OB Endowed Lecture Highlights
Carvalho Intro Dr. Carvalho is Professor, Chief of Obstetric Anesthesiology and Vice Chair of Faculty Development, in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center. He is the Past President of the Society of Obstetric…
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics Grant Announcement
Congratulations to Drs. Yafen Liang and Paul Potnuru on obtaining a consortium grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Liang will serve as the PI for the grant, and Dr. Potnuru will serve as Key Personnel. For this…
Project Lead the Way
The Texas Society of Anesthesiologists is forming partnership with a program known as Project Lead the Way (PLTW), with the aims of introducing physician work to high school children interested STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. This unique partnership…
Research Focuses on Liver Protection and Regeneration
Congratulations to Dr. Cynthia Ju and her lab; Drs. Yang Yang, Yankai Wen, Jong-Min Jeong and Constance Atkins and Nicolas Moreno. Recent back-to-back papers published in Science Translational Medicine, Journal of Hepatology and Hepatology by lead author Dr. Cynthia Ju, elucidate the mechanisms…
UT Anesthesia at TSA
Dr. Christopher Stephens received the inaugural Charles E. Cowles Professional Citizenship Award which was presented by Dr. Evan Pivalizza. Congratulations to Dr. George Williams (outgoing president). Congratulations to our residents: Dr. Grace Pierce (outgoing chair), Dr. Kristina Van Nuys (outgoing…
Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology – New Team Members for January through September 2023
We would like to welcome the below new faculty and staff members to the department. Jennifer Hoayek, MD Dr. Hoayek joined the department on January 17th as an Assistant Professor to support our obstetric anesthesiology group. She completed her residency…
2023 Newly Elected Faculty Senate
The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce our newly elected faculty Senate members, Drs. Daniel An, Hayden Jefferies, and John Gray. They are joining Drs. Lauren Brollier, Amber Campbell, Neale Clark, Michelle Ge, Sara Guzman-Reyes, Stacy Norrell, Barbara Orlando,…
Leadership Transition in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at UTHealth
Following a national search, we are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nischal Gautam, MD, as our new Vice Chair and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia of the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at…
2023 CPM Seed Grant Winners
We would like to congratulate the award recipients of this year’s Multi-PI Collaborative Research Pilot Grants sponsored by the Center for Perioperative Medicine (CPM). The goals of this mechanism are to encourage new research collaborations within the Center and to…
New Interim Director of Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Rebecca Scholl has graciously accepted the position of Interim Director of Pediatric Cardiovascular Anesthesia effective September 1, 2023. A much-valued addition to our team, Dr. Scholl comes to us from the reputable Boston…