News
Dr. Kumiko Chino Awarded Haemonetics Funding
Congratulations to our obstetric anesthesiology fellow Kumiko Chino, MD, who was awarded funding from Haemonetics to study correlations between viscoelastic testing and traditional labs among parturients with thrombocytopenia. “The current consensus statement does not recommend routine use of…
Richard Henker and John O’Donnell Honored with International Nursing Excellence Awards
Sigma's International Awards for Nursing Excellence recognize superior achievement in developing nurse leaders anywhere to improve healthcare everywhere by connected and empowered nurse leaders.
Department’s Sustainability Work Featured in Environmental Health News
Isabela Angelelli, MD; Joseph J. Ferriero, MSN, CRNA; Miya Oliver, MDUPMC clinicians discussed their efforts to improve sustainability at hospitals in the Environmental Health News article “Pittsburgh-area…
Presbyterian CRNAs Molly Galbraith and Julie Ging Win “Extra Mile” Awards
Molly S. Galbraith, MSN, CRNA, and Julie D. Ging, MSN, CRNA, both CRNAs at UPMC Presbyterian, won UPMC Physician Services’ “The Extra Mile” Quarter 2 Award.
August 2023 Publications
Ten publications authored or co-authored by members of our team were published over the past month.
Faculty Earn Prestigious Teaching Roles in Pitt School of Medicine
Drs. Michael Best, William McIvor, Huong-Tram Duran, and Alexander Praslick were appointed to prestigious teaching roles in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Dr. Marsha Ritter Jones Receives NIGMS MIRA R35 Award to Advance Wound Healing Research
Congratulations to Marsha Ritter Jones, MD, PhD, who was awarded a Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA R35 grant) from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences/National Institutes of Health for her project “Neuroimmune Signaling in Surgical Wound Healing and Modulation by…
Department Work Featured in June 2023 Anesthesiology News
The June 2023 edition of Anesthesiology News featured two articles spotlighting work presented by residents in our department.
“Blocks Do Not Worsen Neurologic Outcomes In Patients With Upper Extremity Nerve Injuries” (…
2023 Chair’s Excellence Awards
Congratulations to the faculty and CRNAs who were selected as recipients of our department’s 2023 Chair’s Excellence Awards. These individuals are recognized by our Chair Dr. Aman Mahajan and department leaders for going above and beyond in their service to our patients and department.
Introducing Our 2024-2025 Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellows
We are proud to share the results of our Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship match for academic year 2024-2025. Congratulations to Drs. Zachary Ligus and Max Yue Qiu, who join us next year to begin their training!
Zachary Ligus, MD
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of…
Aman Mahajan Awarded Funding to Develop Cardiovascular Monitoring Technology
Aman Mahajan, MD, PhD, MBA, earned two grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to develop innovative cardiovascular monitoring technologies.
Dr. Grace Lim Receives NIH / NIMH R01 Funding to Study Ketamine Use for Postpartum Depression and Pain
Congratulations to Grace Lim, MD, MS, who has been awarded a major RO1 grant of over $2.5M from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) for her research proposal “Ketamine to Reduce Postpartum Depression and Pain after Cesarean Delivery.” She and her…
NPY 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh Unites Renowned Neuropeptide Researchers
We were honored to host the 13th International NPY-PYY-PP Research Conference on July 15-18, 2023 at Posvar Hall on the University of Pittsburgh campus. NPY-PYY-PP Research Conferences are held every two to three years and…
Drs. Franklyn Cladis and Peter Davis Achieve New Leadership Appointments
On July 1, Franklyn P. Cladis, MD, MBA, will assume the role of our new Chief of Anesthesiology at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP) as Peter J. Davis, MD, steps down from the CHP Chief position to focus on new roles within the department and UPMC.
Dr. Cladis’ promotion to…