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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…
Dr. Benedict Alter Awarded AAPM Grant
Dr. Alter was awarded an American Academy of Pain Medicine Inaugural Early Investigator Research Grant for his research project “Brain Biomarker of Endogenous Analgesia in Patients with Chronic Knee Pain.”
Local Restaurant Donates Meals to AIPPS Teams
Thank you so much to Fogo de Chão in Pittsburgh who dropped off lunches for clinical teams at our Acute Interventional Perioperative Pain & Regional Anesthesiology sites.
Dr. Brad Taylor Among Pain Research Challenge Awardees
The project “AtTACC Pain” was one of three projects to receive $50,000 in the 2020 Pain Research Challenge.
Danielle Meholic Earns DNAP
Danielle was conferred the degree of Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice from LaRoche College.
New Video Spotlights Pain Medicine Fellowship Program
Our Pain Medicine Fellowship has made a new video giving applicants a “virtual interview” and a glimpse into the program, its training locations, and living in the city of Pittsburgh.
Sarah Robison Refuses to Let COVID-19 Stop Her from Completing Marathon
Earlier this year, Sarah Robison, one of our CRNAs working at UPMC Presbyterian, resumed training after a previous injury to reach the ambitious goal of running her first full marathon in Pittsburgh. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and the 2020 Pittsburgh marathon was canceled, Sarah refused…