Department Honors, Awards, Appointments, and Publications - July 2025

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July 28, 2025
By Morgen Ahearn

Awards

Tyler Law, MD. International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Mentored Research Award for, Prediction of Pulse Oximeter Bias Using Machine Learning.

Erica Langnas, MD, MPH. Patricia Sander Research Award, 2025 – 2027. National Variation in Multimodal Analgesia Use and Associated PACU Outcomes for Common Surgeries.

Jina Sinskey, MD. Patricia Sander Research Award, 2025 – 2027. CO-OR: CO-Designing Solutions for Well-Being and Patient Safety in the Operating Room.

CHESA received the following awards:

  • Burroughs Welcome Fund Award. Regulatory research to support continuation of the Open Oximetry Project, including opening a hypoxia lab in Uganda. Many CHESA team members are involved in this project.
  • Hellman Foundation Award. Supporting the CHESA Anesthesia Fellows Program. Drs. Adrian Gelb, Maytinee Lilaonitkul, Odi Ehie, Tyler Law and many others have been very involved in supporting this program.
  • Lifebox Foundation Award. Supporting the continuation of the Open Oximetry Project.

Education and Training

UCSF Center for Faculty Educators Teach for UCSF Certificate Awardees

  • Educator Essentials
    • Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD
    • Kristen Kiroff, MBBS
    • Sherry Liou, MD, MBA
  • Clinical Teaching
    • Irum Khan, MBBS, PhD
    • Maryn Kanter, MD, MPH
  • Education Leadership
    • Albert Yen, MD
    • Arthur Chyan, DO
    • Denise Chang, MD
    • Dylan Masters, MD
    • Irum Khan, MBBS, PhD
    • Maryn Kanter, MD, MPH
  • Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
    • Lizzie Cole, MBBS
  • Simulation Teaching
    • Christopher Ortiz, MD, PhD
    • Kristen Kiroff, MBBS
    • Maryn Kanter, MD, MPH


Culture and Belonging-Led Adult Skills Day for Respiratory Care Service Night Shift. July 2025.

Events

Department collaborated with the UCSF United Filipinx Association (UFA) for their Community Celebration, Halo Halo Mixer. June 12, 2025.

Honors

Igor Abramovich, MD, PhD. Amboss Award in Advanced Lifelong Learning. Awarded for the innovative “Game Challenge” project in medical education.

In the News

Michael Bokoch, MD, PhD. Featured in UCSF Magazine: The Quest to Reinvent Anesthesia. Summer 2025

Sydney Labat, MD. Featured on CBS4: From Bay St. Louis to UCSF: Local Doctor’s Fellowship Win Becomes Living Legacy of The 15 White Coats. July 1, 2025

Meetings and Presentations

Alexander Butwick, MBBS, FRCA, MS and Pedram Aleshi, MD. Visiting Professorship to Humanitas Medical Center in Milan, Italy. Ultrasound / Regional Workshop and Lecture Series. June 3-6, 2025

Odi Ehie, MD, MAEd, FASA. Speaker. National Medical Association (NMA) Convention and Scientific Assembly. Session 1: What I should have told my younger self. Starting Out, Looking Back. Session 2: The Way Forward. Navigating the Next Chapter.

Mentorship and Pathway Programs

Odi Ehie, MD, MAEd, FASA, Head of Clinical Skills, UC Berkeley – UCSF Joint Medical Program. URI Summer 2025 Undergraduate Program.

Publications

Annane D, Briegel J, Granton D, Bellissant E, Bollaert PE, Keh D, Kupfer Y, Pirracchio R, Rochwerg B. Corticosteroids for treating sepsis in children and adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Jun 05; 6:CD002243.

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 Aug;135(8):2975-2983.

Boscardin CK, Abdulnour RE, Gin BC. Macy Foundation Innovation Report Part I: Current Landscape of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education. Acad Med. 2025 Jun 02.

Breithaupt AG, Bernstein Sideman A, Goode C, Hill-Sakurai L, Premkumar M, Scheffler AW, Chodos A, Tsoy E, Rankin KP, Kramer JH, Bui N, Jarrott S, Gaynor L, Barreto Chang OL, Chow C, Kahn JG, and Possin KL. Enhancing early detection of cognitive impairment in primary care with the TabCAT-BHA. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jul;21(7):e70437.

Butwick AJ, Cecconi M, Ortner C, Di Simone N. Evidence Gaps in the Management of Intrauterine Hemorrhage–Control Device Failure for Atonic Postpartum Hemorrhage. Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey. 2025 Jun;80(6):p 367-375.

Chiu C, Braehler MR, Donovan AL, Butte AJ, Pirracchio R, Bishara AM. Development of a machine learning-derived model to predict unplanned ICU admissions after major non-cardiac surgery. BMC Anesthesiol. 2025 Jul 17;25(1):351.

Corpman D, Auyong DB, Walters D, Gray A. Using AI chatbots as clinical decision support for regional anesthesia: is the new era of "e-Consults" ready for primetime? Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2025 Jul 3:rapm-2025-106850.

Crest P, Zeiner S, Stacey P, Kronish K, Lin R, Roberts JP, Adelmann D. Peri- and postoperative analgesic strategies in live donor hepatectomy: A national survey. Liver Transpl. 2025 Jun 6.

Dammann P, Santos AN, Mavarani L, Guey S, Chabriat H, Herve D, Croft J, Renteria M, Jang D, Zhang J, Li D, Wu Z, Weng JC, Petracca A, Fusco C, D'Agruma L, Castori M, Rath M, Pilz RA, Felbor U, Steinberg GK, Gu J, Bervini D, Goldberg J, Raabe A, Cervio A, Villamil F, Rosales J, Rauschenbach L, Riess C, Oppong MD, Karadachi H, Ahmadipour Y, Wrede KH, Jabbarli R, Deuschl C, Li Y, Santos Piedade G, Köhrmann M, Frank B, Wälchli T, Schmidt B, Overstijns M, Beck J, Fung C, Al-Shahi Salman R, Flemming KD, Lanzino G, Zafar A, Weinsheimer S, Nelson J, Zabramski JM, Akers A, Morrison L, McCulloch CE, Kim H, Sure U; Brain Vascular Malformation Consortium Cerebral Cavernous Malformation Investigator Group. Lifetime Risk of First Symptomatic ICH or Seizure in Familial Cerebral Cavernous Malformations: A Multicenter Patient Data Analysis. Neurology. 2025 Aug 12;105(3):e213798.

Farmer JR, Sutherland JM, Field TS, McIsaac DI, Gelb AW, Zhou LW, Sun T, Schwarz SKW, Flexman AM. Factors associated with adverse outcomes following perioperative stroke after noncardiac surgery. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Aug;34(8):108346.

Farmer JR, Sutherland JM, Field TS, McIsaac DI, Gelb AW, Zhou LW, Sun T, Schwarz SKW, Flexman AM. Outcomes Following Perioperative Stroke in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2025 Aug;39(8):2067-2078.

Ferschl MB, Hoagland M, Nasr VG, Staffa SJ, Infosino A. Virtual or In-Person Conferences? The Success of the Visiting Scholars in Pediatric Anesthesia Program (ViSiPAP) as a Hybrid Model for Perioperative Education. Paediatr Anaesth. 2025 Jun 9.

Gambling DR, Vogel TM, Markley JC, Traynor AJ, Cohn JH, Morgan CL. Three Years On: The Impact of the Dobbs Decision on Anesthesia Practice. Anesthesiology. 2025 Aug 1;143(2):261-265.

Gin BC, LaForge K, Burk-Rafel J, Boscardin CK. Macy Foundation Innovation Report Part II: From Hype to Reality: Innovators' Visions for Navigating AI Integration Challenges in Medical Education. Acad Med. 2025 Jun 4.

Hall T, Miller BJ, Woreta FA, Chen CL. A New Vision for Site-Neutral Policy. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2025 Jul 1;143(7):541-542.

Hariri G, Louie J, Khan A, Tahir P, Martin GL, Dechartres A, Legrand M. Research without prior consent procedure and intervention effect on mortality in critical care: a meta-epidemiological study of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care. 2025 Jul 24;29(1):323.

Kalimouttou A, Seymour CW, Pirracchio R. Optimal Vasopressin Initiation in Septic Shock-Reply. JAMA. 2025 Jul 17.

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 Aug 1;21(5):356-363.

Kundu D, Franchini L, Hasdemir HS, Lloyd E, Maturano J, Rabl K, Denissiouk AN, Schumacher M, Sarlah D, Hellman J, Tajkhorshid E, Orlandi C, Das A. Distinct Interactions of Cannabinol and Its Cytochrome P450-Generated Metabolites with Receptors and Sensory Neurons. J Med Chem. 2025 Jul 10;68(13):13935-13953.

Lacom C, Kothari RP, Mendez NV, Galli A, Roll GR, Bokoch MP, Legrand M, Adelmann D. Safety and Feasibility of Early Extubation in Liver Transplantation: Experience in 1555 Patients. Transplantation. 2025 Aug 1;109(8):1393-1401.

Layne JE, Snapper DM, Czachor ME, Lam C, Matityahu JD, Lind DRG, Huard M, Morioka K, Motzkin JC, Basbaum AI, Weinrich JAP, Bahney CS. Deep behavioral phenotyping tracks functional recovery following tibia fracture in mice. bioRxiv. 2025 May 14.

Legrand M, Jullien E, Kimmoun A, Geri G, Ait-Oufella H, Abrard S, Gaugain S, Bounes F, Guerci P, Pottecher J, Jamme M, Poncelin de Raucourt Y, Barraud D, Constantin JM, Juguet W, Lasocki S, Sonneville R, Audibert J, Plantefève G, Ellrodt O, Fedou AL, Leone M, Lefebvre L, Auvet A, Chen D, Vicaut E, Dépret F. Iloprost for the Treatment of Severe Septic Shock with Persistent Hypoperfusion: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul;211(7):1211-1219.

Legrand M, Constantin JM, Burry L, Sonneville R. Ketamine and Traumatic Memory After Intensive Care Unit Discharge: Patient Population and Sedation Concerns. Anesth Analg. 2025 Jul 17.

Leone M, Martin-Loeches I, Pirracchio R. Humans versus machine learning models: improving the outcome of trauma patients. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2025 Jun 17;55:101356.

Lim MJ, Whitney JE, Sallee CJ, Markovic D, Bera A, Sinha P, Zeigler A, Chen L, Zinter MS, Ali A, Matthay MA, Schwingshackl A, Agus MSD, Sapru A, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury (PALI) and Coagulation and Fibrinolysis in Pediatric Insulin Titration Trial (CAF-PINT) Study Investigators. Plasma Soluble Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Has a Central Role in Biomarker Network Analysis and Is Associated With Poor Outcomes in Two Distinct Pediatric Cohorts of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Acute Respiratory Failure. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jun 03.

Lou J, Wen WH, Conrad F, Tam CC, Garcia-Rodriguez C, Farr-Jones S, Marks JD. Single Tri-Epitopic Antibodies (TeAbs) to Botulinum Neurotoxin Serotypes B, E, and F Recapitulate the Full Potency of a Combination of Three Monoclonal Antibodies in Toxin Neutralization. Toxins (Basel). 2025 Jun 04; 17(6).

Mabrey FL, Martin TR, Calfee CS, Liu KD, LaCombe B, Brown-Swigart L, Discacciati A, Eklund M, Heckbert SR, Matthay MA, Esserman L, Wurfel MM. Anti-CD14 treatment in patients with severe COVID-19: Clinical and biological effects in a Phase 2 randomized open-label adaptive platform clinical trial. CHEST Crit Care. 2025 Mar; 3(1).

McGarry A, Roesler O, Liscombe J, Neumann M, Kothare H, Hosamath A, Arbatti L, Badathala A, Ruhmel S, Hansen BJ, Quall M, Istas S, Wallace A, Suendermann-Oeft D, Ramanarayanan V, Shoulson I. Much More Than the Malady: The Promise of a Web-Based Digital Platform Incorporating Self-Report for Research and Clinical Care in Mild Cognitive Impairment. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2025 May 6;3(2):100224.

McGowan SK, Gershengorn HB, Sudler A, Espejo E, Boscardin J, Li L, Smith AK, Ashana DC, Raghunathan K, Kim S, Brender T, Vossler K, Han M, Cobert J. Patient Race and Preferred Language Influence the Use of Physical Restraints in Non-intubated ICU Patients. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2025 Jun 20.

Molina L, Lyang N, Schwartz R, Parikh N, Ramanathan S, Huang AJ, Chen CL. Patient Perspectives and Concerns Regarding Cataract Surgery and Cataract Surgery Sedation: A Qualitative Study. Clin Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun 27;19:2011-2020.

Perez-Urbano I, Jowhar ZM, Williams JC, Collins SA, Davis D, Boscardin CK, Cowell T, Benton E, Hauer KE. Student, Staff and Faculty Experience with a Medical School Racial and Sociopolitical Trauma Protocol: A Mixed Methods Study. Teach Learn Med. 2025 Jun-Jul;37(3):375-387.

Pirracchio R, Sprung CL. REMAP-CAP corticosteroids: yet, another swing of the pendulum? Intensive Care Med. 2025 Jun 03.

Shi J, Hubbard AE, Fong N, Pirracchio R. Implicit bias in ICU electronic health record data: measurement frequencies and missing data rates of clinical variables. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2025 Jul 1;25(1):241.

Tang BHY, Manalo J, Chowdhury SR, Aldrich JM, Weinhouse GL, Cordoza M, Louzon PR, Balas MC, Stollings JL, McNett M, Dearness K, Estrada-Codecido J, Chaudhuri D, Carayannopoulos KL, Lewis K. Melatonin Use in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul 15.

Wentworth KL, Park J, Yu X, Hsiao EC. Update on the medical management of fibrous dysplasia of the bone. Ther Adv Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jun 18;16:20420188251347350.

Xiang X, Wang F, Chen C, Guan Z, Zhou W. Orexinergic projections to substantia innominata mediate arousal and analgesia. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Jul 8:S0007-0912(25)00333-2.