John O’Donnell, DrPH, CRNA, CHSE, FSSH, FAANA, FAAN, CHSE, received the prestigious John F. Garde Researcher of the Year Award during the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) 2024 Annual Congress.
This annual competition pits anesthesiology residency programs in a friendly competition to raise funds for Lifebox, a global nonprofit dedicated to making surgery and anesthesia safer worldwide.
A consensus statement will be published in the journals Anesthesia & Analgesia and the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Dr. Lim and Dr. Cresta Jones from the University of Minnesota also presented the guidelines in a webinar, which is available for viewing on Vimeo.
Steven B. Edelstein, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Loyola Medicine and a distinguished alum of our department.
The program, the first of its kind in Western Pennsylvania and among all UPMC hospitals, offers an alternative for surgical patients seeking to manage pain without opioids and addresses the numerous risks associated with perioperative opioid use.
Shiv K. Goel, MD, Chief Anesthesiologist at UPMC Shadyside, was featured in an article spotlighting a new MRI-guided brain cancer treatment in the Winter 2023-2024 issue of The Voice of UPMC Shadyside magazine.
The grant will support the study “Telemedicine-Delivered Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention to Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use Among Patients Undergoing Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasty” and will be led by principal investigators Drs. Jacques Chelly and Murat Kaynar.
The research will investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation in reducing the incidence and complications of postoperative ileus after abdominal surgery at UPMC Shadyside hospital.
A recent study led by Andrea Ibarra, MD, MS, published in JCA Advances, highlights the beneficial impact of increased institutional diversity engagement on reducing burnout among anesthesia providers.
Erin A. Sullivan, MD, D.ABA, FASA, has been invited by the American Board of Anesthesiology to serve a two-year term as a member of their New Examiner Selection and Training (NEST) group.
Dr. Mahajan, a distinguished leader in anesthesiology, perioperative medicine, and healthcare innovation, will join other top health system executives in this new initiative.
