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Dr. Evan Lebovitz Receives ASA Practice Management Emerging Leaders Scholarship
This scholarship was established to recognize outstanding 2nd-4th year anesthesiology residents who demonstrate aptitude and portray interest in leadership and practice management.
Department ACES Winners Honored at Recognition Dinner
2018 ACES Kim Wysocki and Dr. Cynthia WellsCongratulations to Christine King (CRNA, UPMC East), Kim Wysocki (CRNA, UPMC Presbyterian), and Cynthia M. Wells, MD, who were recognized at the ACES Recognition Dinner on November 3, 2018 at the David L. Lawrence Convention…
News Story Features Virtual Reality Work at WISER
A news story on WISER’s virtual reality work featuring Dr. William McIvor aired on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10PM on WPGH, Fox 53. The story will also air at the following times/dates/channels:
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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:…
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!
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…
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. …
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…
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.
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…
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…