News
Nexus Issue #4 (Fall 2022) Published
Nexus is our e-magazine showcasing the latest news, contributions, accomplishments, and events from our department.
New NIH Grant Funding in 2022
We are having a phenomenally successful year for grant funding, especially grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our researchers have already been awarded over $7 million in new NIH funding from January through October of 2022, and several additional NIH grants are…
PIP Care Launched
PIP Care and its new perioperative care app to help patients prepare for and recover from surgeries was recently announced. The app, which we partnered with PIP Care to develop, will be piloted this fall at our Centers for Perioperative Care (CPCs) at UPMC Presbyterian, UPMC…
AAPM October Member Article Focuses on Dr. Ajay Wasan
Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, was featured in the American Academy of Pain Medicine October 2022 Member Focus article.
News Release Spotlights Innovative Blood Pressure Monitor
The EurekAlert/AAAS news release spotlights a revolutionary blood pressure monitoring device under development by Feng Xiong, PhD, with our faculty members Ramakrishna Mukkamala, PhD, and Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA, along with Matthew Muldoon, MD, and Sanjeev Shroff, PhD.
Projects by Drs. Gaurav Chauhan and Trent Emerick Win PInCh 2022 Awards
Dr. Chauhan’s BIONIC team project won a $25,000 award in the virtual Elevator Pitch Competition and Dr. Emerick’s Vanish project won a $100,000 award as well as a $15,000 Bonus Award for Engineering Good Health.
Michael Jordan and Emily Whitco to Receive Cameos of Caring Awards
The Cameos of Caring Program & Awards honors exceptional bedside nurses who work at acute care hospitals.
ISMETT Anesthesiology’s Work Published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (impact factor 102.642) is considered the world-leading respiratory medicine and critical care journal, ranking first among 35 critical care and 65 respiratory system journals.
ASA Mentoring Grant Awarded to Drs. Andrea Ibarra, Grace Lim, and Kristin Ondecko Ligda
The ASA Mentoring Grant program provides funding to mentor/mentee pairs who submit a project that addresses the goals of the ASA Committee on Professional Diversity.
Bold Department Presence at ASA 2022 Meeting
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), an organization of educational, research, and scientific physicians working to raise and maintain the medical practice standards of anesthesiology and improve patient care, is one of the largest and most influential professional societies in our…
Pain Medicine Fellowship Match 2023-2024
We are proud to announce our Pain Medicine Fellowship 2023-2024 class!
Nicole Kuchta Appointed Assistant CRNA Clinical Director of UPMC Passavant
Congratulations to Nicole Kuchta, MSN, CRNA, who was appointed Assistant CRNA Clinical Director of UPMC Passavant McCandless/Cranberry Hospitals, effective September 25, 2022.
Faculty Pass NBE Exams
Congratulations to Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc, FASE; Charles D. Boucek, MD, FASA; Joshua Knight, MD, FASE; Harikesh Subramanian, MBBS; Quratulain Samoon, MD; and Alice Whyte, MD, who all recently passed key exams administered by the National Board of…
Jennifer Fleegle-Vistas Appointed UPMC Presbyterian/Montefiore CRNA Clinical Director
Jennifer Fleegle-Vistas, MSN, CRNA, has accepted the role of Assistant CRNA Clinical Director of UPMC Presbyterian/Montefiore Hospitals effective October 9, 2022.
Dr. Monica Bolland Wins UPMC Physician Excellence Award
Congratulations to Monica A. Bolland, MD, who won a UPMC Physician Excellence Award – Physician Excellence in Leadership.
This award recognizes a physician with exceptional clinical leadership and innovative contributions to enhancing clinical infrastructure and professional…