Dr. Lin’s project supports the expansion of a surgical airway simulation workshop from Passavant to other UPMC hospitals to inform the development of MediSimScale, a toolkit that will streamline the process for scaling simulation training by collecting efficacy and dissemination outcome data.
Drs. Dylan Bard, John Driggers, Wesley Ramirez, Aaron Tarnasky, and Tyler Weigel were recognized for their exceptional performance on the Anesthesia Knowledge Tests (AKT), placing them in the 95th percentile or higher nationally.
They participated in the Neighborhood Resilience Angel Project by purchasing and donating holiday gifts to bring joy to local children and their families during the holidays.
The Conversation U.S. has published an article by Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, Shiv K. Goel, MD, and Heather Margonari, DNP, FNP-BC, on the Opioid-Free Surgical Pain Management Program at UPMC.
Dr. Aman Mahajan, Chair of our department and Senior Vice President of Health Innovation at UPMC Enterprises, spearheaded the partnership with Digital Consortium. The collaboration aims to co-develop and deploy innovative health technology solutions to tackle healthcare's most pressing challenges.
A motivated group of CRNAs from UPMC Presbyterian Hospital spent their Saturday morning, on November 16, giving back to the community at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank’s The Market in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.
Scott A. Brancolini, MD, MPH, was named Associate Editor of the journal's Education & Training Section and Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, FASA, was appointed Co-Section Editor of the Co-Morbid Pain & Substance Use Disorders Section.
In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh Department of Nurse Anesthesia, we proudly hosted the annual Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist Mentorship Workshop on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Our resident John Driggers, MD (PGY-2) was honored with a "Pitt Med Professionalism Accolade" based on feedback from a University of Pittsburgh medical student regarding his outstanding conduct and dedication during the Fall 2024 Anesthesiology Clerkship.
Spearheaded by principal investigator Heather Margonari, DNP, FNP-BC, the project will be conducted in collaboration with Drs. Jacques Chelly and Shiv Goel.
