Dr. Ajay Wasan Quoted in New York Times Article
Posted on May 22, 2023
Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, was quoted in the May 22, 2023 New York Times article, “Scientists Find Brain Signals of Chronic Pain” (subscription required).
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Dr. Ajay Wasan Wins AAPM Founders Award
Posted on February 17, 2023
Congratulations to Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, who has been selected as a 2022 recipient of the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) Founders Award. The Founders Award is given for outstanding contributions for the basic or clinical science of pain medicine or for demonstration of clinical excellence or innovation in the practice of pain medicine.
The AAPM will present the award to Dr. Wasan at their 2023 Annual Meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, FL at the Innovation Challenge After Party on Saturday, March 25.
Dr. Ajay Wasan Ranks Among Top 10 NIH-Funded Anesthesiology Investigators in 2022
Posted on February 17, 2023
Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, was a top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded investigator in anesthesiology in fiscal year (FY) 2022, per the recently released NIH funding rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. This good news comes on top of our department’s rise in ranking to the top five NIH-funded anesthesiology departments in the nation.
Congratulations, Dr. Wasan!!
Anesthesiology News Spotlights Auriculotherapy Research by Dr. Jacques Chelly and Colleagues
Posted on November 4, 2022
Two studies investigating the role that auriculotherapy (a form of acupuncture applied to points on the ear) may play as an alternative to opioids for the postoperative management of pain by Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, and colleagues were recently featured in Anesthesiology News:
AAPM October Member Article Focuses on Dr. Ajay Wasan
Posted on October 24, 2022Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, was featured in the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) October 2022 Member Focus article.
Projects by Drs. Gaurav Chauhan and Trent Emerick Win PInCh 2022 Awards
Posted on October 24, 2022
The Pitt Innovation Challenge (PInCh) concluded their 2022 final event on October 19. This year, two projects led by faculty members in our department were finalists:
Dr. Ajay Wasan Talks About Pain Management on WPXI-TV
Posted on September 15, 2022
Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, was featured in a UPMC Community Matters segment that aired on WPXI-TV Pittsburgh on September 5, 2022:
Dr. Jacques Chelly Appointed to ASA Research and Pain Medicine Committees
Posted on August 30, 2022
Congratulations to Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, who was appointed as an adjunct member to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Committee on Pain Medicine and Committee on Research.
Both committee appointments are for a two-year term and will become effective at the close of the second session of the House of Delegates at the annual ASA meeting in October 2022 and conclude in October 2024.
Dr. Jacques Chelly and Senthil Sadhasivam Awarded New NIH/NIDA Auriculotherapy Grant
Posted on August 1, 2022
News Release on Aromatherapy Research by Dr. Jacques Chelly
Posted on June 10, 2022
Research by Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA is the topic of a news release from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The study, presented at the European Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care meeting in Milan, Italy, June 4-6, showed that aromatherapy reduced post-surgical opioid use by half in hip replacement patients who were anxious before surgery.