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Dr. Grace Lim to Receive Funding to Study Postpartum Pain and Depression

Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS, whose research proposal “Quantifying Genetic Variation in Postpartum Women for Pain and Depression” will be funded by the Institute for Precision Medicine.

Dr. Grace Lim Invited to Serve on SOAP/SMFM Task Force

Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MSc, who has been invited to join the SOAP (Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology)/SMFM Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine) Task Force on Peridelivery Pain Management in Women with Opioid Use Disorders. The group’s goal will be to develop…

2019 Anesthesiology Match Results

With great pleasure, we announce the results of the 2019 Anesthesiology match for our department.  It was an extremely strong year, with 12 of our top 25 candidates choosing to match with us. Thanks to Dr. Patrick Forte, Chair of the Selection Committee, Dr. Tetsuro Sakai, Associate Program…

St. Margaret Anesthesia Team Wins Safety Award

Congratulations to our UPMC St. Margaret (STM) anesthesia team, led by chief anesthesiologist Jay Roskoph, MD, MBA, who won the 2019 STM Patient Safety Award for their success in decreasing the length of time patients getting knee replacement surgery (total knee arthroplasty – TKA)…

Dr. Dave Metro Appointed Chair of School of Medicine AFPA Committee

Congratulations to David G. Metro, MS, FASA, who has been appointed Chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Affiliated Faculty Promotions and Appointments (AFPA) Committee for the upcoming year, effective March 1, 2019. The AFPA Committee rigorously applies the…

Dr. Paul Phrampus Receives John P. Pryor, MD Street Medicine Society Award

Congratulations to Paul Phrampus, MD who was awarded the John P. Pryor, MD Street Medicine Society Award by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)® at the EMS Today conference on February 20, 2019. “The John P. Pryor, MD, Street Medicine Society Award is presented each year…

Drs. Jacques Chelly, Brad Taylor, et al. Awarded Pilot Funding to Study Ketamine

Congratulations to Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA; Bradley K. Taylor, PhD; Michael Gold, PhD (Dept. of Neurobiology); Sarah Ross, PhD (Dept. of Neurobiology); and Marianne Seney, PhD (Dept. of Psychiatry), who have been awarded $100,000 from the…

Dr. Mark Hudson to Present at AACD Leadership Summit

Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA is one of the presenting faculty members at the 2019 Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD) Perioperative Leadership Summit taking place March 8-10, 2019 in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Hudson will present on the topic “Improving Surgical Services…

Pain App Developed by Dr. Ajay Wasan et al. Competes in “Stat Madness”

Chosen as one of the top 64 scientific innovations of 2018, a mobile app developed by Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc and Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS (Department of Medicine) with others at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University is competing in STAT Madness.

Their…

Investigators Receive Seed Grant Funding

Congratulations to Drs. Ben Alter and Jim Ibinson, who received department seed grant funding for the period of March 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020 for their projects:

Physician and CRNA Achievements Celebrated at 2019 Honors Convocation

The University of Pittsburgh paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of its faculty and students during their 43rd annual Honors Convocation on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Music Hall in Oakland.

​Congratulations to the following CRNAs…

Department Members Participating at Spring 2019 ASRA Meeting

Our following department members (names bolded) will present at the 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting taking place April 11-13 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas Nevada.

Richard Morton Honored for Service as Nurse Anesthetist Symposium Director

Congratulations to Rich Morton, CRNA from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (MWH), who was honored at the 45th Annual Pittsburgh Symposium for Nurse Anesthetists on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at MWH. Rich was presented with a plaque to commemorate his many years of service as program…

Dr. Wasan Gives Expert Opinion Regarding Study on Prescription Opioids and Automobile Accidents

Dr. Tetsuro Sakai to Present at ILTS 2019

Congratulations to Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, who has been invited to present at the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) 25th International Congress on Liver Transplantation, May 16-18, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.