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Dr. Ezeldeen Abuelkasem Earns NBE Certification of Basic Perioperative TEE
This certification distinguishes Dr. Abuelkasem as a physician who has completed training programs or has significant practice experience in the perioperative care of surgical patients with cardiovascular disease and in basic perioperative TEE and has additionally passed the NBE Basic Perioperative…
Shadyside Hospital Foundation Awards Grant to Dr. Jacques Chelly
He will investigate the role of “Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety" in a collaborative initiative between members of the Departments of Urology and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.
Tyler Nelson Awarded F31 NIH Fellowship Award
Tyler's award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health will fund his project “Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons in the Dorsal Horn and Neuropathic Pain.”
Dr. Grace Lim Elected SOAP Director from Academic Practice
Her three-year term began on July 2, 2020. As a director, Dr. Lim will attend SOAP Board of Directors meetings and run several high-level projects each as a member of various Board Committees.
Dr. Michael Boisen Receives FASE Designation
The Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography designation is a peer-review process that recognizes dedicated American Society of Echocardiography members with an extraordinary commitment to the field of cardiovascular ultrasonography, designating those with proven professional…
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship 2021 Match Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2021 San Francisco Match for our Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship program!
Dr. Siamak Salavatian to Receive UPMC Competitive Medical Research Fund Award
In his project, Dr. Salavatian will investigate the neuronal interactions in the cardiac nervous system in the setting of cardiac disease and evaluate the efficacy of neuromodulation therapy in mitigating the adverse effect of cardiac pathology.
Pain Medicine Celebrates Tina Blem’s Retirement
Tina worked as a nurse for 48 years, 22 of them with our Pain Medicine Division at Mercy.
2020 Educational Seed Grants Awarded
Grants were awarded to Steve McHugh, MD, and Daniel Huettner, MD.
Dr. Keith Vogt Nominated for NIH Pain Consortium Award
Dr. Vogt was invited to present his nominated poster, “During Acute Intermittent Pain, Midazolam and Ketamine Distinctly Alter Functional Connectivity Between Memory, Pain, and Fear Response Centers in the Human Brain” at the symposium.
Brett Fadgen Spotlighted in Duquesne University School of Nursing Magazine
Brett M. Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA was spotlighted in the Alumni Profile section of Duquesne University School of Nursing Magazine (Vol. 5, 2020), pp. 18-19.
Susan Kelly Appointed Children’s CRNA Clinical Director
Sue has accepted the role effective June 7, 2020.
Team including Bill Pileggi and Amanda Beckstead Win VA Award
The team was recognized for developing of a safety initiative for patients receiving and staff administering anesthesia to prevent the avoidable risk of emergence delirium.
Obstetric Anesthesiology Lecture and Videos Available Online
A special lecture from our department’s Obstetric (OB) Anesthesiology Quality Assurance Conference on May 26, 2020 has been posted online:
Mitigating Risk and Improving Outcomes: Communication Strategies and Trauma-Informed Care of the Obstetric Patient Elizabeth M. Hovis, MD…
