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2021 Anesthesiology Residency Match Results

It is with great pleasure that we announce the results of our 2021 residency match. It was another extremely strong year for our match, with four University of Pittsburgh medical students and a vast majority of incoming residents from our top 45 candidates …

Kristy Parrish and Jennifer Coates Receive Cameos of Caring Awards

The Cameos of Caring Awards Program was created over 20 years ago to recognize exceptional bedside nurses who work at acute care hospitals and who are role models within their facility and beyond.

Five Staff Members Receive 2020 UPMC ACES Award

Monica Bolland, MD; Jennifer Kundick, MSN, CRNA; Jacqueline Miller, MSN, CRNA; Katie Weir, MSN, CRNA; and Emily Whitco, MSN, CRNA, were selected as ACES winners for fiscal year 2020.

UPMC Mercy Anesthesiology Staff Members Unite to Fundraise for Food Bank

Physicians, nurse anesthetists, and anesthesia technologists from UPMC Mercy's Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine raised $3,775 for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.

Dr. Dan Sullivan to Step Down from Passavant Chief Role July 1 to Focus on Safety and Quality

Dr. Sullivan has served impressively as a member of our faculty for over 20 years and will focus on his other roles as our department’s Patient Safety Officer and Quality Director at UPMC Passavant.

Dr. Jim Ibinson Appointed VAPHS Chief Anesthesiologist

Dr. Ibinson has served as interim chief at the site since June of 2019.

Allison Lewis Appointed Vice Chair of Passavant APP Council

Congratulations to Allison Lewis, MBA, MSN, CRNA, Clinical Director of UPMC Passavant, who was appointed by the Passavant Medical Executive Committee as Vice Chair of the Passavant Advanced Practice Provider Council.

Science Translational Medicine Article Attracts News Media Attention

The article “Morphine acts on spinal dynorphin neurons to cause itch through disinhibition” by Eileen Nguyen (MD/PhD candidate in the University of Pittsburgh/Carnegie Mellon Medical Scientist Training Program) and…

National CRNA Week 2021

Our CRNAs continued their annual traditions of celebration, appreciation, and community service during National CRNA Week, January 24-30, 2021.
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Dean Announces First Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

Recent events have caused us to focus more intently on how we interact with each other, what we value in our communities, and how we approach the challenges facing us all—particularly those involving inclusion, diversity, and social justice.

Research Team Presents Four Abstracts and Wins Best of Meeting Award at PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 2021

Our Practice Management Research Team presented four abstracts at the meeting, one of which was a top award winner.

UPMC Shadyside Celebrates Retirement of Corinne Waldron

Corinne retired on January 15, 2021, after 36 years of CRNA practice, 20 of which were at UPMC Shadyside.

Drs. Ted Sakai and Kathirvel Subramaniam to Join Editorial Boards

Drs. Sakai and Subramaniam were invited to serve as Associate Editors of Clinical Transplantation: The Journal of Clinical and Translational Research. Additionally, Dr. Subramaniam will join the editorial board of Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 
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Dr. Jacques Chelly Nominated for ASRA Distinguished Service Award

Nominees for this award are recognized for their extraordinary contributions to the science, teaching, or practice of regional anesthesia and/or pain medicine.

Allison Lewis and Bill Pileggi Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine

They were honored for excellence in nursing in 2020 in the advanced practitioner category. Allison was featured as an Excellence in Nursing honoree and Bill received an honorable mention.