Anesthesiology News

Green Team!

What’s the purpose of having a Green Team in the Department of Anesthesiology at UTHealth? It’s simple: to do our...

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Collaborative Clinical Trial Testing Effectiveness of HIF-Activator Vadadustat Receives DoD Funding

The Departments of Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine are conducting a randomized clinical trial on the hypoxia inducible factor (HIF) activator...

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The Department Welcomes Kristin Falce, MD

Please join us in welcoming Kristin Falce, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Falce joined the department on January...

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The Department Welcomes Maura McKinney, MD

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Maura McKinney, MD. Dr. McKinney joined the department on December 1st as...

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The Department Welcomes Geraldine Rivas

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Geraldine Rivas. Ms. Rivas joined the department as an administrative assistant on...

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The Department Welcomes Ashley Wiggins

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Ashley Wiggins to our team. Ms. Wiggins joined the department on December...

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The Department Welcomes Pooja Shivshankar, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Pooja Shivshankar, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Shivshankar joined the department on November 2nd, as an instructor in our research division...

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The Department Welcomes Ranganathan Govindaraj, MD, FRCA

Please join us in welcoming Ranganathan Govindaraj, MD, FRCA, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Govindaraj joined our clinical faculty as a professor on October...

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Travis Markham, MD, Appointed Residency Program Director

The Department of Anesthesiology at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, is pleased to announce that Travis Markham, MD, has been appointed...

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The Department Welcomes Xuan T. Langridge, MD

Please join us in welcoming Xuan T. Langridge, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Langridge joined the department last week as an assistant professor to support our general...

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Clinical Trial for Investigational Drug, Vadadustat, Enrolls First Patient

The clinical trial entitled, “Vadadustat for the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in hospitalized patients with...

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UTHealth physicians, including anesthesiologists from McGovern Medical School, were part of a team of specialists who performed the first double-lung...

Read More UTHealth Anesthesia Lead Anesthesia Care for Double-Lung Transplant on COVID Patient

The Department Welcomes Agnieszka K. Czopik, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Agnieszka K. Czopik, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Czopik joined the department on September 14th, as an assistant professor in...

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The Department Welcomes Sin Yeong An, MD

Please join us in welcoming Sin Yeong An, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. An joined the department on September 1st, as a clinical assistant professor to support...

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The Department Welcomes Daniel An, DO

Please join us in welcoming Daniel An, DO, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. An joined the department on September 1st, as a clinical assistant professor to support CV...

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The Department Welcomes Vishwas Seshachellam, DO

Please join us in welcoming Vishwas Seshachellam, DO, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Seshachellam joined the department on September 1st, as a clinical assistant professor to...

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The Department Welcomes Sarah Ellis, MD

Please join us in welcoming Sarah Ellis, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Ellis joined the department on September 1st, as a clinical assistant professor to...

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The Department Welcomes Kyle Poulsen, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Kyle Poulsen, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology.  Dr. Poulsen joined the department last week as an assistant professor in our research...

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The Department Welcomes Sven Asmussen, MD, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Sven Asmussen, MD, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Asmussen recently joined the department as a clinical associate professor with critical...

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The Department Welcomes Saint Magbegor, MD

Please join us in welcoming Saint “Wemo” Magbegor, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Magbegor joined the department on August 24th, as a clinical assistant professor with...

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Cardiovascular Anesthesiology Leadership Announcement

The Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to announce two new leadership appointments in the Division of Cardiovascular Anesthesia at McGovern...

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The Department Welcomes Kendra Brown, MD

We are pleased to welcome Kendra Brown, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Brown joined the department this week as an assistant professor with general anesthesia. She completed...

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Dr. Yang Awarded a Fellowship Research Grant from the American Society of Transplantation to Study Eosinophils in Perioperative Liver Injury

Yang Yang, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Cynthia Ju’s laboratory, was recently awarded a basic science fellowship research grant from the...

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Drs. Ju and Eltzschig Awarded NIH Grant to Study microRNAs in the Treatment of Perioperative Liver Injury

Cynthia Ju, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, and Holger K. Eltzschig, MD, PhD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of...

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The Department Welcomes Henry Lin, MD

Please join us in welcoming Henry Lin, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Lin joined the department on July 27th, as an assistant professor with general anesthesia....

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Phase-2 Clinical Trial Awarded to Study Effects of Drug Vadadustat in Treating COVID-19 Patients

The Department of Anesthesiology, along with the Department of Emergency Medicine at McGovern Medical School, was awarded an 18-month, investigator-sponsored...

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Leadership Change Announcement at LBJ Hospital

We are pleased to announce a change in anesthesiology leadership at LBJ Hospital. Colleen Rodriguez, MD, is now the interim...

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The Department Welcomes Lauren Nakazawa, MD

Please join us in welcoming Lauren Nakazawa, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Nakazawa joined the department on July 6th as an assistant professor with general anesthesia. She...

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The Department Welcomes Ben Buszek, MD

Please join us in welcoming Ben Buszek, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Buszek joined the department on July 6th as an assistant professor with general anesthesia....

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The department would like to extend our wholehearted congratulations to the recipients of the 2019-2020 UTHealth Anesthesiology Faculty Awards. These...

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The Department Welcomes Rachel Rhem, MD

Please join us in welcoming Rachel Rhem, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Rhem joined the department today, July 7th, as an assistant professor with pediatric anesthesia....

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The department would like to congratulate our outstanding residents for all their hard work and exceptional achievements.  

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The Department Welcomes Brijette Gray, CAA

Please join us in welcoming Brijette Gray, CAA, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Brijette joined the department in June and works with the anesthesiology care team at Memorial...

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The Department Welcomes Kelbie Kerr, CAA

Please join us in welcoming Kelbie Kerr, CAA, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Kelbie joined the department in June and works with the anesthesiology care team at...

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The Department Welcomes Jennifer Bailey, MA, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Jennifer Bailey, MA, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Bailey joined the department research team as an assistant professor earlier this...

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Recent Publications

Preoperative Opioids Associated With Increased Postoperative Opioid Use in Pediatric Appendicitis Authors: multiple, including Staci Cameron, MD, from McGovern Medical...

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A Note from Department Vice Chair for Diversity & Inclusion

The last few months have been a challenging time for our country and society as a whole. COVID-19 has devastated...

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Drs. Hernandez and Vanga Promoted to Associate Professor

We would like to recognize Department of Anesthesiology clinical faculty members, Nadia Hernandez, MD, and Naveen Vanga, MD, for their...

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Welcome to the Department Dr. Khan

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Sana Khan, MD. Dr. Khan joined the department as an assistant professor with general anesthesia on...

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Newly ACGME-Accredited OB Anesthesia Fellowship at McGovern Medical School

Earlier this spring, the Department of Anesthesiology at McGovern Medical School received initial accreditation for an Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Program...

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Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards 2020

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to congratulate all of our exceptional faculty who received Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards this...

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2020-2021 Chief Residents

The department would like to welcome our new chief residents who will begin their final year of residency in June....

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Omonele Nwokolo, MD, Appointed Operating Room Director at MHH-TMC

The Department of Anesthesiology at UTHealth is pleased to announce that after a formal search, Omonele Nwokolo, MD, has been...

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Welcome to the Department Dr. Koepke

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Elena Koepke, MD, MBA. Dr. Koepke joined the department as an assistant professor with general anesthesia...

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Nitin Wadhwa, MD, Leads Emergency Preparedness Response to COVID-19.

Throughout the uncertainty of these past several weeks, assistant professor, Nitin Wadhwa, MD, has led the department’s disaster preparedness strategy...

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DIY 3-D Face Shields Address PPE Shortages for OR Anesthesia Teams

George Williams, MD, helped facilitate an inspiring effort to address the shortage of PPE in the anesthesia group at Harris Health...

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Faculty Organize Initiative to Provide Safe PPE to Healthcare Workers

Global shortages of safe and effective personal protective equipment (PPE) represent a major challenge to healthcare worker safety in the...

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Novel Intubation Protective Devices Address Clinical Safety Issues During COVID-19 Pandemic

Naveen Vanga, MD, assistant professor, is one of many clinical faculty in the department making significant and impactful contributions to...

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Happy One Year Anniversary SICU!

April 1, 2020 marked the one year anniversary of the LBJ SICU. We would like to take a moment to...

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Anesthesiology Residents Lend a Helping Hand at MHH-TMC Blood Drive

Memorial Hermann Hospital—Texas Medical Center (MHH—TMC) and the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center hosted a blood drive on the MHH—TMC...

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Welcome Intern Class of 2020

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome our 2020 intern class. They will begin on June 24, 2020. We’re...

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Dr. Naveen Vanga, MD, Appointed Visual Abstract Editor for the Journal “Anesthesiology”

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Naveen Vanga, MD, has been appointed Visual Abstract Editor for Anesthesiology, the field’s...

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The Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to announce three new leadership appointments in the pediatric anesthesia division at UTHealth. Congratulations! Dr....

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Xiaoyi Yuan, PhD, Receives Parker B. Francis Fellowship Award

Assistant Professor, Dr. Xiaoyi Yuan, PhD, from the Department of Anesthesiology, was awarded the Parker B. Francis Fellowship in March. The three...

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Ranu Jain, MD, Appointed Assistant Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesia at UTHealth

We are proud to announce that Dr. Ranu Jain, MD, has officially been appointed assistant division chief of pediatric anesthesia....

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2020 Training in Responsible Conduct of Research

On March 2, 2020, the Department of Anesthesiology Research Ethics Committee at McGovern Medical School hosted a seminar in responsible...

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The Department of Anesthesiology at UTHealth is pleased to announce that Lauren Brollier, MD, and Amber Campbell, MD, have both...

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Srikanth Sridhar, MD, Appointed Assistant Vice President of Quality and Safety at UTHealth

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Sri Sridhar, MD, has accepted the position of Assistant Vice President of Quality...

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Department of Anesthesiology Updates

Drs. Nadia Hernandez and Johanna de Haan contributed to the February 2020 issue of ASRA News. The article, “How I...

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Navneet Grewal, MD, Appointed Program Director of Anesthesiology CCM Fellowship

The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2020, Navneet Grewal, MD, has been appointed Program...

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Frank Trzaska, CAA, Appointed Assistant Chief AA

The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce that Frank Trzaska was recently appointed Assistant Chief Anesthesiologist Assistant. In this role...

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Travis Markham, MD, Appointed Interim Residency Program Director

The Department of Anesthesiology at UTHealth is pleased to announce that Travis Markham, MD, has been appointed as the interim...

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Dr. Yafen Liang Appointed Division Chief of CV Anesthesia at UTHealth

The Department of Anesthesiology at UTHealth is pleased to announce that, after a formal search, Yafen Liang, MD, has been appointed...

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The Department Welcomes Gernay Mitchell

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Gernay Mitchell. Gernay is part of our administrative staff and will be...

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The Department Welcomes Ray Hwong, MD

Please join us in welcoming Ray Hwong, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Hwong joined the department as an Assistant Professor with general anesthesia and critical care medicine...

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We are very excited to announce the results of the Research Time Award for the 2019-2020 academic year. Five faculty...

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The Department Welcomes Dr. Srikar Jonna

Please join us in welcoming Srikar Jonna, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Jonna joined the department as an Assistant Professor with the critical care division...

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Dr. Eltzschig Receives 2019 Franz-Koehler Inflammation Award

Dr. Holger K. Eltzschig, chairman and professor of the Department of Anesthesiology, recently received the 2019 Franz-Koehler Inflammation Award by...

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Dr. Shao-Feng Zhou Receives a 2019 WFF Excellence Award

On October 07, Dr. Shao-Feng Zhou, a clinical associate professor with the Department of Anesthesiology, received a 2019 Women Faculty...

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2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded Jointly to William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe, and Greg Semenza

Scientists William Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter Ratcliffe, and Greg Semenza were jointly awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or...

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Faculty and researchers from UTHealth and University of Colorado published an article in the September 17, 2019 issue of Hepatology based on...

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The Department Welcomes Rishi Kumar, MD

Please join us in welcoming Rishi Kumar, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Kumar joined the department as an Assistant Professor with the CV, critical care,...

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The Department Welcomes Thanh-Thuy Le, MD, PhD

Please join us in welcoming Thanh-Thuy Le, MD, PhD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Le joined the department as an Assistant Professor with general anesthesia on October...

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Perioperative Anesthesia-Crisis Response Team Featured in ASA Monitor

The September 2019 issue of the ASA Monitor features an article on preventing physician burnout written by anesthesiologists Rhashedah Ekeoduru, MD, and...

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The Department of Anesthesiology was well represented by both our faculty and residents at the 2019 Texas Society of Anesthesiologists...

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The Department Welcomes Jahnavi Shriram

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome Jahnavi Shriram. Ms. Shriram joined the department in August as a research assistant. She is helping our clinical...

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Dr. Ghebremichael Nominated for TMA Leadership Program

Congratulations to Dr. Semhar Ghebremichael for her nomination to be a part of the Texas Medical Association’s (TMA) leadership program....

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The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce our newly elected faculty Senate members. They are joining Drs. Johanna de...

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Dr. Carlos Artime named clinical executive vice chair ad interim

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to announce that effective September 01, 2019, Dr. Carlos “Charlie” Artime has been appointed...

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Upcoming MOCA Simulation Course Dates

Fall and winter registration is now available for the MOCA Simulation Course. For more information and to register, please click here....

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Upcoming NIH-Style Mock Study Section with the CPM

  The CPM would like to invite its members, their labs, and clinical faculty in the department to join us...

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The Department Welcomes Dr. Javed

Please join us in welcoming Saba Javed, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Javed joined the department as an Assistant Professor on September 4th....

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The Department Welcomes Dr. Morcous

Please join us in welcoming Shaker Morcous, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Morcous joined the department as an Assistant Professor with CV anesthesia...

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Special Edition Newsletter – Anesthesia Family Day

On August 10, 2019 the Department of Anesthesiology at McGovern Medical School hosted its first annual Anesthesia Family Day. This...

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Integrated Transplant Intensive Care Unit Team

Effective August 1, 2019, our department began staffing the transplant surgical intensive care unit in a collaborative and multidisciplinary model...

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Two exciting opportunities are available for students and residents. If you’re interested, please contact Dr. Evan Pivalizza. For more information,...

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Upcoming FATE Course at McGovern Medical School

September 28, 2019 is our next FATE (Focused Assessment Transthoracic Echocardiography) course. For more information and to register, click here....

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Faculty from the Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Surgery at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth, published an original research...

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Dr. Jiang Publishes an Article in the ASA Monitor

Yandong Jiang, MD, PhD, co-authored an article in the August 2019 issue of the ASA Monitor entitled, “Anesthesiology Journal Signs...

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Yefim Bogomolny, MD, to Serve as Interim Director of Orthopedic Anesthesia

Yefim Bogomolny, MD, staff physician with the Department of Anesthesiology, will serve as interim director of the orthopedic anesthesia division....

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The Department Welcomes Paul Potnuru, MD

Please join us in welcoming Paul Potnuru, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Potnuru joined the department as an...

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Stephanie Bradley Published in Baylor Medical Center Proceedings

Department of Anesthesiology resident, Stephanie Bradley and colleagues, were published in the July 15, 2019 issue of Baylor University Medical...

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CV Anesthesia Hosts Quarterly Get Together

On Saturday, July 13th, the CV anesthesia division hosted a quarterly get together for faculty, fellows and recent graduates at...

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Welcome Stephanie Chang!

Stephanie Chang joined Dr. Eltzschig’s lab on July 1st as the newest member of our lung group. She is a...

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Welcome Resident Class of 2019

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome our 2019 resident class. We’re so happy to have you join us.

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The Department Welcomes Dr. Suresh

Please join us in welcoming Maya Suresh, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Suresh will serve as the department’s...

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Christopher Vu Appears on Game Show Network

Christopher Vu, the department’s senior financial analyst/research administrator enjoys appearing on game shows in his spare time. He appeared on the Game...

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Anesthesiology Family Day is August 10th

Please join us on Saturday, August 10th, for Anesthesia Family Day. Time and location will be provided closer to the...

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2019 Department Graduation Banquet

The Department of Anesthesiology Graduation Banquet Ceremony took place on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the Intercontinental Houston–Medical Center. Congratulations...

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2019 Rankings Announced for Children’s Heart Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann

This year, the Children’s Heart Center at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital-TMC earned a 3-star rating from The Society of Thoracic...

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Fellow of the Year at Harvard to Join UTHealth Department of Anesthesiology

Dr. Rishi Kumar, MD, is one of our newest recruits to the cardiovascular anesthesia division at McGovern Medical School. He...

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Nathan Berg Presents Research at GSBS Student Research Day

On June 27, 2019, Nathan Berg, a graduate student in Dr. Eltzschig’s lab, presented his research entitled, “The Role of...

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Two New NIH R01 Grants for Cynthia Ju

Cynthia Ju, PhD, was awarded two new R01 grants from the NIH. The first will investigate the role of eosinophils...

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Dr. Ferrario Published in the Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology

  The Journal of Neurosurgical Anesthesiology recently published an editorial by Lara Ferrario, MD, entitled, “Standardized Accreditation of Neuroanesthesiology Fellowship...

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The Department Welcomes Michael Vo

Please join us in welcoming Michael Vo, AA, to the Department of Anesthesiology.  Michael joined the department on Monday, June 17th as a...

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The Center of Perioperative Medicine (CPM) spring/summer 2019 newsletter is now available. It features a recap of the first annual...

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The Department Welcomes Christopher Fung, MD

Please join us in welcoming Christopher Fung, MD, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Fung joined the department as an...

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The Department Welcomes Nina Wen

Please join us in welcoming Nina Wen, AA, to the Department of Anesthesiology. Nina joined the department on Tuesday, June...

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Dr. Pivalizza Serves as 2019 ABA Examiner

Dr. Evan Pivalizza served as an American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) examiner April 14-18, 2019 which included 19 hours of...

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Dr. Norrell Attends First Tuesdays in State Capitol

On April 2nd, 400 physicians and medical students from around Texas attended First Tuesdays in Austin to discuss issues relevant...

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2019 UTHealth Mock ABA OCSE

In April, Department of Anesthesiology faculty members took part in a mock ABA OSCE. Thank you everyone for your dedication...

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LBJ Opens New SICU

On April 1, 2019, the Harris Health System had the official ribbon-cutting for a new surgical intensive care unit at...

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Welcome New Members of Eltzschig Lab!

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to welcome four new members to Dr. Eltzschig’s lab. We’re so happy you’re here!...

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2018 ABA Physician Volunteers

The department would like to highlight and thank all of our faculty members who volunteered their time to the Board...

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Dr. Yuan Receives AHA Grant

Xiaoyi Yuan, PhD received the 2019 AHA Career Development Award to study the role of novel microRNA in acute respiratory...

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Success for McGovern Pediatric Anesthesia at SPA Meeting

The McGovern pediatric anesthesia division had a successful two days at last month’s Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA) meeting. Our...

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AA White Coat Ceremony 2019

Congratulations to all of the anesthesiology assistants who received their white coats in March. Best of luck to all of...

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Case Study: Perioperative Management of Disruptive Patients

Physician-based biases toward patients and the poor outcomes such attitudes produce has been well studied, but little documentation exists on...

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Celebrating 25 Years of Service

The Department of Anesthesiology would like to thank Anne Starr and Dr. Evan Pivalizza for 25 years of service. Anne...

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Dr. Stacy Norrell Installed as HCMS Board Member

In February, department faculty member, Dr. Stacy Norrell, MD, was installed as a board member with the Harris County Medical...

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ASRA 2019 – Congratulations Residents and Fellows!

The department would like to recognize our residents and fellows for their research in the Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management...

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Dr. Williams Inducted as Fellow by SCCM

Dr. George Williams was inducted as a fellow of critical care medicine (FCCM) by the Society of Critical Care Medicine...

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Congratulations to our New TSA Leadership!

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Drs. Ekeoduru and Guzman-Reyes Inducted into AME

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