Ioannis (Yanni) Angelidis, MD, MSPH, has been elected as a Director on the Board of the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists and also elected to serve as a Director‑at‑Large for the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.
Steven L. Orebaugh, MD, has been appointed an Editor for a two-year term. Dr. Orebaugh has been a member of the journal’s editorial board for 11 years and has served as an Associate Editor for the past four years.
The Pitt research team includes Drs. Murat Kaynar, Harikesh Subramanian, and Senthil Sadhasivam (Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine); Dr. Ryan Shi, (Computer Science); and Dr. Shyam Visweswaran, (Biomedical Informatics).
Previously serving as an Assistant Editor for Anesthesia & Analgesia, Dr. Howard Quijano continues to expand her editorial leadership while advancing our department’s research mission as Associate Vice Chair for Research.
Our faculty, residents, and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellows will participate in the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists 48th Annual Meeting and Workshops in Nashville, Tennessee, Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26, 2026.
UPMC anesthesia teams are rethinking everyday clinical choices—like which anesthetic gases to use—to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Their leadership shows how frontline clinicians can drive meaningful climate action in hospitals.
The certified registered nurse anesthetists at UPMC Magee‑Womens Hospital organized a Spring and Easter card‑writing campaign in partnership with Letters Against Isolation to support homebound and nursing‑home seniors.
The designation of Honorary Member represents one of RAFDA’s highest distinctions, reserved for individuals who have profoundly shaped the specialty and made distinguished contributions to the training of regional anesthesiologists.
The drive raised $560 for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, which will help provide more than 1,500 meals to individuals and families across the region.
The event drew more than 200 attendees and underscored the strength of Pittsburgh’s collaborative pain research ecosystem, featuring cross-disciplinary basic and clinical science from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and Duquesne University.
Our department has maintained a close affiliation with the Pitt Nurse Anesthesia Program for many years, with many of our CRNAs serving as program faculty.
Proceeds from the event, organized by Anesthesiology Residency Junior Chiefs of Advocacy Drs. Morgan Zopp and David Brinton, benefited Light of Life Rescue Mission.
Siamak Salavatian, MEng, PhD, will present a poster and lecture and moderate a poster session at the 7th World Congress of the INS, May 9-14, 2026, in Lisbon, Portugal.
The Removal of Piped N2O Project was led by the anesthesia technicians under the leadership of Rhiannon Bordenick, in collaboration with Cristina Roosen‑Marcos, MD; Isabela Angelelli, MD; and Julianna Watenpool, MSN, CRNA.
