Residency News

The publication showed that that resident participation in our APP rotation was significantly associated with more scholarly activity during residency.

Phillip S. Adams, DO, FASA, has been named Director of our Anesthesiology Residency Program, effective October 1, 2021.

Dr. Pourzan will follow current PSA Resident Component President Paige Pribonic, MD, marking the first time that two UPMC residents have held PSA President and President-Elect positions.

The PIT Track combines executive-style, multidisciplinary, team-based coursework with up to six months of dedicated research time - all integrated into our top-ranked, four-year Anesthesiology Residency Program.

Congratulations to our residents who won awards at the 15th Annual Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference (PARRC) on Saturday, May 22, 2021, which took place virtually and was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care.

Congratulations to our 2021-2022 chief residents Mike Desciak, MD; Amanda Deis, MD; and Simer Bains, MD.

It was another extremely strong year for our match, with four University of Pittsburgh medical students and a vast majority of incoming residents from our top 45 candidates choosing to match with us.

Drs. Jonah Abraham, Phil Carullo, Maciej Z. Klosowski, Sean McDermott, and Kevin Pardo passed the basic transesophageal echocardiography exam conducted by the National Board of Echocardiography.

Congratulations to our PGY-3 resident class on successfully completing the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) BASIC Examination! We are extremely proud to announce that 30% of the class performed in the top 10% nationally.

The 2020 ASA 5K Run for the Warriors is a virtual event, and our department has assembled a team to run or walk with their ASA colleagues.