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Yvonne Brewster in SAC Newsletter
Our Research Administration and Finance manager Yvonne Brewster, who chairs the Staff Professional Development Award Review Committee and serves as an SAC member, was featured in several photos in the article.
Jennifer Letzelter Earns Pain Certification
Congratulations to Jennifer Letzelter, CRNP who recently completed her American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) pain management nursing certification.
Trainees Win Awards at Multi-Departmental Research Day
2017 department winners, L to R: Marsha Ritter Jones, MD, PhD; Marta Wells, BS; Phillip Adams, DOThe 15th annual Safar Symposium and fifth annual Multi-Departmental Trainees’ Research Day was held on May 22-23, 2017. This yearly event honors the late Dr. Peter Safar and his wife…
Dr. Keith Vogt Awarded FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
Congratulations to Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, who was awarded a FAER Mentored Research Training Grant for his project, “Human Memory Encoding Under Anesthesia: How Pain Affects Hippocampal and Amygdalar Contributions to Memory.”
Dr. Vogt’s research aims to determine the…
Article by Dr. Heather Hayanga Selected as A&A/OpenAnesthesia Article of the Month
Congratulations to Heather K. Hayanga, MD, MPH, et al., whose article “Anesthesiologists and Disaster Medicine: A Needs Assessment for Education and Training and Reported Willingness to Respond” (Anesthesia and Analgesia (A&A). 2017 May;124(5):1662-1669) was selected by the A&A…
Ten Department Anesthesiologists Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2017 “Best Doctors” List
Congratulations to Shushma Aggarwal, MD; Cheryl D. Bernstein, MD; Franklyn P. Cladis, MD; Peter J. Davis, MD; Andrew Herlich, DMD, MD; Steven L. Orebaugh, MD; Jerome Parness, MD, PhD; Doreen E. Soliman, MD; Erin Sullivan, MD; and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, who were…
NIH extends Dr. Homanics’ U01 award for Five More Years
The National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health extended support for the project “Role of Noncoding RNA in Alcohol Action” (PI: Gregg E. Homanics, PhD) until January 31, 2022.
Residents and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellows Present at SCA 2017
Congratulations to our residents and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellows who presented at the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) 39th Annual Meeting & Workshops in Orlando, FL April 22-26, 2017:
Complex Case Poster Presentations: Session 1, Sat…
2017-2018 Chief Residents Announced
Our Recruitment and Selection Committee recently announced the Chief Residents for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year:
Elizabeth Ungerman, MD, MS - Chief Resident: Elizabeth entered our program from Drexel University College of Medicine. She is a Pittsburgh native and earned her…
Dr. Bulent Kirimli
Dr. Kirimli was invited by Dr. Peter Safar in the early 1960’s to help pioneer and further the cardiopulmonary resuscitation sciences. His work was recognized both nationally and internationally.
University Times Article Spotlights Leadership of Department Research Administrative Staff
The article “Staff-led group yields productivity gains” in the April 13, 2017 issue of University Times spotlighted the efforts of a University of Pittsburgh staff-led…
MedTASS/CARACT 2017 a Department Victory
Our faculty teaching medical simulation in Palermo. L to R: Drs. Raymond Planinsic, Joseph Quinlan, David Metro, and Mark HudsonThe 5th MedTASS/CARACT was held April 6-8 in Palermo, Sicily. The meeting brought together over 350 anesthesiologists…
Regional Anesthesiology/Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship News
Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA has been named Program Director of the Regional and Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Program. Dr. Chelly is the founding director of the program and initially implemented the fellowship at UPMC in 2003 and transformed and developed the…
Anesthesiology Faculty Achievements Celebrated at 2017 Honors Convocation
The University of Pittsburgh paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of its faculty and students during their 41st annual Honors Convocation on Saturday, February 24, 2017 at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Music Hall.
Congratulations to Howard B. Gutstein, MD;…
ALE 2017 a Success!
The inaugural St. Thomas Anesthesiology Legal Education (ALE) Symposium held March 8-11, 2017 was a huge success, bringing together a combination of 50 anesthesiologists, lawyers, and CRNAs from around the country. Directed by Raymond M. Planinsic, MD and co-directed by…