In Support of Our Community - May 2025

Events

Adult Skills Day Training for Anesthesia Technicians and Respiratory Therapists, with Culture and Belonging at ZSFG. April, 2025.

Mentor-Mentee Gathering at Le Soleil. May 21, 2025.

Honors

John Feiner, MD. 2025-27 Edward A. Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award for work related to pulse oximetry and health disparities.

Judith Hellman, MD. 2025 UCSF Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award.

Meetings and Presentations

Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD. Principal Investigator for the Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies® Initiative, or the BRAIN Initiative, briefed the congressional neuroscience caucus to implore congress to increase funding for NIH/scientific research, showcasing key accomplishments, research priorities, and real-world applications that are transforming our understanding of brain function and addiction science for Americans.

2025 Western Anesthesia Residents Conference (WARC)

Jeremy Auerbach. Case Report: Gunshot Wound to Uterus in a Pregnant Patient.

Alexander Kim. The Smoking Gun: A Case of Intraoperative Hypoxemia Secondary to Fentanyl Inhalation.

Publications

Abess AT, Shah NJ, Whitlock EL, Schroeck H, Ron D, Rozek SB, Martinez-Camblor P, Donovan AL, Schenning KJ, Deiner SG; MPOG Collaborators. Brain Health Screening in Older Surgical Patients: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Observational Analysis and Survey. Anesth Analg. 2025 May 16.

Berger-Estilita J, Gisselbaek M, Devos A, Chan A, Ingrassia PL, Meco BC, Chang OLB, Savoldelli GL, Matos FM, Dieckmann P, Østergaard D, Saxena S. AI and inclusion in simulation education and leadership: a global cross-sectional evaluation of diversity. Adv Simul (Lond). 2025 May 4;10(1):26

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.

Ehie O, D. Wondimagegn, Whitehead CR, Lee A. Critical theory in medical education. BJA Education. 2025 May 6.

Hirani S, Vu P, Halac M, Bohacek S, Benkli B, Jevotovsky D, Vega J, Hirani A, Orhurhu V, Odonkor C, Ehrenfeld J, Shadid I, Azadian A, Mayrsohn B, Kwon A, Hirani Z, Osuagwu U, Bird J, Gilligan C, Darnall BD, Williams K, Hooten WM, Srinivasan S. Transforming pain medicine: the power of collaboration, entrepreneurship, and innovation. Pain Med. 2025 May 1;26(5):231-236.

Lipnick MS, Ehie O, Igaga EN, Bicker P. Pulse Oximetry and Skin Pigmentation-New Guidance From the FDA. JAMA. 2025 Apr 22; 333(16):1393-1395.

Victoria N, Isaac G, Jonathan K, Charles BH, Esther ND, Kintu MT, Elizabeth N, Gerald C, Nelson LE, Marvin KA, Mwaka FM, Tyler LJ, 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.

Yang HY, Raghunathan K, Widera E, Pantilat SZ, Brender T, Heintz TA, Espejo E, Boscardin J, Mills H, Lee A, Berchuck J, Cobert J. Lexical associations can characterize clinical documentation trends related to palliative care and metastatic cancer. Sci Rep. 2025 May 18;15(1):17245.