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2018 Educational Seed Grants Awarded
Two curriculum development grant applications were accepted for funding for our second UPMC Anesthesiology Educational Grant 2018 funding cycle.
“The Impact of a Mindfulness App on Anesthesia Resident Wellbeing.” PIs: Phillip Carullo, MD and Phillip Adams,…
Department Participation in the 2018 ASRA Pain Medicine Meeting
Our following department members (names bolded) will participate in the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) 17th Annual Pain Medicine Meeting on November 15-17, 2018 in San Antonio, TX:
Hariharan Shankar, MBBS and Andrew Hall, MD:…
Image from Dr. Mihaela Visoiu Featured on Journal Cover
The cover of the October 2018 issue of Pediatric Anesthesia was based on a publication co-authored by Mihaela Visoiu, MD, et al. published in the same issue. Dr. Visoiu was also directly credited for the photo.
Kurtz W, Scholz S, Visoiu M. …
Poster by Dr. Phil Adams Wins 2018 Med Ed Day Award
Congratulations to Phillip Adams, DO, whose poster “Faculty Demonstrate Higher Well-being than Residents: Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Programs Results of the 2017-2018 ACGME Well-being Survey” won the Best Overall Poster Award at the University of Pittsburgh School of…
Pain Fellowship Match Results for Academic Year 2019-2020
After a highly competitive recruitment season, we are proud to announce our incoming pain medicine fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year!
Research from Xu/Tang Labs Subject of JGP Feature News Article
The Journal of General Physiology research news article “Propofol’s paradox, explained” spotlights a publication on work from the labs of Yan Xu, PhD, and Pei Tang, PhD.
Patricia Kitt Receives Star Award
Congratulations to Patricia K. Kitt, one of our CRNAs at UPMC Shadyside, who was selected to receive UPMC Physician Services Division’s “You are a Star” Award for the 1st quarter of fiscal year 2019 (July 1 through September 30, 2018). The Star award recognizes staff members for…
Department to Show Strong Presence at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2018
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), an educational, research, and scientific association of physicians organized to raise and maintain medical practice standards of anesthesiology and improve patient care, is one of the largest and most influential professional societies in the…
Dr. Scott Brancolini Joins UPSoM Academy of Master Educators
Congratulations to Scott A. Brancolini, MD, MPH, who was recently appointed to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSoM) Academy of Master Educators (AME) based upon his sustained record of excellence and achievements in medical education. The AME recognizes…
Research from Tang and Xu Labs Published in High-Impact Journal Nature Communications
"Structural basis of neurosteroid anesthetic action on GABA(A) receptors" was published in the renowned open-access journal Nature Communications.
Department Hosts 2018 FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine was one of 36 sites nationwide selected to host 2018 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows (MSARF). FAER created the MSARF program to encourage talented…
Resident Alumni Pass 2018 NBE Basic TEE Exam
Congratulations to our resident alumni Drs. Kelsey Bauer, Ian Brotman, Kathleen Coy, Andrew Hulme, Kaarin Michaelson, David Nelson, Eugene Raggi, Daniel Springer, Sara Straesser, Michael Thompson, Lieu Tran, and Nicole Verdecchia, who all passed the July 2018 National Board of…
Anesthesia Team Serves on Medical Mission Trip in Guatemala
Operation Walk Pittsburgh is a volunteer organization serving the mission of providing life-changing education, service, and surgery completely free of cost to patients in Pittsburgh and around the world. The group has organized many mission trips across Central America to…
In Memoriam: Jean Long, Former CRNA
Jean worked for over 17 years in our department.
Department Presenters at 2018 Med Ed Day
Several members of our department participated in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine (UPSOM) Academy of Master Educators (AME) 3rd annual Med Ed Day on September 21, 2018. The event celebrates…