Residency News

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.

Our residents have started a fundraiser to collect donations for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank and help the many members of our community who are now struggling to feed their families due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its resulting damage to our economy.

We announce and congratulate our 2020-2021 chief residents Drs. Neal Shah, Sam Goldstein, and Christian Molzahn.

It was another extremely strong year for our match, with half of our top 10 candidates choosing to match with us.

Our residents’ 3rd Annual Opioid Epidemic Awareness Fundraiser was held on January 25, 2020, at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens and was a tremendous success.

NextStep provides test preparatory services for students taking the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), and the newly-formed Council provides guidance and mentorship to current and future pre-med students through webinars, blog posts, and other online info sessions.

Our residents will be competing and fundraising again in the Annual American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)-sponsored Run for The Warriors® on Sunday, October 20 as part of the ASA 2019 annual meeting in Orlando, FL.