Texas Ultrasound Extravaganza Conference Hosted by Anesthesiology
The Texas Ultrasound Extravaganza was hosted by the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine; and was chaired by Dr. Nadia Hernandez. The conference consisted of 6 ultrasound workshops using flipped-classroom learning and was attended by several UT Houston…
2023 Anesthesiology Star Awardees
The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce the 2023 Star Awardees in recognition for their years of service to UT Health. Faculty NP/CRNA/AA Staff
Dr. Aaron An Awarded a NIH R03 Grant
Congratulations to Dr. Yu “Aaron” An and his research group for his NIH R03 Grant Award. This award receives strong supports from Drs. Holger Eltzschig and Cynthia Ju at the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, as well…
Jack and Jill Teen Outreach Program
On Saturday February 11, 2023, the department hosted a teen outreach program promoting medical education. We want to give a special thanks to Orlanda Smith, and Drs. Sabina Khan, D’Andrea Ceasar, and Nneka Madu for putting on a great program….
Black History Month
New Directors of Medical Student Education
Congratulations to Drs. Ryan Rihani and Danielle White, our newest Directors of Medical Student Education. Dr. Ryan Rihani has been appointed the Director of Medical Student Education, and Director of Fourth Year Anesthesiology Elective. Dr. Danielle White has been appointed…
Department Updates – January 2023
Recent Features: Dr. Maria Matuszczak was featured on KRPC-2 Houston for a special challenging procedure she performed which can be found here. Dr. Barbara Orlando was featured on The Etherist Podcast from Anesthesiology News. Season 4: Burnout During…
OB Anesthesia Research Study Published
Congratulations to Obstetric anesthesia for their research study published in Anesthesia and Analgesia January 2023 issue! The study, Postcesarean Analgesia With Epidural Morphine After Epidural 2-Chloroprocaine: A Randomized Noninferiority Trial, is published in the Anesthesia &Analgesia 136(1):p86-93 January 2023 issue. …
Dr. Maria Matuszczak Featured on KRPC-2
A young 12-year old boy, Gage, with a brain tumor had to be operated on while he was awake. But due to the location of it, UTHealth Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. David Sandberg, had to remove enough to get rid of…
2022 Nominations for the Physician of the Year Award for Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems
Congratulations to our faculty members on their 2022 nominations for the Physician of the Year Award for Memorial Hermann Hospital Systems. Drs. Srikanth Sridhar and Rishi Kumar were both nominated for Memorial Hermann Hospital – Texas Medical Center, and Dr….