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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…
2019 Anesthesiology Match Results
It was an extremely strong year, with 12 of our top 25 candidates choosing to match with us.
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…
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…
Drs. Jacques Chelly, Brad Taylor, et al. Awarded Pilot Funding to Study Ketamine
Drs. Jacques Chelly and Brad TaylorCongratulations 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…
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…
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…
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…
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:
Ben Alter, MD, PhD (T32 Scholar): “Neural and Physiological Correlates of…
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…
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.
Utchariya Anantamongkol, MD; Anna Uskova, MD: A Retrospective Study on the Comparison…
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. 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.
ILTS-TTS Joint Symposium: Living…
UPMC Presbyterian CRNAs Hold Ninth Annual “Souper Bowl”
L to R: Sharon Weaver, Maxine Vey, Leanna Madich, Emma Lowry, and Ashley PannamanOn February 7, for the ninth consecutive year, CRNA volunteers from UPMC Presbyterian coordinated their annual “Souper Bowl” by preparing and serving food to the guests at the Neville Family House,…