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Maria Stangrecki Wins DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses
Congratulations to Maria Stangrecki, RN (Division of Chronic Pain Medicine, UPMC Mercy), who received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in recognition of the super-human work she does for patients and families every day.
Paper by Drs. Michael Schnetz and Aman Mahajan is February 2023 A&A Featured Article and Cover Story
The article was published as the “featured article” and was spotlighted on the cover.
Drs. Kimberly Cantees, Joseph DeRenzo, and Cynthia Wells Appointed to Leadership Roles
The appointments were effective January 1, 2023.
Dr. Ben Alter Addresses New ASRA Cannabis Screening Guidelines in PPG Article
In the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article “Cannabis interactions prompt new guidelines from anesthesiologists,” Benedict Alter, MD, PhD, speaks about recent guidelines from the American Society for Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine regarding cannabis use screening before surgery.
Virtual Residency Interviews Paper Chosen as JGME Article of the Week
The Journal of Graduate Medical Education article “Do Lower Costs for Applicants Come at the Expense of Program Perception? A Cross-Sectional Survey Study of Virtual Residency Interviews” was spotlighted as a JGME Article of the Week in the Accreditation Council for Graduate…
Drs. Sheri Wang and Harry Burke Receive ASA Emerging Leaders Scholarship
They were selected by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Practice Management to receive the Emerging Leaders Scholarship for ASA ADVANCE 2023: The Anesthesiology Business Event, January 27-29 in Orlando, FL.
CRNA Nicole Nowe and Dr. Ezeldeen Abuelkasem Receive Awards at Pitt Nurse Anesthesia 2022 Graduation
Nicole R. Nowe, MSN, CRNA, received the Mary DePaolis Lutzo Anesthetist of the Year Award and Ezeldeen Abuelkasem, MBBCh, MSc, FASE, received the Stephen Finestone Anesthesiologist of the Year Award.
CRNA Joe Kirby and Dr. Daniel Mandell Win Passavant Awards
Congratulations to Joseph M. Kirby, MHS, CRNA, who received the APP of the Year Award and Daniel Mandell, MD, who received the Physician of the Year Award for the Surgery/Anesthesia category.
FAER MSARF Application Submissions for Summer 2023 Program Now Open
The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) is now accepting applications for their Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF) for Summer 2023. We have hosted 25 MSARF medical students since 2008. Feedback on the program has been excellent and many FAER MSARF…
Dr. Marsha Ritter Jones Awarded Grant to Study Protein’s Role in Inflammation and Wound Healing
Marsha Ritter Jones, MD, PhD, was awarded a Mentored Research Training Grant from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research for her project “The Role of Neuronal-Derived MD-1 in Cutaneous Inflammation.”
Dr. Theresa Gelzinis Presents at AACA 2022
Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD, presented the lecture “Highlights in Thoracic Anesthesia.” Some of these highlights were recently published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia.
Drs. Michael Boisen and Murat Kaynar Elected to AASPD Council
Michael L. Boisen, MD, FASE, and Murat Kaynar, MD, MPH, were both elected to office in the Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors.
CRNA Brett Fadgen Wins Pittsburgh Magazine Excellence in Nursing Award
Brett M. Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA, (UPMC Network) was among the honorees in Pittsburgh Magazine’s seventh annual Excellence in Nursing Awards.
Dr. Michael Boisen to Chair UPMC Presbyterian Transfusion and Blood Management Committee
This multidisciplinary committee comprises blood bank professionals, quality improvement specialists, and physician stakeholders representing the hospital’s Transfusion Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery, Emergency Medicine, and Hematology Services.