA, will receive the Mary DePaolis Lutzo Anesthetist of the Year Award and Daniel Sabo, MD, will receive the Stephen Finestone Anesthesiologist of the Year Award.