April 30, 2025 By Morgen Ahearn Appointments Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MS. Chair of the Anesthesia Biostats and Clinical Research Design (ABCD) Committee. Amy X. Zhang, MD. UCSF School of Medicine Bridges Medical Student Coaching Program. Awards Hemra Cil, MD. 2024 - 2025 Clinical Seed Award. Pharmacokinetics and Quantitative Analysis of Magnesium Sulfate on Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potentials During Major Spinal Surgery. Mentor: Kerstin Kolodzie, MD, PhD, MAS. Irum Khan, MBBS, PhD. 2024 - 2025 Clinical Seed Award. Describing the Practice of Supraglottic Airway Device Use and Selection in the United States: An MPOG Study. Mentor: Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD. Michael Lipnick, MD, Fiffi Negussie, MPH, Tyler Law, MD, Phil Bickler, MD, PhD, Doruk Ozgediz, MD, MSc, Patti Orozco, MPA, Odi Ehie, MD, MAEd, FASA. Patrick J McGovern Foundation Award for CHESA’s work to build a diverse data repository of pulse ox data and launch a Hypoxia Lab in Uganda. Honors Tyler Law, MD. First Place, IARS Editor’s Choice Award. The Global Anesthesia Workforce Survey: Updates and Trends in the Anesthesia Workforce. Leah Pimentel, MBA. 2024-2025 GME Excellence and Innovation Award in the category of Leadership in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In the News Catherine Chen, MD, MPH, Erica Langnas, MD, and colleagues, looked at social contagion theory in family members of pediatric patients prescribed opioids after surgery. Featured in the March 2025 Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies Newsletter - Policy Perspectives: Fentanyl and Opioids. Adrian Gelb, MBBS. Interviewed by Oana Maties, MD, for CSA. An interview with Dr. Adrian Gelb, Winner of the Nicholas M. Green Award for Outstanding Humanitarian Contributions. Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD and Romain Pirracchio, MD, PhD. Featured in the March 31, 2025 International Anesthesia Research Society (iARS) Daily Dose. Sepsis, Steroids, and More! Exploring Novel Research in the World of Sepsis. Michael Lipnick, MD. Featured in NBC News. The problem with pulse oximeters your doctor probably doesn’t know. Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD. Featured in the School of Pharmacy News. The Science of Smell: Q&A with Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD. Open Oximetry Project featured in the Institute for Global Health Sciences Newsletter, April 2025. Pulse Oximetry Research Expands to Uganda to Test Devices in Globally Diverse Populations. Meetings and Presentations California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD. Electroencephalogram for the Anesthesiologist: Clinical applications and common pitfalls. Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD. Delirium in Older Adults: From evidence to action. Alex Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS. Obstetric Anesthesia/Postpartum Hemorrhage. Alex Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS. Unexpected Placenta Accreta. Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA, Daniel Conti, MD, Alex Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS. Obstetric Rapid-Fire Discussion / “TED talks.” Intrathecal Additives Spinal after failed Epidural Emergent General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Top Tips Odinakachukwu “Odi” Ehie, MD, FASA. Challenging Cases in Pediatric Anesthesia: Lessons from the edge. Vanessa Henke, MD. Anesthesia Considerations for the Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Patient Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery. Vanessa Henke, MD. Valvular Heart Disease. Ludwig Lin, MD, Amber Borucki, MD. New Medications in Perioperative Care: Are they hype, or the real deal? Ludwig Lin, MD and Elizabeth Duggan, MD, MA. Leveraging Emotional Intelligence, Workplace Culture, and the Power of Conflict Resolution to Craft a Sustainable Career in Perioperative Care. Ludwig Lin, MD. Programming Chair, California Society of Anesthesiologists Meeting. International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM) Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD. Why would renal failure increase the risk of dying? International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD. Meet The Experts. Which outcome really matters for patients and family? International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD. Current Issues in Renal Failure. Understanding oliguria. International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Romain Pirracchio, MD, PhD. Optimal vasopressin initiation in septic shock. International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Mentorship and Pathway Programs Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD. Advisor for Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) at UCSF. LMSA won the UCSF Outstanding Student Organization of the Year. Charlene Blake, MD, PhD, et al. Students Capturing the OR Experience (SCORE), 2025. Image Publications Aleshi P, Ortner CM, Butwick AJ. Point-of-care ultrasound in obstetric anesthesia clinical practice. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2025 Apr 8. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000001501. Benaroua C, Pucci F, Rooman M, Picod A, Favory R, Legrand M, Vincent JL, Creteur J, Taccone FS, Annoni F, Garcia B. Alterations in the renin-angiotensin system during septic shock. Ann Intensive Care. 2025 Mar 24;15(1):40. Bhat AN, Singh A, Kurien P, Su G, Chang JL, Durr ML.Barriers to Care for Sleep Surgery at a Safety Net Hospital: Qualitative Patient Experiences. Laryngoscope.2025 Mar 27. Bouthors AS, Hureau M, Butwick A. Is prophylactic tranexamic acid effective in preventing postpartum hemorrhage? almost certainly no. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2025 Mar 26;62:104356. Brode EC, Bernal JM, Cornes SB, Santhosh L, Rivera JA, Kulkarni SA, Mandal JR, Henry DM, Bartz KS, Van Schaik SM. Faculty Development for the People: Workplace-Based Solutions for Busy Clinicians. Clin Teach.2025 Jun;22(3):e70073. Coss NA, Sinskey JL, van den Hout J, Chang JM, Legrand M, Schwartz R. Clinical team flow in the perioperative environment: a qualitative single-centre study.Br J Anaesth. 2025 Mar;134(3):882-884. Einerson BD, Easter SR, Carusi D, Butwick AJ, Wright JD, Jauniaux E, Sentilhes L, Kingdom JCP, Lyell DJ, Silver RM, Zuckerwise LC. Standardized Criteria for Measuring Severe Maternal Morbidity in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorder. Obstet Gynecol. 2025 Apr 11. Online ahead of print. Fong N, Lipnick MS, Behnke E, Chou Y, Elmankabadi S, Ortiz L, Almond CS, Auchus I, Burnett GW, Bisegerwa R, Conrad DR, Hendrickson CM, Hooli S, Kopotic R, Leeb G, Martin D, McCollum ED, Monk EP, Moore KL Jr, Shmuylovich L, Scott JB, Wong AI, Zhou T, Pirracchio R, Bickler PE, Feiner J, Law TJ. Open Access Dataset and Common Data Model for Pulse Oximeter Performance Data. Sci Data.2025 Apr 3;12(1):570. Garcia B, Khanna AK, Legrand M. Advancing surgical outcomes through cardiovascular biomarker sub-phenotyping. Br J Anaesth.2025 May;134(5):1273-1277. Gemelga G, Chawla S, Sharma S, Yu X. Persistent postseptoplasty nasal neuropathic pain. Pain Rep. 2025 Apr 3;10(3):e1266. Han SH, Kiroff KL, Kinjo S. Extended reality in anesthesia: a narrative review. Korean J Anesthesiol. 2025 Apr;78(2):105-117. Heintz TA, Badathala A, Wooten A, Cu CW, Wallace A, Pham B, Wallace AW, Cobert J. Preliminary Development and Validation of Automated Nociception Recognition Using Computer Vision in Perioperative Patients. Anesthesiology. 2025 Apr 1;142(4):726-737. Joo H, Diaz-Ramirez LG, Chen CL, Sun CQ, Smith AK, Boscardin WJ, Whitlock EL. Cognitive Trajectory Before and After Cataract Surgery: A Population-Based Approach.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 Apr;73(4):1073-1081. Kallet RH, Lipnick MS.Pressure Control Surrogate Formula for Estimating Mechanical Power in ARDS Is Associated With Mortality. Respir Care. 2025 Apr;70(4):427-433. Khan R, Sun KJ, O'Connor M, Leung JM. A Scoping Review on the Incidence of Nonoperating Room Anesthesia Safety Events. J Patient Saf. 2025 Mar 31. McIsaac DI, Mathis MR, London MJ. Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring: Are We Asking the Right Questions? Anesthesiology. 2025 Apr 1;142(4):593-596. Myles PS, Wallace S, Boney O, Botti M, Chung F, Cyna AM, Gan TJ, Grocott MPW, Jensen MP, Kehlet H, Kurz A, Leger M, Nilsson U, Peyton P, Sessler DI, Tramèr MR, Wu CL; Alfred Health Patient Experience and Consumer Engagement Group. An updated systematic review and consensus definitions for standardised endpoints in perioperative medicine: patient comfort and pain relief. Br J Anaesth.2025 May;134(5):1450-1459. Nicholas JA, Ural KG, Guinn NR, Panigrahi AK, Tan GM, Butwick AJ. Procedure-Specific Preoperative Blood Ordering Practices in 25 North American Hospitals. A A Pract.2025 Mar 20;19(3):e01939. Riselli AM, Yee SW, Yang J, Brett CM, Trumbach K, Zhou X, Liu R, Liang X, Lai Y, Huo R, Xue Y, Shen H, Zhang L, Yang X, Liu Q, Huang SM, Giacomini KM. Identification and Clinical Evaluation of Potential Biomarkers for Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP/ABCG2). Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2025 Apr 1. Salman RAS, Adamczuk K, Parker RA, Weir CJ, Latini R, Kim H, White D, Evans H, Bergholtz J, Lee C, Casaus C. Developing a Randomised Efficacy PREcision medicine Platform trial design for Cavernomas: the CARE PREP study [Internet]. Southampton (UK): National Institute for Health and Care Research 2025 Mar 26. Shaygan L, Patel N, Kucharski D, Truxillo T, Hackman D, Sanders JA, Kertai MD, Grichnik K, Hensley NB, Bollen BA, Rhee AJ. Quality Improvement Methodologies: An Application in Cardiac Anesthesiology. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Apr;39(4):897-909. Tallarico RT, Jing B, Lu K, Chawla SA, Luo Y, Badathala A, Chen CL, Wallace AW, Legrand M. Postoperative Outcomes Among Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Users. JAMA Surg. 2025 Apr 30. Victoria N, Victoria N, Isaac G, Jonathan K, Charles BH, Esther ND, Kintu MT, Elizabeth N, Gerald C, Nelson LE, Marvin KA, Mwaka FM, Law TJ, Alenyo AN, Fred B. Acute trauma care training in undergraduate medical education programs in Uganda; A cross-sectional survey of final year medical students. Afr J Emerg Med. 2025 Jun;15(2):602-606. Vide S, Kreuzer M, Ferreira A, Couto M, Agustí M, Jaramillo S, Schneider G, García PS, Abelha F, Amorim P, Trocóniz I, Larson M, Gambús P. Cortical, subcortical, brainstem and autonomic responses to nociception under total intravenous anesthesia. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Apr 11;103:111825. Young S, Mathew M, Keene E, Lebo M, Sooch R, Kim TY, Battaglini D, Norte G, Puera-Martinez F, Puerta-Martinez JJ, Abramovich I, Leiva R, Srinivasan T, Shaye D, Shapiro FE. Global Access to Clinical Office-Based Surgical and Anesthesia Practices. Anesth Analg. 2025 Apr 25.
Nov 5, 2025 Anesthesia Department Honors Dia de Los Muertos with an Ofrenda Announcement Opportunity and Impact
