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Dr. Dave Metro Appointed Chair of School of Medicine AFPA Committee
Congratulations to David G. Metro, MS, FASA, who has been appointed Chair of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Affiliated Faculty Promotions and Appointments (AFPA) Committee for the upcoming year, effective March 1, 2019. The AFPA Committee rigorously applies…
Dr. Paul Phrampus Receives John P. Pryor, MD Street Medicine Society Award
Congratulations to Paul Phrampus, MD who was awarded the John P. Pryor, MD Street Medicine Society Award by the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS)® at the EMS Today conference on February 20, 2019. “The John P. Pryor, MD, Street Medicine Society Award is…
Drs. Jacques Chelly, Brad Taylor, et al. Awarded Pilot Funding to Study Ketamine
Drs. Jacques Chelly and Brad TaylorCongratulations to Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA; Bradley K. Taylor, PhD; Michael Gold, PhD (Dept. of Neurobiology); Sarah Ross, PhD (Dept. of Neurobiology); and Marianne Seney, PhD (Dept. of Psychiatry), who have been awarded $100,000…
Dr. Mark Hudson to Present at AACD Leadership Summit
Mark E. Hudson, MD, MBA is one of the presenting faculty members at the 2019 Association of Anesthesia Clinical Directors (AACD) Perioperative Leadership Summit taking place March 8-10, 2019 in San Antonio, TX. Dr. Hudson will present on the topic “Improving Surgical…
Pain App Developed by Dr. Ajay Wasan et al. Competes in “Stat Madness”
Chosen as one of the top 64 scientific innovations of 2018, a mobile app developed by Ajay D. Wasan, MD, MSc and Charles Jonassaint, PhD, MHS (Department of Medicine) with others at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University is competing in STAT Madness…
Investigators Receive Seed Grant Funding
Congratulations to Drs. Ben Alter and Jim Ibinson, who received department seed grant funding for the period of March 1, 2019 – February 28, 2020 for their projects:
Ben Alter, MD, PhD (T32 Scholar): “Neural and Physiological Correlates of…
Physician and CRNA Achievements Celebrated at 2019 Honors Convocation
The University of Pittsburgh paid tribute to the outstanding achievements of its faculty and students during their 43rd annual Honors Convocation on Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Music Hall in Oakland.
Congratulations to the following…
Department Members Participating at Spring 2019 ASRA Meeting
Our following department members (names bolded) will present at the 44th Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Meeting taking place April 11-13 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas Nevada.
Utchariya Anantamongkol, MD; Anna Uskova, MD: A Retrospective Study on the Comparison…
Richard Morton Honored for Service as Nurse Anesthetist Symposium Director
Congratulations to Rich Morton, CRNA from UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital (MWH), who was honored at the 45th Annual Pittsburgh Symposium for Nurse Anesthetists on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at MWH. Rich was presented with a plaque to commemorate his many years of service as program…
Dr. Tetsuro Sakai to Present at ILTS 2019
Congratulations to Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, who has been invited to present at the International Liver Transplantation Society (ILTS) 25th International Congress on Liver Transplantation, May 16-18, 2019 in Toronto, Canada.
ILTS-TTS Joint Symposium: Living…
UPMC Presbyterian CRNAs Hold Ninth Annual “Souper Bowl”
L to R: Sharon Weaver, Maxine Vey, Leanna Madich, Emma Lowry, and Ashley PannamanOn February 7, for the ninth consecutive year, CRNA volunteers from UPMC Presbyterian coordinated their annual “Souper Bowl” by preparing and serving food to the guests at the Neville Family House,…
Tom Dongilli, John O’Donnell, and Richard Riley Inducted to SSH Academy as Fellows
Congratulations to Thomas Dongilli AT, CHSOS (Director of Operations at WISER), John M. O'Donnell, MSN, DrPH, CRNA (Professor and Chair, Department of Nurse Anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing), and…
Department Celebrates 2019 Physician Anesthesiologists Week
January 27-February 2, 2019 marks the fifth annual Physician Anesthesiologists Week, a yearly event initiated by the American Society for Anesthesiologists to spread awareness about the critical role physician anesthesiologists play in saving lives.
Every January/February…
Hudson Research Team Successful Again at ASA Practice Management 2019
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Practice Management meeting is considered the premier business event for physician anesthesiologists and practice administrators and among ASA-sponsored events is second in attendance only to the ASA’s Annual Meeting. The 2019 ASA Practice…