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Dr. Tetsuro Sakai Invited to Serve as International Speaker and Visiting Faculty Member in November
Congratulations to Tetsuro Sakai, MD, PhD, who was invited to serve as an international speaker at the 94th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, November 2-4, 2017 in Seoul. He…
Dr. Brian Blasiole Recognized for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to Brian Blasiole, MD, PhD, who was identified as a “top performer” ranking in the top 10 faculty members for teaching excellence in the Pediatric Residency Program’s annual evaluation. Pediatric Residency Program co-director Andrew J. Nowalk, MD, PhD noted…
Dr. Jacques Chelly Invited to Serve on 71st SIAARTI Congress
Congratulations to Jacques E. Chelly, MD, PhD, MBA, who was invited to participate as a faculty member at the Italian Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care 71st National Congress 2017 (SIAARTI 2017), which will be held October 18-21, 2017 in…
Congratulations to the Residency and Fellowship Graduating Classes of 2017!
Congratulations to the Anesthesiology Residency and Fellowship graduating classes of 2017, who were celebrated at our graduation ceremony on June 9, 2017. More photos from our graduation ceremony can be viewed …
Story on Time Website Cites Homanics Lab Research
The article “5 Ways Men Shape Their Children’s Health” on Time.com cited published work on alcohol effects from the lab of Gregg E. Homanics, PhD.
Yvonne Brewster in SAC Newsletter
Our Research Administration and Finance manager Yvonne Brewster, who chairs the Staff Professional Development Award Review Committee and serves as an SAC member, was featured in several photos in the article.
Trainees Win Awards at Multi-Departmental Research Day
2017 department winners, L to R: Marsha Ritter Jones, MD, PhD; Marta Wells, BS; Phillip Adams, DOThe 15th annual Safar Symposium and fifth annual Multi-Departmental Trainees’ Research Day was held on May 22-23, 2017. This yearly event honors the late Dr. Peter Safar and his wife…
Jennifer Letzelter Earns Pain Certification
Congratulations to Jennifer Letzelter, CRNP who recently completed her American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) pain management nursing certification.
Dr. Keith Vogt Awarded FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
Congratulations to Keith M. Vogt, MD, PhD, who was awarded a FAER Mentored Research Training Grant for his project, “Human Memory Encoding Under Anesthesia: How Pain Affects Hippocampal and Amygdalar Contributions to Memory.”
Dr. Vogt’s research aims to determine the…
Article by Dr. Heather Hayanga Selected as A&A/OpenAnesthesia Article of the Month
Congratulations to Heather K. Hayanga, MD, MPH, et al., whose article “Anesthesiologists and Disaster Medicine: A Needs Assessment for Education and Training and Reported Willingness to Respond” (Anesthesia and Analgesia (A&A). 2017 May;124(5):1662-1669) was selected by the A&A…
Ten Department Anesthesiologists Recognized in Pittsburgh Magazine’s 2017 “Best Doctors” List
Congratulations to Shushma Aggarwal, MD; Cheryl D. Bernstein, MD; Franklyn P. Cladis, MD; Peter J. Davis, MD; Andrew Herlich, DMD, MD; Steven L. Orebaugh, MD; Jerome Parness, MD, PhD; Doreen E. Soliman, MD; Erin Sullivan, MD; and Ajay D. Wasan, MD, who were…
NIH extends Dr. Homanics’ U01 award for Five More Years
The National Institutes of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of Health extended support for the project “Role of Noncoding RNA in Alcohol Action” (PI: Gregg E. Homanics, PhD) until January 31, 2022.
Residents and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellows Present at SCA 2017
Congratulations to our residents and adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellows who presented at the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists (SCA) 39th Annual Meeting & Workshops in Orlando, FL April 22-26, 2017:
Complex Case Poster Presentations: Session 1, Sat…
2017-2018 Chief Residents Announced
Our Recruitment and Selection Committee recently announced the Chief Residents for the upcoming 2017-2018 academic year:
Elizabeth Ungerman, MD, MS - Chief Resident: Elizabeth entered our program from Drexel University College of Medicine. She is a Pittsburgh native and earned her…