News
2020 Brings Many Leadership Changes
This year marks numerous leadership changes in our department. Congratulations to all of our newly appointed leaders and thank you to all of our excellent directors who are stepping down after long years of dedicated service in those roles.
New Fellowship Directors…
Dr. Nicholas Schott Invited to Present Grand Rounds at University of Rochester
Dr. Schott was an invited speaker and presented the Grand Rounds lecture "Combination Intrathecal Morphine and Bilateral Paravertebral Nerve Blocks for ERAS Open Gynecologic-Oncologic Surgery" at the University of Rochester on August 20.
Dr. Dennis Phillips Earns ATP Certification
The ATP is a 20-day in-depth course designed for healthcare professionals in administrative and clinical leadership positions and those responsible for designing and/or managing QI initiatives and/or QI training or education programs.
Drs. Ted Sakai and Kathirvel Subramaniam Organizing SATA Scientific Meeting
Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA and Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, along with Sathish Kumar, MD (University of Michigan) and Amy Young, MD (University of Michigan), are organizing the 2020 Inaugural MidState Society for the Advancement of Transplantation Anesthesia (SATA)…
Faculty Presenting at ASE 2020 Virtual Experience
Drs. Theresa Gelzinis, Kimberly Howard-Quijano, and Kathirvel SubramaniamOur following department faculty members will present in the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) 2020 Virtual Experience on August 8, 2020:
Theresa A. Gelzinis, MD: “Diastology in the Peri-Procedural…
Dr. Ajay Wasan’s Pain Expertise Sought for Two Recent Articles
Two recent news articles published on WebMD.com and Parade feature interviews with Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc, about pain management.
Dr. Stephen McHugh Receives FASA Designation
The Fellow of the American Society of Anesthesiologists designation is the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ highest acknowledgment that recognizes years of dedication to exceptional education, leadership, and commitment to the specialty.
Dr. Ezeldeen Abuelkasem Earns NBE Certification of Basic Perioperative TEE
This certification distinguishes Dr. Abuelkasem as a physician who has completed training programs or has significant practice experience in the perioperative care of surgical patients with cardiovascular disease and in basic perioperative TEE and has additionally passed the NBE Basic Perioperative…
Shadyside Hospital Foundation Awards Grant to Dr. Jacques Chelly
He will investigate the role of “Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety" in a collaborative initiative between members of the Departments of Urology and Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.
Tyler Nelson Awarded F31 NIH Fellowship Award
Tyler's award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health will fund his project “Neuropeptide Y1 Receptor-Expressing Neurons in the Dorsal Horn and Neuropathic Pain.”
Dr. Grace Lim Elected SOAP Director from Academic Practice
Her three-year term began on July 2, 2020. As a director, Dr. Lim will attend SOAP Board of Directors meetings and run several high-level projects each as a member of various Board Committees.
Dr. Michael Boisen Receives FASE Designation
The Fellow of the American Society of Echocardiography designation is a peer-review process that recognizes dedicated American Society of Echocardiography members with an extraordinary commitment to the field of cardiovascular ultrasonography, designating those with proven professional…
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship 2021 Match Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2021 San Francisco Match for our Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship program!
Dr. Siamak Salavatian to Receive UPMC Competitive Medical Research Fund Award
In his project, Dr. Salavatian will investigate the neuronal interactions in the cardiac nervous system in the setting of cardiac disease and evaluate the efficacy of neuromodulation therapy in mitigating the adverse effect of cardiac pathology.