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Case Report by Chad Dean Recognized as a SOAP 2019 Best Case Report

 

Congratulations to Chad Dean, MD (obstetric anesthesiology fellow), whose poster “Successful Perinatal Management of a Woman with McArdle Disease” was recognized as a Best Case Report at the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) 51st Annual Meeting, May 1-5,…

Dr. Phillip Adams to Join JEPM Editorial Team

 

Congratulations to Phillip S. Adams, DO, who has been invited to join the editorial board of the Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine (JEPM) as Associate Editor! JEPM was launched in 1999 and is the journal for the Society for…

2019 Safar Symposium/Multi-Departmental Trainees' Research Day; Department Trainees Win Five Awards

L to R: Drs. Aman Mahajan (Peter and Eva Safar Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine), David G. Nichols (2019 Safar lecture presenter), and Patrick Kochanek (Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research)

The 17th annual Safar Symposium and seventh…

New AIPPS Site Opens at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital

Drs. Charles Luke and Nicholas Schott

On April 15, 2019, our Acute Interventional Perioperative Pain & Regional Anesthesiology Service (AIPPS) expanded coverage to a fifth hospital site, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. 

The AIPPS manages perioperative surgical pain,…

Dr. William Simmons Receives NMA Distinguished Service Award

 

Congratulations to William Simmons, MD, who received the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the National Medical Association (NMA) in recognition of his teaching and mentorship efforts. Dr. Simmons was presented the award on April 27, 2019 at the NMA regional meeting in…

Seven Department Anesthesiologists Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2019 “Best Doctors” List

 

Congratulations to Cheryl D. Bernstein, MD; Franklyn P. Cladis, MD; Peter J. Davis, MD; Steven L. Orebaugh, MD; Doreen E. Soliman, MD; Erin Sullivan, MD; and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, who were named in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2019 “Best…

Dr. Jonathan Waters in Healthline Article

 

Jonathan H. Waters, MD was quoted in the recent Healthline news article "Why Daily Cannabis Users May…

Aman Mahajan

Dr. Aman Mahajan to Deliver Keynote Address at Scholar’s Day

 

Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA will be the keynote speaker at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Scholar’s Day, April 24, 2019, 9:00am to 1:00pm in the O'Hara Student Center - Ballrooms 1 & 2. The event celebrates and showcases student and mentor research…

CRNA Brett Fadgen Spotlighted on UPMC Careers Blog

 

Brett M. Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA was spotlighted on the UPMC Careers blog in a feature titled “Overcoming Obstacles to Care: My Career as a CRNA.”

Department Members Attend Family House Black & White Gala

Left: UPMC Presbyterian CRNAs Karen Florian, Debra Weimer, Helen Defranco and their respective significant others at the gala. Right: Tera Thomas, a CRNA from UPMC Shadyside, also attended with her husband.

Several members of our department attended the Family House Black &…

SEA Spring Meeting Participation

 

The Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) Spring Meeting will be held April 26-28, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. Many department members will participate in the meetings:

Committees

Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, SEA Board of Directors Kristin M. Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA…

Dr. Kathirvel Subramaniam to Join ASE Finance Committee

 

Congratulations to Kathirvel Subramaniam, MD, MPH, FASE, who has been invited to serve as Member at Large on the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE) Finance Committee.  Dr. Subramaniam’s appointment term will begin immediately following the ASE’s 2019 Scientific…

Sixth Successful MedTASS Concludes in 2019

 

The department, in collaboration with our colleagues at the Mediterranean Institute for Transplantation and Advanced Specialized Therapies (IsMeTT), completed another successful MedTASS conference on April 5-6 in Palermo, Sicily. The biannual MedTASS (…

Faculty Participating at IARS/AUA/SOCCA/SATA 2019

The 2019 International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting and International Science Symposium will be aligned with the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) and Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) Annual Meetings from May 16 –20, 2019 in Montreal,…