News
February 12, 2024
Laura Wiggins to Receive 2024 Penn State Nursing Alumni Achievement Award
Laura Wiggins, a CRNA at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, has been honored with the 2024 Penn State Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing Alumni Achievement Award.
February 7, 2024
February 2024 Publications
Twenty-one publications authored or co-authored by members of our team were published in February 2024.
February 5, 2024
Dr. Scott Brancolini to be Inducted into WJHSD Hall of Fame
Dr. Scott Brancolini will be inducted into West Jefferson Hills School District Hall of Fame.
February 5, 2024
Dr. Tetsuro Sakai to Serve as Chair of AUA Leadership Advisory Board
Dr. Tetsuro Sakai will serve as Chair of the Association of University Anesthesiologists Leadership Advisory Board for a two-year term.
January 31, 2024
Drs. Luca La Colla and Harikesh Subramanian Earn ABPM Clinical Informatics Certification
Drs. Luca La Colla and Harikesh Subramanian earned board certification in Clinical Informatics through the American Board of Preventive Medicine.
January 30, 2024
CRNA Week 2024: A Remarkable Year of Appreciation, Education, Celebration, and Philanthropy
From January 21-27, 2024, we celebrated National CRNA Week—an annual event dedicated to honoring the teamwork, dedication, and exceptional care provided by our department’s nurse anesthetists.
January 24, 2024
Catching Up with Dr. Zachary Denham (Residency Class of 2022)
One of our distinguished residency alums – CPT Zachary Denham, MD (class of 2022), shares an update on his career after graduation.
January 22, 2024
Dr. Grace Lim Featured on Yale Anesthesiology Podcast
Dr. Grace Lim was featured on Yale Anesthesiology’s podcast series in the episode, “Pain Management for Pregnant People with Opioid Use Disorder.”
January 22, 2024
Faculty Pass Inaugural ABA Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam
Dr. Stephen Esper, Joshua Knight, Luca La Colla, Harikesh Subramanian, and Elizabeth Ungerman passed the inaugural American Board of Anesthesiology Adult Cardiac Anesthesiology Exam.
January 12, 2024
UPMC Altoona CRNA Recruitment/Networking Event
Join us on January 27, 2024, for an in-person CRNA networking/recruitment event at the hospital!
January 9, 2024
Landmark Publication Breaks New Ground in Pain Management Education
The eagerly awaited first edition of The Pain Procedure Handbook: A Milestones Approach (2023) has been officially released. The book was edited by three distinguished Pain Management faculty members…
January 8, 2024
UPMC Williamsport Anesthesiology Joins Department
Anesthesia Associates of Williamsport joined University of Pittsburgh Physicians effective January 1, 2024.
January 5, 2024
Pittsburgh CRNA Symposium to Deliver High Quality Continuing Education for Nurse Anesthetists
Operating since 1974, the symposium is the oldest continually running CRNA conference in the tri-state area, offering high quality continuing education lectures for CRNAs, SRNAs, registered nurses, and anesthesia techs.
January 4, 2024
January 2024 Publications
Eighteen publications authored or co-authored by members of our team were published over the past month.
January 4, 2024