Obstetric Anesthesiology News

Grace Lim, MD, MSc, a nationally recognized physician-scientist and Chief of the Division of Obstetric and Women's Anesthesiology at UPMC, has been chosen President-Elect of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

Our faculty and trainees will participate in several activities at the 2025 meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP), taking place Wednesday, April 30 – Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.

Grace Lim, MD, MS, and Elizabeth Krans, MD, MSc, will present the talk, “More Than a 0–10: Rethinking Pain and Suffering in Obstetric & Women's Health” on Friday, May 2, 2025.

The ELEVATE Summit, co-chaired by Grace Lim, MD, MSc, and held January 25-26, 2025, at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, convened leading experts, researchers, policymakers, and patient advocates to address critical issues in women’s pain management and anesthesia care.

Dr. Lim was appointed as an Associate Editor of Anesthesiology, the flagship journal of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the highest-impact journal in the field of anesthesiology, for a three-year term starting January 1, 2025.

Drs. Brendan Lynch, Madeline Martell, and Henry Paiste were recognized for their outstanding performance in OB anesthesiology during their clinical rotations over the past academic year.

Their innovative study aims to address the complex interplay between socioeconomic factors and obstetric anesthesia care for patients with opioid use disorder.

Our 2024 FAER medical student research fellows, Julian Abt and Waleed Mujib, have demonstrated exceptional dedication and passion for the field.

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.

Christopher Tyler Smith, MD, has been named Associate Program Director of the UPMC OB Anesthesiology Fellowship Program in our department, effective July 1, 2024.