The event, organized by Salina Torgerson, DNP, CRNA, took place on Saturday, February 15, and featured a warm and welcoming meal prepared and served by the UPMC Children's CRNAs.
Alexis Hanjorgiris, anesthesia technologist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, is the winner of this year's UPMC Award for Commitment and Excellence in Service.
Our 8th Mediterranean Transplantation Anesthesiology and Simulation Symposium (MedTASS) will take place May 16-17, 2025, at the Saracen Sands Hotel and Congress Centre in Palermo, Italy.
Danielle M. Meholic, DNAP, CRNA, who serves as the CRNA Clinical Director at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, has been awarded the 2024 Faculty Excellence in Continuing Education/Professional Development Award by the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.
Richard Henker, PhD, CRNA, FAAN, FAANA, a CRNA at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital and Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, is on a mission to help train future generations of nurse anesthetists across the world.
Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA, FASA, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Bioengineering, and Program Director of our Pain Medicine Fellowship, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM).
Funding from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Medical Innovation (CMI) will be used to further develop the "One-Pass Epidural Needle" (OPEN), a device aimed at enhancing the safety and efficiency of spinal cord stimulator lead placement procedures.
We had the pleasure of catching up with Richard H. Riley, MBBS, FANZCA, D.ABA, FSSH, a distinguished alum of our department and a highly regarded expert in anesthesiology and medical simulation.
Her team’s project, "Development of a Reusable Pulse Oximeter Prototype Functional in Clinical Settings," aims to reduce medical waste by designing a sustainable, clinically viable alternative to disposable pulse oximeters.
Dr. Trent Emerick teamed up with Swanson researchers Xinyan (Tracy) Cui and Kevin Woeppel to create a chronic pain solution that lasts longer than a nerve block, but has fewer risks and side effects than a permanent implant.
