Date Friday, October 16, 2026 - Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Time 8:00am to 5:00pm Location San Diego Convention Center | 111 Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 Description Join us at the ASA Annual Meeting in San Diego. Our experts will be presenting dozens of sessions this year! View the Full List of UCSF ASA Sessions Friday, October 16 Day/Time No. Title Name Presentation Fri. 7:00 a.m. 2026 USSA-AVAA-TAS Annual Meeting Uniformed Services Society of Anesthesiologists (USSA)/Association of Veterans Affairs Anesthesiologists (AVAA) Arthur Wallace VA_AnesQIP: VA Anesthesia Quality Improvement ProgramóA Nationwide Analytic System for Quality Improvement Fri. 2:25 - 3:04 p.m. USSA-AVAA-TAS Annual Meeting TAS Breakout Session Elodie Lang Seeing the Forest Through the TREE Trauma Resuscitation TEE in Exsanguinating Blunt Trauma Fri. 2:25 - 3:04 p.m. USSA-AVAA-TAS Annual Meeting TAS Breakout Session Elodie Lang When Hemodynamics Do Not Match Injury Severity Occult Methamphetamine Exposure in Trauma Fri. 2:25 - 3:04 p.m. USSA-AVAA-TAS Annual Meeting TAS Breakout Session Elodie Lang Hyperacute Fulminant Fat Embolism Syndrome After Polytrauma A Pivotal Role for TEE† Saturday, October 17 Day/Time No. Title Name Presentation Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WS801A Essential Skills Every Anesthesiologist Should Know. Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop I - Boot Camp (4 CME) Matthew Dudley Sat. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. WS801A Essential Skills Every Anesthesiologist Should Know. Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop I - Boot Camp (4 CME) Sherry Liou Sat. 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. MS03 Leveraging Your Voice to Impact Change and Promote Self Advocacy (Non-CME) Ludwig Lin Leveraging Your Voice to Impact Change and Promote Self Advocacy Sat. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. EA05-1 Critical Care I - ePosters Monitor 23 (Non-CME) Nancy Yang In Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure and Hyperinflammatory Subphenotype, Gene Expression Trajectories Distinguish Patterns of Recovery Sat. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. EA17-1 Perioperative Medicine I - ePosters Monitor 28 (Non-CME) Zhonghui Guan Discharge Opioid Prescription After Outpatient OHNS Procedure is Associated with Increased Risk of Opioid Refills Sat. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. SAPP16 Pediatric Anesthesia - Paper Posters 51-60 (Non-CME) Andrew Infosino Sat. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. SAPP18-2 Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain II - Paper Posters 91-100 (Non-CME) Hemra Cil Sat. 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MCC05 Medically Challenging Cases 5: Critical Care - Monitor 5 (Non-CME) Ramin Amirsoltani M1057. Malignant Hyperthermia in Living Donor Liver Transplantation: Beyond Trigger AvoidanceóA Systems-Based Approach to Donor and Recipient Safety Sat. 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MCC18 Medically Challenging Cases 18: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain - Monitor 18 (Non-CME) Arjun Johal Lumbar Epidural Placement Under General Anesthesia Facilitates Bedside Wound Care in Patients with Lower Extremity Injuries and Infections: A Case Series Sat. 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MCC19 Medically Challenging Cases 19: Neuroanesthesia - Monitor 19 (Non-CME) Joel Kopcow Peripherally Selective NaV1.8 Inhibition with Suzetrigine to Facilitate Awake Craniotomy in High?Risk Patients: A Case Report Sat. 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CL102 Retirement: Clouds and Silver Linings I (1 CME) Mark Singleton I Found the Sunshine Sat. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. SPE03 Classic Papers in Anesthesiology: Insights Into Scientific Discovery (1 CME) Mervyn Maze Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. SEE01 Scientific and Educational Exhibits I (Non-CME) Andrew Bishara S04. 3-D Printing : Applications in Anesthesia and Surgery Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MCCPP03 MCC Paper Posters 3 (#41-60): Fundamentals (Non-CME) Joshua Porter These Lips are Sealed Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. MCCPP03 MCC Paper Posters 3 (#41-60): Fundamentals (Non-CME) Raina Khan These Lips are Sealed Sat. 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. MCC31 Medically Challenging Cases 31: Fundamentals - Monitor 11 (Non-CME) Annmarie Mede Recurarization after Sugammadex Administration Causing Respiratory Failure Sat. 12:55 - 1:05 p.m. MCC23 Medically Challenging Cases 23: Cardiac Anesthesia - Monitor 3 (Non-CME) Krishna Vali M1254 / Monitor 3 - Respiratory Failure After Total Artificial Heart Implantation Sat. 12:55 - 1:05 p.m. MCC23 Medically Challenging Cases 23: Cardiac Anesthesia - Monitor 3 (Non-CME) Pradhan Bhat M1254 / Monitor 3 - Respiratory Failure After Total Artificial Heart Implantation Sat. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. QIPP02 QI Project Paper Posters 2 (#21-40): Perioperative Medicine (Non-CME) Kristen Kiroff Intraoperative Patient Fall: A "Never Event" Exposing Persistent Systems Failures Sat. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. QIPP03 QI Project Paper Posters 3 (#41-60): Perioperative Medicine (Non-CME) Xonder Tran Intraoperative Patient Fall: A "Never Event" Exposing Persistent Systems Failures Sat. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. QIPP05 QI Project Paper Posters 5 (#81-100): Professional Issues (Non-CME) Richard Ngo Standardizing Case Placement to Protect High-Acuity Capacity at UCSF Health Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. WS801B Essential Skills Every Anesthesiologist Should Know. Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop II- Pushing The Limits (4 CME) Matthew Dudley Sat. 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. WS801B Essential Skills Every Anesthesiologist Should Know. Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop II- Pushing The Limits (4 CME) Sherry Liou Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. EA05-4 Critical Care IV - ePosters Monitor 23 (Non-CME) Justine Tang Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Resumption After Sepsis with Incident Dementia Among Veterans Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. EA05-4 Critical Care IV - ePosters Monitor 23 (Non-CME) Arthur Wallace Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Resumption After Sepsis with Incident Dementia Among Veterans Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. EA05-4 Critical Care IV - ePosters Monitor 23 (Non-CME) Matthieu Legrand Association of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Resumption After Sepsis with Incident Dementia Among Veterans Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. EA11-3 Geriatric Anesthesia III - ePosters Monitor 24 (Non-CME) Jacob Flores Pilot Study Assessing Oral versus Intravenous Benzodiazepine Sedation for Cataract Surgery Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. EA13-3 Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology III - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Bansri Doshi Factors affecting Patient Satisfaction with Labor Pain Management: A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Interviews Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. MCCPP06 MCC Paper Posters 6 (#1-20): Cardiac Anesthesia (Non-CME) Kamron Sarhadi A Second Beat: Total Artificial Heart as a Bridge to Orthotopic Heart Transplantation Sat. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. MCCPP08 MCC Paper Posters 8 (#41-60): Fundamentals (Non-CME) Marihan Attiah Emergent Evacuation of a Neck Hematoma after Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction Sat. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. MCC49 Medically Challenging Cases 49: Perioperative Medicine - Monitor 9 (Non-CME) Victor Ng Sat. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. PN118 When the Nerve Block Takes a Wrong Turn: Rare Real-World Cases of Complications (1 CME) Kerstin Kolodzie When a Safe Block Isnít So Safe: A Case of Erector Spinae Plane Block Complication Sat. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EA15-3 Patient Safety and Practice Management III - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Linda Lau Exploring Levels and Limits of Autonomy in Camera-Based Technologies and AI in Perioperative Environments Sat. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EA15-3 Patient Safety and Practice Management III - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Arthur Wallace Exploring Levels and Limits of Autonomy in Camera-Based Technologies and AI in Perioperative Environments Sat. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EA15-3 Patient Safety and Practice Management III - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Julien Cobert Exploring Levels and Limits of Autonomy in Camera-Based Technologies and AI in Perioperative Environments Sunday, October 18 Day/Time No. Title Name Presentation Sun. 8:00 - 9:30 a.m. WS828 Must Know Blocks for Ambulatory Anesthesia Sakura Kinjo Sun. 8:00 - 12:00 p.m. WS811A Difficult Airway Management Including Simulation and Ultrasound I (4 CME) Matthew Dudley Sun. 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. SPE12 Best Abstracts: Part 1 (1 CME) Ramin Amirsoltani Creating Receptor-Specific & Reversible Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Based General Anesthesia Sun. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. EA11-4 Geriatric Anesthesia IV - ePosters Monitor 24 (Non-CME) Meiyi Yu Association Between Anesthesia Care, Frailty, and Complications of Cataract Surgery in Medicare Beneficiaries Sun. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. MCCPP12 MCC Paper Posters 12 (#21-40): Critical Care (Non-CME) Zer Keen Chia Iatrogenic Polycythemia Necessitating Therapeutic Phlebotomy Sun. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. MCCPP12 MCC Paper Posters 12 (#21-40): Critical Care (Non-CME) Amreen Rahman MCC Paper Poster (Posters #21-40) Sun. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. MCCPP12 MCC Paper Posters 12 (#21-40): Critical Care (Non-CME) Zer Keen Chia Iatrogenic Polycythemia Necessitating Therapeutic Phlebotomy Sun. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. MCCPP12 MCC Paper Posters 12 (#21-40): Critical Care (Non-CME) Amreen Rahman Iatrogenic Polycythemia Necessitating Therapeutic Phlebotomy Sun. 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., 2:45 - 3:45 p.m., 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. MCC78 - MCC80, MCCPP30, MCCPP35 E-poster and paper poster sessions Kunal Joshi Sun. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PBLD233 I Have Lordosis and I Can't Breathe: High Stake Conversations of Anesthesiologists and Surgeons (1 CME) Dominik Ochocinski I Have Lordosis and I Can't Breathe: High Stake Conversations of Anesthesiologists and Surgeons Sun. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. SPE17 Best Abstracts: Part 2 (1 CME) Elizabeth Whitlock Sun. 10:30 - a.m. 12:00 p.m. WS816 Advanced Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop (1.5 CME) Sakura Kinjo Sun. 10:30 - a.m. 12:00 p.m. WS816 Advanced Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Workshop (1.5 CME) Kerstin Kolodzie Sun. 11:30 - a.m. 12:30 p.m. EA03-5 Clinical Circulation V - ePosters Monitor 30 (Non-CME) Michael Bokoch Angiotensin II in Liver Transplantation: Results From a Single-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Sun. 11:30 - a.m. 12:30 p.m. EA19-3 Respiration II - ePosters Monitor 21 (Non-CME) Tomohiro Chaki Dietary Tryptophan Mitigates Lung Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury via Microbiota-Derived Indole-3-Propionate and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Signaling Sun. 11:30 - a.m. 12:30 p.m. MCCPP20 MCC Paper Posters 20 (#81-100): Perioperative Medicine (Non-CME) Matthew Ribeiro One and Done? Lung Isolation with an Arndt Bronchial Blocker via Laryngectomy Tube Sun. 11:30 - a.m. 12:30 p.m. EA15-4 Patient Safety and Practice Management IV - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Raina Khan Flumazenil Adverse Effects in the setting of Remimazolam Use: A Scoping Review Sun. 11:30 - a.m. 12:30 p.m. EA15-4 Patient Safety and Practice Management IV - ePosters Monitor 26 (Non-CME) Jacqueline Leung Flumazenil Adverse Effects in the setting of Remimazolam Use: A Scoping Review Sun. 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. MCC81 Medically Challenging Cases 81: Cardiac Anesthesia - Monitor 1 (Non-CME) Emma Wu Combating Severe Coagulopathy in a Highly Allosensitized Patient Undergoing Heart-After-Liver Transplant Sun. 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. MCC85 Medically Challenging Cases 85: Critical Care - Monitor 5 (Non-CME) Zachary Brown Massive Hemorrhage During an Outpatient Clinic Visit: A Case Report of Tracheo-Arterial Fistula Management Sun. 12:45 - 2:45 p.m. MCC87 Medically Challenging Cases 87: Perioperative Medicine - Monitor 7 (Non-CME) Sara Zhou Same Trick, New Dog: A Case of TURP Syndrome During Elective HoLEP Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EA04-6 Clinical Neurosciences VI - ePosters Monitor 29 (Non-CME) Hemra Cil Dose-Dependent Effects of Ketamine on Intraoperative Motor Evoked Potentials Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EA04-6 Clinical Neurosciences VI - ePosters Monitor 29 (Non-CME) Hemra Cil Quantitative Analysis of Magnesium Sulfate on Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potentials During Major Spinal Surgery Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EA17-5 Perioperative Medicine V - ePosters Monitor 28 (Non-CME) Zhonghui Guan Postoperative Gabapentinoids are Independently Associated with Worse Postsurgical Outcomes Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. EA18-6 Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain VI - ePosters Monitor 22 (Non-CME) Kerstin Kolodzie Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. MCCPP23 MCC Paper Posters 23 (#41-60): Fundamentals (Non-CME) Haden Oliphant A Case of Hypoxia in a Trauma Patient with Unknown Myotonic Dystrophy Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. MCCPP24 MCC Paper Posters 24 (#61-80): Obstetric Anesthesia (Non-CME) Shelly Teng ECV to Crash Cesarean Under Single Shot Spinal Sun. 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. RCL212 Reducing Attrition: How Do We Enhance the Wellness of Our Anesthesiologist Colleagues? (1 CME) Marek Brzezinski Understand and Connect with Yourself, Others, and Perspectives: Enjoy a Happier, Calmer Life Sun. 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. WS811B Difficult Airway Management Including Simulation and Ultrasound II (4 CME) Matthew Dudley Sun. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. MCCPP27 MCC Paper Posters 27 (#21-40): Critical Care (Non-CME) Xavier Cortez Anesthetic Considerations for Emergent, Awake Tracheostomy Placement Sun. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. MCCPP27 Medically Challenging Cases Ludwig Lin Medical Challenging Cases Paper Poster Session Sun. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. MCC115 Medically Challenging Cases 115: Neuroanesthesia - Monitor 15 (Non-CME) Lisa Young Intraoperative Asystole in Mesial Frontal Epilepsy - Ictal or Reflex? Sun. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. QI05 Quality Improvement Projects 5: Fundamentals - Monitor 5 (Non-CME) Sebastian Mohar Menèndez Aponte Implementing a Learning Health System for Airway Safety Across Diverse Resource Settings Sun. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. QI05 Quality Improvement Projects 5: Fundamentals - Monitor 5 (Non-CME) Vinh Nguyen Improving Early Medical Student Exposure to Anesthesiology Through a Hands On Skills Workshop Sun. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. QI07 Quality Improvement Projects 7: Obstetric Anesthesia - Monitor 7 (Non-CME) Isabella Auchus I Said Brr, Itís Cold in Here: Improving Intraoperative Temperature Monitoring for Cesarean Sections at a San Francisco Safety Net Hospital Sun. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. QI08 Quality Improvement Projects 8: Pediatric Anesthesia - Monitor 8 (Non-CME) Shiv Patel Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce BMI Associated Bias in Pediatric Airway Selection Sun. 3:30 - 3:40 p.m. MCC116 Medically Challenging Cases 116: Cardiac Anesthesia - Monitor 16 (Non-CME) Irfan Kathiriya Heart Transplant in Asplenic Heterotaxy with Single Ventricle Physiology Sun. 3:30 - 3:40 p.m. MCC116 Medically Challenging Cases 116: Cardiac Anesthesia - Monitor 16 (Non-CME) David Wong Heart Transplant in Asplenic Heterotaxy with Single Ventricle Physiology Sun. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EA06-3 Drug Disposition, Metabolism and Elimination III - ePosters Monitor 30 (Non-CME) Hemra Cil Pharmacokinetics of magnesium sulfate during major spinal surgery Sun. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. EA18-8 Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain VIII - ePosters Monitor 22 (Non-CME) Joel Kopcow Incidence of Adverse Events with Continuous Intravenous Lidocaine Infusions for Acute Pain on Acute Care Floors Sun. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. MCCPP35 MCC Paper Posters 35 (#81-100): Perioperative Medicine (Non-CME) Anuroop Nirula Rare Disease and Allergic Reactions: Maintaining Vigilance in Uncertainty Sun. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. CL206 Anesthesiology Sustainability: Integrating Clinical Excellence With Environmental Stewardship (1 CME) Seema Gandhi Sun. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. MCCPP35 MCC Paper Posters 35 (#81-100): Perioperative Medicine (Non-CME) Anuroop Nirula Rare Disease and Allergic Reactions: Maintaining Vigilance in Uncertainty Monday, October 19 Day/Time No. Title Name Presentation Mon. 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. PN304 Hemodynamic Management in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury - The Exciting Promise of Clinical and Big Data (1 CME) Jonathan Pan Is this the Future of Acute Spinal Cord Injury Treatment? CSF Drainage and Spinal Cord Perfusion Pressure; Clinical Data Mon. 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. EA17-7 Perioperative Medicine VII - ePosters Adrian Gelb Global Inclusion of Perioperative Medicines on WHO National Essential Medicines Lists Mon. 10:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. MCC125 Medically Challenging Cases 125: Critical Care - Monitor 5 (Non-CME) Sebastian Mohar Menèndez Aponte A Multimodal Right Ventricular Protective Strategy for Urgent Liver Retransplantation in Severe Portopulmonary Hypertension Mon. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PN310 Neuroinnovation: Implications in Anesthesiology, Monitoring Developments, and Translation Advances in Neural Repair (1 CME) Jonathan Pan Is There Hope After Spinal Cord Injury? Translational and Clinical Advances in Neural Repair Mon. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PN315 New Approaches in Management of Septic Shock (1 CME) Matthieu Legrand New Approaches to Hemodynamic Management of Septic Shock Mon. 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. SPE32 WLM Patrick P. Sim Forum: Creative Minds: Ingenuity in Anesthesiology (2 CME) Martin London Mon. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. FC307 What Should I Tell My Patients and Their Family About Postoperative Neurocognitive Decline? (1 CME) Elizabeth Whitlock What should I tell my patients and their family about postoperative neurocognitive decline? Mon. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. PC303 Should Pediatric Patients With a URI Be Extubated Deep Following Anesthesia? (1 CME) Marla Ferschl Deep Extubation to Reduce Significant Respiratory Events in Pediatric Patients With a URI Mon. 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. PN334 Advancing Care for Geriatric Patients in Ambulatory Surgery Settings (1 CME) Marek Brzezinski Optimizing Intraoperative Anesthesia Management for Geriatric Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Surgery Mon. 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. CL305 Starting Strong: Faculty Development for the New Anesthesia Educator (1 CME) Manuel Pardo Feedback for learners - giving feedback in the moment and writing effective narrative evaluations Tuesday, October 20 Day/Time No. Title Name Presentation Tue. 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. FC405 CMS TEAM: Program Year One Update (1 CME) Amy Lu Leveraging CMS TEAM to improve quality performance and rankings at the departmental and health system level Tue. 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. PN428 Geriatric Anesthesia 360∞: A Holistic Approach to Optimizing Outcomes in Older Patients (1 CME) Marek Brzezinski Navigating Perioperative Challenges in Older Adults Type Education, General, Seminar, Research Audience Trainees, Faculty, CRNA
