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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…
Dr. Ted Sakai Invited to University of Kansas as Part of Visiting Professor Series
Congratulations to Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, who is invited to the University of Kansas Department of Anesthesiology as part of their Visiting Professor Series. He will present the grand rounds lecture “Facilitation of Resident Scholarly Activity: A 12-Year Experience at UPMC” on…
Residents Forming Team to “Run for the Warriors”
The UPMC anesthesiology residents, led by PGY-1 residents Elizabeth Pickle, MD and Samuel Atherton, MD, are organizing a team, “UPMC Pavement Pushers,” to run at the 9th Annual American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)-sponsored “Run for The Warriors” on Sunday,…
CRNAs Receive Star Awards
Several of our CRNAs were selected to receive UPMC Physician Services Division “Star” awards in recognition of their excellence!
Congratulations to Joseph Ferriero and Hannah Kuhn (both from UPMC Presbyterian) who were selected to receive UPMC’s quarterly “You Are a Star…
Dr. Cynthia Wells to Receive UPMC ACES Award
Congratulations to Cynthia M. Wells, MD, who was selected as a 2018 winner of UPMC’s Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service (ACES). ACES honors staff who exemplify UPMC’s five core values — Quality & Safety, Dignity & Respect, Caring & Listening,…
Dr. Grace Lim Joins F1000 Prime
Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS, who was invited to join the Obstetrical Anesthesiology Section in the Anesthesiology & Pain Management Faculty for F1000Prime as a contributing member. The F1000Prime Faculty comprises peer-nominated, internationally-renowned…
Dr. William McIvor Interviewed for NPR Story
The Pittsburgh NPR story “Don’t Panic: Pitt Hopes Virtual Reality Can Help People Train for An Overdose Emergency” covered the “Opioid Rescue”…
Department Members to Participate at IASP 2018
The following members of our department will present at the 17th International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress on Pain in Boston, MA from September 12-16, 2018 (presenter names bolded):
Onset Hyperalgesia Suggests Bi-directional Modulation of…
Dr. Peter Safar Honored as “Pitt Physician-Researcher Who Changed the World”
Our founding chair Dr. Peter Safar was honored as one of only five University of Pittsburgh faculty members featured in an interactive display on the 5th floor of Scaife Hall, the home of Pitt’s School of Medicine.
The new installation, one of many exciting…
Dr. Aman Mahajan Appointed New Department Chair Effective August 1, 2018; Department Renamed
We are very excited to announce that Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA has been appointed as our new department Chair and Director of Perioperative Services, University of Pittsburgh Physicians/UPMC. Dr. Mahajan, who will also hold the endowed Peter and Eva Safar Professorship, will…
Dr. Phil Carullo Recognized in ASA Monday Morning Outreach
Congratulations to Philip Carullo, MD, who was recognized in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Monday Morning Outreach for his community work and for his recent achievement of being named a PAMED “Top Physician Under 40.”
Shadyside Foundation Awards Grant to Dr. Jacques Chelly
Congratulations to principal investigator Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA and co-investigator David L. Bartlett, MD (Department of Surgery), who were recently notified that their grant “A Pilot Study Investigating the Post-Operative Analgesic Effect of NSS-2 BRIDGE…