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Dr. Grace Lim Joins F1000 Prime
Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS, who was invited to join the Obstetrical Anesthesiology Section in the Anesthesiology & Pain Management Faculty for F1000Prime as a contributing member. The F1000Prime Faculty comprises peer-nominated, internationally-renowned…
Dr. William McIvor Interviewed for NPR Story
The Pittsburgh NPR story “Don’t Panic: Pitt Hopes Virtual Reality Can Help People Train for An Overdose Emergency” covered the “Opioid Rescue”…
Department Members to Participate at IASP 2018
The following members of our department will present at the 17th International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) World Congress on Pain in Boston, MA from September 12-16, 2018 (presenter names bolded):
Onset Hyperalgesia Suggests Bi-directional Modulation of…
Dr. Peter Safar Honored as “Pitt Physician-Researcher Who Changed the World”
Our founding chair Dr. Peter Safar was honored as one of only five University of Pittsburgh faculty members featured in an interactive display on the 5th floor of Scaife Hall, the home of Pitt’s School of Medicine.
The new installation, one of many exciting…
Dr. Aman Mahajan Appointed New Department Chair Effective August 1, 2018; Department Renamed
We are very excited to announce that Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA has been appointed as our new department Chair and Director of Perioperative Services, University of Pittsburgh Physicians/UPMC. Dr. Mahajan, who will also hold the endowed Peter and Eva Safar Professorship, will…
Dr. Phil Carullo Recognized in ASA Monday Morning Outreach
Congratulations to Philip Carullo, MD, who was recognized in the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Monday Morning Outreach for his community work and for his recent achievement of being named a PAMED “Top Physician Under 40.”
Shadyside Foundation Awards Grant to Dr. Jacques Chelly
Congratulations to principal investigator Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA and co-investigator David L. Bartlett, MD (Department of Surgery), who were recently notified that their grant “A Pilot Study Investigating the Post-Operative Analgesic Effect of NSS-2 BRIDGE…
Dr. Ted Sakai Invited to Henry Ford Hospital as Part of Visiting Professor Series
Congratulations to Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, MHA, FASA, who has been invited to Henry Ford Hospital as part of their Visiting Professor Series for a Grand Rounds Presentation and Journal Club on Tuesday, July 31 and August 1, 2018.
2018 TEE/Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop a Success
The UPMC Department of Anesthesiology, in conjunction with the University of Pittsburgh Center for Continuing Medical Education, held the second biennial Boot Camp for Basic TEE Boards and Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Workshop at the Herberman Conference Center…
2018 Safar Symposium and Multi-Departmental Trainees' Research Day
L to R: Drs. Patrick Kochanek (Director, Safar Center for Resuscitation Research), Lewis S. Nelson (2018 Safar lecture presenter), and Yan Xu (Vice Chair for Basic Research, Department of Anesthesiology)The 16th annual Safar Symposium and sixth annual Multi-Departmental…
Dr. Shiv Goel to Serve as Interim Chief of UPMC Shadyside Anesthesiology
Congratulations to Shiv K. Goel, MD, who has been selected for the position of Interim Chief of Anesthesiology, UPMC Shadyside, beginning July 1, 2018. Dr. Goel is a 2006 graduate of our UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Program, with additional fellowship training in Regional…
Pain Medicine Fellows Shine at 2nd Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Research Symposium
Our 2nd Annual Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship Research Symposium was held at UPMC Shadyside on June 2, 2018. This yearly event is a showcase for our regional anesthesiology fellows’ quality improvement projects and attendees are offered continuing…
Dr. Trent Emerick Named Co-Associate Director of Pain Medicine Fellowship
Congratulations to Trent Emerick, MD, MBA, who has been named Co-Associate Program Director of the Pain Medicine Fellowship, a role which will be shared with the existing Associate Program Director, John Hache, MD.
Dr. Emerick earned his MBA from The…
Nurse Anesthetists Participate in 2018 Light of Life Mission Walk for the Homeless
CRNAs Leanna Madich, Courtney Smith, and Jim Ressler, and SRNAs Dallin Pau Ball, Nathan Hough, Shawn West, Derek Plotz, Gregory Romano, Carol Hundley, Sarah Walor, and Ashley Graff.A group of student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) and certified registered nurse anesthetists…
PAMED Selects Dr. Phil Carullo as a “Top Physician Under 40”
Congratulations to our PGY-3 resident Philip Carullo, MD, who was selected by Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) as one of their “Top Physicians Under 40” for 2018. This PAMED award annually recognizes the best of the best early career physicians in Pennsylvania. Candidates are…