February 26, 2026 By Morgen Ahearn Appointments Erica Langnas, MD, MPH. Appointed Chair of Warm (Women’s Advancement and Recognition in Medicine) Hearts. Matthieu Legrand, MD, PhD. Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) Membership. Michael Lipnick, MD. Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) Membership. Awards Mentee of Dieter Adelmann, MD, PhD, Daniel Chan, Recipient of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF). Kun Leng, MD, PhD. First Place, California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Anesthesia History Contest, 2026. “A story about the discovery of dexmedetomidine.” Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD. Awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise. Meetings and Presentations Merlin Larson, MD. Loewenfeld Lecturer, 35th International Pupil Colloquium (IPC). Errol Lobo, MD, PhD. 2026 Perioperative Operations Summit. Podcasts Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MS, Guest and Ludwig Lin, MD, Host. California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) Vital Times Podcast: Examining the Role of Intraoperative EEG Monitoring in Postoperative Delirium. Publications Berger-Estilita J, Baron Shahaf D, Barreto Chang OL, Bonhomme V, Crisan I, Fernández-Candil JL, Garcia PS, Gisselbaek M, Glezerson BA, Hight D, Jakobsen K, Rimstad IJ, Kaiser HA, Kratzer S, Koch S, Dilmen OK, Kreuzer M, Helfrich J, Lersch F, Lobo FA, Marty AP, Marcolino I, Meco BC, Palanca B, Pilge S, Radtke FM, Rasulo F, Raz A, Romagnoli S, Romero CS, Schneider G, Sepúlveda PO, Shmukler D, Sinner B, Soehle M, Thyrso de Lara FS, Vacas S, Vide S, von Dincklage F, Saxena S, Absalom AR. Consensus document on electroencephalography education in anaesthesiology: defining learning outcomes: A modified four-round Delphi study. Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2026 Feb 19. Carteaux G, Haudebourg A, Pirracchio R. Driving pressure and transpulmonary pressure: understanding the difference. Intensive Care Med. 2026 Jan 26. Chen F, Belgique ST, Hawke S, Jackson C, Mitchell JD, Sullivan K, Boscardin CK, Willie C, Qaqish BF, Martinelli SM. Professionalism Perceptions: A Comparison of Anesthesiology Trainees and Attendings. Anesthesiology. 2026 Feb 05. Crisan I, Südy R, Gisselbaek M, Abramovich I, Hockenhull B, Borisova D, Karras G, Marty AP, Podesta AMC, Ringvold E, Berger-Estilita J, Saxena S. Consequences of a toxic workplace environment on psychological safety in anaesthesia and intensive care: A European survey. Eur J Anaesthesiol Intensive Care. 2026;5(1):e0096. De Jong A, Pirracchio R, Kimmoun A. Checking methodology and statistics when reading an observational study. Intensive Care Med. 2026 Jan 07. Ehie OA, Wood AW, Chang OLB, Langnas EM, Vu TT, Lilaonitkul M, Gropper MA. Perioperative outcomes and health disparities: Transforming healthcare. J Natl Med Assoc. 2026 Feb 17. Ferschl MB, Chen S, Collis S, Jacobson A, Kolodzie K. Association between preoperative tropospheric ozone exposure and adverse perioperative respiratory events in paediatric patients: a single-centre retrospective cohort study. Br J Anaesth. 2026 Jan 22. Gelb AW, Lipnick MS, Züchner K, Baker T, Berumen AV. Expansion by the World Health Organization of the definition of medicinal oxygen for clinical use to narrow the oxygen availability gap. Can J Anaesth. 2026 Jan 22. Gisselbaek M, Soriano L, Arnoux S, Seidel L, Schwartz R, Albert A, Berger-Estilita J, Saxena S, Barreto Chang OL. Training the Next Generation of Anesthesiologists: A Cross-sectional Mixed-methods Study on Mentorship in Anesthesiology. Anesthesiology. 2026 Jan 27. Gordon DW, Hansen EE, Gandhi S, Kalmar A. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2026;142(3):e49-e50. Hanhan J, Zheng A, Butwick A, Yeh P, Aleshi P, Juang J. Leveraging a 3D-Printed Spine Model to Study Medication Spread in Spinal Anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2026 Jan 29. Herpertz G, Roesch F, Abramovich I, Trinks A, Ghezel-Ahmadi V, Nowak-Machen M, Becke-Jakob K. [Work-related fatigue in anesthesia and intensive care medicine: Review article on a structural problem]. Anaesthesiologie. 2026;75(2):117-124. Jabara JT, Neuner JH, Vasanthan A, Aleshi P, Kinjo S, Wong SE, Zhang AL. General Anesthesia Using Laryngeal Mask Airway Ventilation With Low-Dose Neuromuscular Blockade Is Safe and Effective for Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil. 2025;7(5):101218. Jain R, Lewis L, Brooks K, Shaahinfar A, Stine S, Marbin J, Ehie O. Assessing the effectiveness of an antiracism clinical skills curriculum for medical students: a single institution mixed methods study. BMC Med Educ. 2026 Feb 21. Kaufman MW, Yeung G, Rittenberg J, Huynh L, Smuck M, Levin J. Early outcomes from intra-articular lateral C1-2 joint steroid injections: A retrospective case series. Interv Pain Med. 2026;5(1):100737. Kaur M, Lin MYC, Alseidi A, Boscardin CK, Hauer KE, Gomes C. Predictors of USMLE Step 2 performance. Acad Med. 2025 Dec 06. Legrand M. Hydroxocobalamin for vasoplegia in cardiac surgery: an uncertain balance of risk and benefit. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2025; 135: 870-7. Br J Anaesth. 2026;136(2):726-727. Lipnick MS. Kittredge Lecture: Pulse Oximetry Facts and Fallacies. Respir Care. 2026 Feb 03. Liu KD, Siew ED, Tuot DS, Vijayan A, Matzumura Umemoto G, Birkelo BC, Lee BJ, Kwong YD, McCoy IE, Delucchi K, Zhuo H, Hsu C. A Conservative Dialysis Strategy and Kidney Function Recovery in Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney InjuryThe Liberation From Acute Dialysis (LIBERATE-D) Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2026 335;(4):326-335. Published online November 7, 2025. McKay RE, Larson MD. The effect of opioids on the light-off pupillary reflex. J Anesth Analg Crit Care. 2026;6(1):25. Padilla A, Stockinger J, Zanolli NC, Hurwitz R, Ende HB, Butwick AJ, Warrick CM, Hess PE, Mathis M, Fuller M, Habib AS; Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Investigators. Mode of Anesthesia for Patients with Placenta Accreta Spectrum Undergoing Cesarean Hysterectomy: A Report from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Database. Anesthesiology. 2026 Mar 1;144(3):535-545. Phillips ML, Mitchell JD, Chhina AK, Yanko FM, Miller CS, Ballard HA. A Multi-Institutional Survey of Leadership Competencies: A Targeted Needs Assessment. A A Pract. 2026;20(3):e02162. Pirracchio R, Cholley B, Falcone J, Charbonneau H, Delaporte A, Lemoine A, Joosten A, Gayat E, Legrand M. Impact of continuing renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors before surgery on intraoperative hypotensive events: a secondary analysis of the STOP-or-NOT Trial. Br J Anaesth. 2026;136(3):897-905. Sretavan A, Buren M, Tahir P, Leung JM. A systematic review and meta-analysis on ketamine use and postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing spine or orthopedic surgery. Anesthesiol Perioper Sci. 2026;4(1):2. Taenaka H, Maishan M, Watanabe R, Matthay MA. Utility of Animal Models of Pneumonia and Sepsis. Clin Chest Med. 2026;47(1):105-117. Walter E, Ghinelli F, Goyer I, Leone M, Pirracchio R. Cost-effectiveness of vasopressin in the treatment of septic shock: insights from a European societal perspective. J Med Econ. 2026;29(1):319-333. Zapella N, Caillard A, Léger M, Haddad F, Sigaut S, le Terrier C. Guidelines: Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery and interventional medicine. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med. 2026 Feb 02. Zha BS, Ieong M, Cheng I, Bokser S, Fenton C, Muniyappa A, Tarnow J, Jue V, DeVoe C, Kleinhenz ME, Thakur N. Formation and Growth of a Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Multidisciplinary Program Using a Patient-Centered and Integrated Care Model Improves Outcomes. 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