Pitt Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
LightNews LightNews
banner
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
Pitt Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
@pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
940 followers 110 following 180 posts
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC.

Excellence in clinical care, teaching, research, biomedical innovation, and philanthropy.

anesthesiology.pitt.edu
Posts Replies Media Videos
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🎄☃️ Warm wishes for a joyful winter holiday season - may it bring peace, cozy moments, and bright new beginnings!
Happy Winter Holidays
December 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
Grand Rounds on December 18 at 5:00pm: Dr. Peter Neuburger will present "TAVR in 2026: What Every Anesthesiologist Needs to Know."

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional flyer for a University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds event, Fall 2025. The featured speaker is Peter J. Neuburger, MD, FASE, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine and Director of Anesthesia, Heart Valve Center, NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The event, titled " TAVR in 2026: What Every Anesthesiologist Needs to Know," will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on December 18 at 5 PM. CME credit is available. Contact kralc@upmc.edu for an invitation. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC appear at the bottom. A professional headshot of Dr. Neuburger is included on the left.
December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🎁 Working with Neighborhood Resilience, our CRNA team carefully selected presents to match the unique wish lists of 25 children across all age groups, from toddlers to teens, as well as five seniors. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/upmc-ch...
CRNAs posing for a photo with gifts for children and families
December 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🔬 Research Rounds on December 15 at 3:00pm: Dr. Yuki Kuwabara will present “Sympathetic Neuromodulation for Cardiac Disease."

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the Research Rounds hosted by the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine, Fall 2025. The event is scheduled for December 15 at 3pm, offered both virtually via Microsoft Teams and in person at A1318 Scaife Hall. CME credit is available. The featured speaker is Yuki Kuwabara, MD, Neuroanesthesiology Fellow and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. His presentation is titled: “Sympathetic Neuromodulation for Cardiac Disease.” A professional headshot of Dr. Kuwabara is shown on the left; he is wearing dark-rimmed glasses, a light shirt, and has a neutral expression. University of Pittsburgh and UPMC logos are displayed at the bottom.
December 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🎄 This holiday season, CRNAs at UPMC Presbyterian once again demonstrated their compassion and commitment to community by participating in two service initiatives for the 2025 holiday season. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/upmc-pr...
Food bank donations Gifts around a Christmas tree
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
📚 Faculty Development Lecture on December 11 at 5:00pm: Dr. Joseph Losee will present "Academic Pathway and Faculty Promotion." Faculty members and trainees in our department are invited to attend.

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 Faculty Development Lecture Series. The featured speaker is Joseph Losee, MD, Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery and Associate Dean of Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and Division Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery at UPMC. His lecture is titled “Academic Pathway and Faculty Promotion” and will be held virtually via Teams on December 11 at 5:00 pm. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Dr. Losee appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
December 8, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🏥 #StaffSpotlight | We are excited to feature Joanne Rowland, Administrative Manager at UPMC Altoona. Read our Q&A and get to know Joanne: www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/adminis...
Joanne Rowland at a community event
December 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🤰 OB Anesthesiology & Women's Health Grand Rounds on December 9 at 6:45 am: Dr. Mark Zakowski will present “Pain During Cesarean.”

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/ob-ane...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 OB Anesthesiology & Women’s Health Grand Rounds. The featured speaker is Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA, Professor of Anesthesiology at Cedars Sinai and Chair of the ASA Committee of OB Anesthesia. He also chairs the ASA Educational Track Subcommittee on Obstetric Anesthesia and is Vice-Chair of the ASA Committee on Quality Management and Departmental Administration. His talk, titled “Pain During Cesarean,” is a special guest lecture and will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on December 9 at 6:45 am. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Dr. Zakowski appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
December 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
💙 Boris Anyama, MD, and Stephanie Parry, MD, both former residents and fellows, are now colleagues and faculty members who recently worked side by side to provide expert care for both mother and baby at UPMC Horizon. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/residen...
Stephanie Parry, MD, and Boris Anyama, MD
December 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🏈🖤💛 Associate Professor Phillip Adams, DO, FASA, and PGY-3 resident Gannon Rooney, MD — ready to cheer on the @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social!
Phillip Adams, DO, FASA, and Gannon Rooney, MD
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🔬 Research Rounds on December 1 at 3:00pm: Dr. Alejandro Munoz-Valencia will present “Disparities in Anesthesia Care: A Review of the Literature."

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 Research Rounds. The featured speaker is Alejandro Munoz-Valencia, MD, PhD, PGY-3 Resident (PANTHER Research Program), Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, UPMC. His talk, titled “Disparities in Anesthesia Care: A Review of the Literature,” will take place on December 1 at 3:00 pm. The session is available virtually via Microsoft Teams (email anescommunications@upmc.edu for the meeting link) and in person at A1318 Scaife Hall. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Dr. Munoz-Valencia in a suit jacket and red tie appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
Wishing everyone a peaceful and joyful Thanksgiving — we are thankful for our department colleagues and friends. 🍂🦃
Happy Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🏥 Julia Dixon-Ernst, MSN, CRNA, and Erica Wiesen, MSN, CRNA, represented our department at the 2025 UPMC Pathways to Work High School Career Event. This annual event drew a crowd of over 1,300 high school students eager to explore careers in healthcare. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/crnas-r...
Julia Dixon-Ernst, MSN, CRNA, and Erica Wiesen, MSN, CRNA
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
📚 Phillip Adams, DO, FASA, Associate Professor, has been appointed Co‑Editor‑in‑Chief of the Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine following an open selection process conducted by the journal and the Society for Education in Anesthesia. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/dr-phil...
Dr. Phillip Adams
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
Grand Rounds on November 20 at 5:00pm: Dr. Bryan Funari will present "Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death: Cardiac Screening, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Project ADAM."
Promotional flyer for a University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Grand Rounds event, Fall 2025. The featured speaker is Bryan Funari, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, specializing in fetal and pediatric cardiology at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Heart Institute. The event, titled "Preventing Sudden Cardiac Death: Cardiac Screening, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, and Project ADAM," will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on November 20 at 5 PM. CME credit is available. Contact kralc@upmc.edu for an invitation. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC appear at the bottom. A professional headshot of Dr. Funari is included on the left.
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🔬 Research Rounds on November 17 at 3:00pm: Dr. Pulkit Grover will present “Pain-Optimized Pulsed Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: A New Modality for Noninvasive Treatment of Chronic Pain."

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 Research Rounds. The featured speaker is Pulkit Grover, PhD, Angel Jordan Associate Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and the Neuroscience Institute at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk, titled “Pain-Optimized Pulsed Transcranial Electrical Stimulation: A New Modality for Noninvasive Treatment of Chronic Pain,” will take place on November 17 at 3:00 pm. The session is available virtually via Microsoft Teams and in person at S100A Biomedical Science Tower. A candid photo of Dr. Grover smiling in a lab setting appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
💜🌟 Last weekend, UPMC Pain Management gathered for the annual Chronic Pain Management Conference at Cumberland Woods Village. This signature event serves as a cornerstone for team development and reflection, education, staff appreciation, and well-being. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/2025-ch...
UPMC Pain Management team at the 2025 Annual Chronic Pain Management Conference
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
Honoring our veterans today — thank you for your service. #VeteransDay
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🏥❤️ Our CRNAs once again brought their clinical expertise and compassionate service to the Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh free care clinic, held on October 24-25, 2025, at David H. Lawrence Convention Center in downtown Pittsburgh. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/magee-a...
CRNAs from Pitt/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the 2025 Mission of Mercy Pittsburgh free care clinic.
November 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🤰 OB Anesthesiology & Women's Health Grand Rounds on November 11 at 6:45 am: Dr. Emily Sharpe will present the Gerard W. Ostheimer Lecture, “What's New in Obstetric Anesthesia?”

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/ob-ane...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 OB Anesthesiology & Women’s Health Grand Rounds. The featured speaker is Emily Sharpe, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Program Director of the Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic. Her talk, titled “What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia?”, is part of the Dr. Sivam Ramanathan Memorial & Special Guest Lecture - Gerard W. Ostheimer Lecture. The session will be held virtually. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Dr. Sharpe appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🩻💉 Kristin M. Ondecko Ligda, MD, FASA, visited the BioScience class at Shattuck-St. Mary’s School to teach about academic and career options in science and healthcare and demonstrate essential anesthesia skills on manikins. www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/dr-kris...
Dr. Ondecko Ligda presenting to students on "So You Want To Be a Bio/Chem/Premed Major?" Dr. Ondecko Ligda leading students in an airway demonstration using a manikin.
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
📚 Faculty Development Lecture November 6 at 5:00pm: Christine K. Miller, Esq. will present "Medical Malpractice: In-House Defense Attorney's Perspective for Risk Reduction." Faculty members and trainees in our department are invited to attend.

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 Faculty Development Lecture Series. The featured speaker is Christine K. Miller, Esq., Division Chief Legal Officer and Vice President of Compliance, Quality & Risk Management at UPMC. Her lecture is titled “Medical Malpractice: In-House Defense Attorney's Perspective for Risk Reduction” and will take place virtually via Teams on November 6 at 5:00 pm. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Christine K. Miller appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
💀👻🎃 Dr. Theresa Gelzinis brought Halloween magic to life with an incredible bash that had residents, families, and faculty all joining in the festive fun! Another amazing event that shows why our community is so special.

Happy #Halloween2025, everyone!
October 31, 2025 at 6:04 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🔬 Research Rounds on November 3 at 3:00pm: Dr. Anthony Cole will present “Electrophysiology and Beyond in Anesthesia Research."

📅 Event details: calendar.pitt.edu/event/anesth...
Promotional graphic for the University of Pittsburgh Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine’s Fall 2025 Research Rounds. The featured speaker is Anthony Cole, MD, PhD, a PGY-2 resident in the PANTHER Research Program with the UPMC Anesthesiology Residency Program. His talk, titled “Electrophysiology and Beyond in Anesthesia Research,” will be held on November 3 at 3:00 pm. The session is available virtually via Microsoft Teams and in person at A1318 Scaife Hall. CME credit is available. A professional headshot of Dr. Cole appears on the left. Logos for the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC are at the bottom.
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM
pittanesthesiology.bsky.social
🦇🎃 Who says administrative work can't be spooktacular? Our incredible education admin team just proved that #Halloween is serious business – costume edition!
Pitt/UPMC Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine education administrative team posing for a photo in Halloween costumes.
October 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM