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Drs. Grace Lim and Ajay Wasan Win Pain Research Challenge Awards
Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, who recently won awards for their research projects:
Big Data Analytics for Treatment Decision-Making (PI: Ajay Wasan) Ketamine to Reduce the Burden of Postpartum Pain (PI: Grace Lim)Each project will receive an…
Dr. Andrew Herlich to Receive AAOMS Award
Congratulations to Andrew Herlich, DMD, MD, FAAP, FASA, who has been selected by the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) to receive their Board of Trustee’s Special Citation Award for his service to the AAOMS. The award will be officially presented at the…
Susan B. Niemi, former UPMC Shadyside CRNA Director, Passes Away
Susan is a former Chief Nurse Anesthetist at UPMC Shadyside.
Department Members Participate in SCA Meeting
Congratulations to our following residents and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellows who presented their work at the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) 40th Annual Meeting and Workshops, April 28-May 2, 2018, Phoenix, AZ:
Andrea Ibarra, MD
Poster number SCA76…
Nine Department Anesthesiologists Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2018 “Best Doctors” List
Congratulations to Cheryl D. Bernstein, MD; Franklyn P. Cladis, MD; Peter J. Davis, MD; Andrew Herlich, DMD, MD, FAAP, FASA; Steven L. Orebaugh, MD; Jerome Parness, MD, PhD; Doreen E. Soliman, MD; Erin Sullivan, MD; and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, who were all named in …
Dr. Ryan Ball Receives FASE Designation
Congratulations to Ryan Ball, MD, who was appointed a Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography (FASE). The FASE designation is a peer-review process that recognizes dedicated American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) members with an extraordinary commitment to the field of…
Dr. Mark Hudson Appointed UPMC Richard J. Kuwik Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology
Congratulations to Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA, who has been appointed as the UPMC Richard J. Kuwik Endowed Professor of Anesthesiology by Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh Patrick Gallagher, effective May 1, 2018.
Appointment to a named professorship is one of the highest…
Dr. Grace Lim Recognized as Outstanding Mentor for Scholarly Research Project
Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS, for being recognized as an outstanding mentor in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine’s Scholarly Research Project program. The program is a longitudinal experience for Pitt medical students to engage in a research project throughout the…
Jerry Zambanini, CRNA at McKeesport for 45 Years, Passes Away
We lost a dear member of our department this past week. Gerald T. Zambanini died on March 30, 2018. Jerry worked his entire 45-year career at UPMC McKeesport and was the last working CRNA at McKeesport to “drop ether.” He also was the first male CRNA to graduate from the McKeesport…
Department Members to Participate in 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine
The following faculty, residents, and fellows will participate in the upcoming 2018 World Congress on Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, hosted by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA), April 19- 21, 2018 in New York, NY.
Jessica M. Albasha…
2018-2019 Chief Residents
Our residency program’s Recruitment and Selection Committee (chaired by Patrick J. Forte, MD) announced that Drs. Phil Carullo, Chelsey Woodrum, and Steven Bartels will serve as our Chief Residents for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Philip Carullo, MD - Chief Resident
Phil…
Department Members to Participate in Annual SPA Meeting
The following faculty and residents will participate in the upcoming 2018 meeting of the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) and the American Academy of Pediatrics, March 23-25, 2018, Phoenix, AZ.
Phillip S. Adams, DO
Poster presentation: Adams PS, Lee VK, Meyers B, Dennis L,…
Department Members Participating in AUA/IARS, SATA, and SCA Meetings
Many of our faculty, residents, and fellows will participate in several upcoming interconnected meetings.
Department Members to Participate in Annual SOAP Meeting
The following faculty and residents will participate in the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) 50th Annual Meeting, May 9-13, 2018, Miami, Florida:
Daniel Springer, MD
Poster presentation, Abstract No 426: Springer D, Dudas L, Tobey ABJ, Jackson L, Emery SP,…
Article by Dr. Grace Lim et al. Featured as Visual Abstract
The article “Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Intraoperative Cell Salvage for Obstetric Hemorrhage” (Lim G, Melnyk V, Facco FL, Waters JH, Smith KJ. Anesthesiology. 2018 Feb;128(2):…