Department Honors, Awards, Appointments, and Publications - August 2026

Appointments

Michael Bokoch, MD, PhD. Visiting Professor, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA.

Alex Perez, MD, PhD. 2026 – 2028 John W. Severinghaus Assistant Professor.

Rachel Schwartz, PhD. Visiting Professor, University of Lorraine, France. May – August 2026.

Kristina Sullivan, MD. Vice Chair of Education.

Dahlia Townsend, MD. Director of Regional Anesthesia.

Education and Training

Jenny Woodbury, MD, MBA. UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, Class of 2026.

Joint Opportunity and Impact Grand Rounds. Hosted by the UCSF departments of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care, Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Otolaryngology. Moderators: Drs. Odi Ehie and Andre Campbell. Guest Speaker: Daniel Tsai, Director of Health for the City and County of San Francisco. “Serving San Francisco: the Department of Public Health’s Commitment to Equitable, High-Quality Care.”

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In the News

Rachel Schwartz, PhD. Article on Dr. Schwartz’s visiting professorship published in the University of Lorraine newsletter (“De La Californie à Nancy: Recontre avec Rachel Schwartz” or “From California to Nancy: Meeting with Rachel Schwartz”), and on LinkedIn.

Jarret Weinrich, PhD. Research featured in UCSF Pharmacy video: The future of anesthesia: How UCSF is working to make surgery safer.

Meetings and Presentations

Michael Bokoch, MD, PhD. Grand Rounds presentation, Lahey Clinic, Burlington, MA. "Press On! Selection of Vasopressors in Liver Transplantation and Major Non-cardiac Surgery."

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Publications

Top 10% Most Cited JoVE Article in the Animal Models and Experimental Techniques Collection
Doan TNM, Maruyama D, Tian X, Prakash A. Sequential Blood Collection from Inferior Vena Cava Followed by Portal Vein to Evaluate Gut Microbial Metabolites in Mice. J Vis Exp. 2024 Jun 21:(208):10.3791/66673.

Chaki T, Maruyama D, Doan TNM, Tian X, Prakash A. Dietary tryptophan mitigates lung ischemia-reperfusion injury in association with increased indole-3-propionate and aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling. Gut Microbes. 2026;18(1):2715839.

Chejfec-Ciociano JM, Guridi AO, Hurtado GP, Tabibzadeh M, van Zundert A, Gelb AW, Barach P. Mapping System Vulnerabilities in Anaesthesia Safety: A Role-Based Inquiry in Response to Fatal Fungal Meningitis Outbreaks in Mexico. Int J Health Plann Manage. 2026 Aug 09.

Gisselbaek M, Saxena S, Abramovich I, Berger-Estilita J. Integrating Patient Values Into Perioperative Decision-Making Using Patient-Reported Outcome and Experience Measures. A A Pract. 2026;20(8):e02263.

Hoang P, Hsiang WR, Guan BC, Van Kuiken M, Guan Z. Discharge Opioid Prescription After Outpatient Urologic Surgery Is Associated With Increased Risk of Opioid Refills: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Urology. 2026 Aug 19.

Legrand M, Hoffmann C, Roquilly A, Benyamina M, Martin O, Textoris J, Wiramus S, Jeanne M, Lachamp J, Chaouat M, Chen D, Mboup B, Palmieri TL, Mebazaa A, Depret F, Vicaut E. Early Surgery and Outcomes in Severe Burns: A Prospective Multicenter Observational Study. Ann Surg. 2026 Aug 18.

Margolis RD, Schwartz R, Van Pelt H, Yanofsky SD, Padilla P, Gutierrez Ramirez A, Klein MJ, Oloso BA, Arline E, Sanders K, Berenstain L, Vinson AE. Pain Point Elimination Bringing Better Longitudinal Engagement and Satisfaction project: qualitative mixed-methods study investigating a pragmatic intervention on physician well-being. BJA Open. 2026 Volume 19, September 2026, 100646.

Martinez E, Siadat S, Stockert E, Bateman BT, Butwick AJ, Leonard SA. Neuraxial labor analgesia use among racial and ethnic groups in the United States, 2016-2022. Pregnancy (Hoboken). 2025;1(6):e70127.

Mathew S, Markley JC, Chang C, Silverberg J, Cunningham SD, Qasba N. Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents during deep sedation for first and second trimester abortion: a systematic review. Int J Obstet Anesth. 2026;68:105231.

St Hilaire L, Tran A, Kothari RP, Adelmann D, Hellman J, Bokoch MP. Elevated Serum Renin Before Liver Transplantation Is Associated With Increased Intraoperative Vasopressor Requirements and Posttransplant Acute Kidney Injury. Transplantation. 2026 Aug 17.

Wang JC, Sanchez D, Arul S, Gülsuyu B, Gopinadhan A, Mukhtar T, Kim J, Andrews JP, Alonso Cee Williams M, Jung Y, Hashimoto ML, Kim CN, Bhalla S, Ewing-Crystal NA, Bernabei JM, Letchuman V, Haddad AF, Hemphill K, Weinsheimer SM, Kim H, Narsinh KH, Cooke DL, Cadwell CR, Wälchli T, Elahi FM, Yang AC, He P, Chang EF, Molofsky AB, Winkler EA. Spatial atlas of the human brain vasculature reveals specialized cell ensembles. Cell. 2026 Jul 31.

Williamson DM, Gudelunas MK, Sall JW. The contributions of nocturnal hypoxaemia and sleep disturbances to acute mountain sickness. Exp Physiol. 2026 Aug 18.

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