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Resident & Fellow Alumni Pass NBE TEE Exams
Drs. Jonah Abraham, Phil Carullo, Maciej Z. Klosowski, Sean McDermott, and Kevin Pardo passed the basic transesophageal echocardiography exam conducted by the National Board of Echocardiography.
Kate Hladio, Retired UPMC Shadyside CRNA, Passes Away
Kate worked most recently on the Shadyside Ambulatory Surgery Center before her retirement in 2015.
Bob Andra and Dr. Dan Sabo to Receive Awards at 2020 Nurse Anesthesia Graduation
Robert Andra, MHS, CRNA, will receive the Mary DePaolis Lutzo Anesthetist of the Year Award and Daniel Sabo, MD, will receive the Stephen Finestone Anesthesiologist of the Year Award.
UPMC East Celebrates Cindy McGettigan’s Retirement
Cindy is a former Clinical Director of UPMC East & UPMC McKeesport.
Dr. Daniel Sabo Appointed Clinical Director of Anesthesiology at UPMC Shadyside
Dr. Sabo will coordinate anesthesia services hospital-wide, manage the daily OR schedule, serve as a Department clinical liaison, and take on significant clinical OR responsibilities.
Summer 2021 Anesthesiology Research Fellowship Applications Due January 31, 2021
We are a host site for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF). Since 2008, the University of Pittsburgh has hosted 21 medical students in this summer research fellowship program, some from the University of Pittsburgh…
Dr. Kim Howard-Quijano on CVSA Forum Panel for Residents & Medical Students
Kimberly Howard-Quijano, MD, MS, will be on the panel for this live Q&A session for medical students interested in anesthesia or cardiovascular surgery. Participants will have a chance to ask questions regarding the specialty, interview process, tips for virtual interviews, etc.
Dr. Ryan Ball Appointed UPMC Passavant Interim Assistant Chief Anesthesiologist
Dr. Ball will assist in coordination of anesthesia services hospital-wide, back up the Clinical Director in managing the daily OR schedule and assist and support Dr. Dan Sullivan and Dr. Wende Goncz in their roles within the department and hospital.
Charge OR Team Wins Top Innovation Awards
The team, led by Evan E. Lebovitz, MD, under the mentorship of Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA, recently won two awards for their work on a new integrated anesthesia and surgical scheduling app.
Change of Physician Leadership for East Pod
Michael L. Kentor, MD, has decided to retire at the end of this year after a remarkable career of over 40 years in our department. On January 1, 2021, Sutanu Misra, MD, CPE, MBA, will join our department faculty as Chief Anesthesiologist for the sites in our “East Pod” - East, McKeesport, Penn…
Change of CRNA Leadership for UPMC East & UPMC McKeesport
Cindy McGettigan will be retiring in December of this year after 30 years of dedicated service and remarkable leadership. Tammy L. Nuzzo, MHS, CRNA, has accepted the role of CRNA Clinical Director for UPMC East and UPMC McKeesport effective October 25, 2020.
Residents Pass ABA Basic Exam with Distinction
Congratulations to our PGY-3 resident class on successfully completing the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) BASIC Examination! We are extremely proud to announce that 30% of the class performed in the top 10% nationally.
The BASIC exam is the first portion of the residents’ ABA…
Pain Medicine Fellowship Match Results, 2021-2022
The Pain Medicine Fellowship is proud to announce the Class of 2021-2022. Congratulations to our incoming fellows and thank you to all those who participated in the interview process.
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Match Results, 2021-2022
Our match results are in for the 2021-2022 UPMC Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship class!
Austin Smith Wins Merit Award
Congratulations to medical student Austin Smith, who conducted summer research in our department as part of the Dean's Summer Research Program (DSRP) under the mentorship of Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE. Austin won a Certificate of Merit Award for his abstract “Predicting…