News
Presentation by Dr. Kristin Ondecko Ligda to be Featured in ASA Daily News Blast
Congratulations to Kristin M. Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA, whose presentation “Where Bits and Bytes Meet Flesh and Blood: The Patient Safety Threat of Medical Cybersecurity” will be included in a digital daily news blast as a featured preview at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2019. …
Jan D. Smith MBChB, FRCP, FACP, DTM&H
Dr. Smith was probably the longest serving member of our department.
Brett Fadgen Speaks at Mercy Nursing Career Day
Brett M. Fadgen, MSN, CFRN, CRNA presented and spoke about the nurse anesthetist profession to soon-to-graduate nurses at UPMC Mercy’s School of Nursing Career Day.
Surgicorps Highlights Volunteer Dr. Brian Gierl
Surgicorps, an organization providing free surgical and medical care to people in need around the world, chose Brian Gierl, MD as their “Volunteer of the Month” and spotlighted him in an…
Dr. Mark Hudson Selected as Member of AUA
Congratulations to Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA for the exceptional recognition of being selected as a member of the Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA). AUA Membership reflects his peers’ and the institutions’ strong endorsement of his stature as a national…
Chuck Giordano Presents DNP Project
Congratulations to Lt Col. Charles D. Giordano, MSN, CRNA, nurse anesthetist at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, who presented his postgraduate work to earn the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) on July 16, 2019. The title of his work was “Epidural Analgesia Evidence Based…
Dr. Ted Sakai Appointed Vice Chair for Professional Development
Congratulations to Tetsuro (Ted) Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, who has been appointed to the executive leadership position of Vice Chair for Professional Development in our department and Chair of our Academic Promotions Committee.
Dr. Sakai earned his MD and his PhD from…
Residents Raise Funds for ASA Lifebox Challenge
For the past few years, the American Association of Anesthesiologists (ASA) has partnered with LifeBox to raise funds to improve the delivery of anesthesia and surgical care around the world, especially in countries…
Department Honors Retirees at Meeting
At our July 2019 department meeting, we honored the recent retirements of some of our physicians and CRNAs who collectively provided over 150 years of combined service:
Anesthesiologists
Scott Brinkmeyer, MD; 10 years, UPMC Mercy Lakshmi Digumarthi, MD; UPMC Horizon/Jameson…
Violinist Monique Mead Plays for Chronic Pain Self-Management Group
On July 18, 2019, Monique Mead performed a violin concert for patients in the chronic pain self-management groups at our UPMC Pain Medicine location in Centre Commons. Patients in the groups, led by Cheryl Bernstein, MD and Susan E. Jarquin, PhD, are living with a…
Paige Tejera, Shadyside CRNA, Commissioned as Army Officer
Congratulations to LT1 Paige Tejera, MSN, CRNA, ANC, USAR, who was sworn into her officer duties in downtown Pittsburgh on July 16, 2019. First Lieutenant Tejera will serve as a CRNA in the Army Reserves and continues to work on her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from the…
2019 FAER Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows Henry Paiste and Ezoza Rajabaliev
Our department was one of 40 sites nationwide selected to host 2019 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellows (MSARF). FAER created the MSARF program to encourage talented medical students to consider careers in…
QI Project Poster by Resident Amanda Deis to be Presented at GME Symposium
Congratulations to our resident Amanda Deis, MD, whose team’s quality improvement (QI) project, “Contaminated Sharp Injury Among Anesthesia Residents,” was selected as a poster at the 2nd Annual GME (Graduate Medical Education) Quality and Safety Symposium on September 4, 2019 at…
Residents Achieve 100% Pass Rate on June 2019 ABA Basic Exam
Congratulations to our following residents who passed the June 2019 American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) BASIC Examination. Every UPMC Anesthesiology resident who took the exam passed, a testament to the excellence of our residency training program!
Leath Abdullah, MD Daniel…