We were honored to host the 17th Annual Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Resident Research Conference (PARRC) here in Pittsburgh on Saturday, May 13, 2023, which was our fourth time hosting after our turns hosting in 2008, 2014, and 2019.
This event showcased the research and talent of Pennsylvania residents from residency programs across the state. The 2023 participating programs were Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, University of Pennsylvania Health System (Penn), and us (UPMC).
The following residents won awards for their presentations on their scholarly work. Congratulations to all of the winners and thank you to all of our participants and attendees for joining us in Pittsburgh for the 2023 event!
ORAL PRESENTATION - ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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1st place: Jeremy Zuckerberg, MD, Penn: “Diastolic Coronary Perfusion Index: A Novel Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Metric” |
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2nd place: Jordan Stefko, MD, Jefferson: “The Effect of Cardiopulmonary Bypass on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) CoV-2 Antibody Levels” |
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3rd place – tie: Aaron Tarnasky, MD, MPH, UPMC: “Association of Regional Anesthesia with Post-Operative Ulnar Nerve Symptoms for Patients with Pre-Existing Ulnar Nerve Dysfunction Undergoing Ulnar Nerve Transposition, Decompression, or Neurolysis” |
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3rd place – tie: Madeline Henry, MD, Temple: “Effect on Success of Genicular Nerve Block for Knee Pain” |
ORAL PRESENTATION - CASE REPORT
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1st place: Monique Cheng, MD, UPMC: “Management of Arteriovenous Malformation Rupture Following Cesarean Delivery in a Parturient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia” |
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2nd place: David Rubin, DO/presented by Parthik Patel, MD, Jefferson: “Prolonged Phrenic Nerve Paresis Following Interscalene Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine” |
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3rd place: Parthik Patel, MD, Jefferson: Intraoperative Angiotensin II During Cardiac Surgery: A Case Series |
POSTER PRESENTATION - ORIGINAL RESEARCH
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1st place: Samuel Kosinski, MD, MHSA, MS, UPMC: “A Multi-Provider Approach to Improving Anesthetizing Location Capacity with Increasing Surgical Demand” |
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2nd place: Scott Seki, MD, PhD, Penn: “Evaluation of an Electronic Medical Record Alert to Reduce Perioperative Midazolam Administration to Older Adults” |
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3rd place: Matthew Kocher, MD, UPMC: “Utility of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Embolization Therapy for Vascular Malformations” |
POSTER PRESENTATION - CASE REPORT
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1st place: Samuel Kosinski, MD, MHSA, MS, UPMC: “Splenic Embolization as a Perioperative Bridge to Splenectomy in Severe Treatment-Resistant ITP” |
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2nd place: Natale DeMarco, Jr., DO, UPMC: “Severe Dysrhythmia and Cardiac Arrest Following Administration of Sugammadex” |
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3rd place: Mariusz Ligocki, MD, UPMC: “Odds are High That (SVR) Systemic Vascular Resistance will be Low: Intraoperative Management of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome” |