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

Honors

Man Kuan Lei, MD, et al. Best Research in Education Award for the abstract: 3D print scoliosis model for neuraxial simulation. Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Meeting 2026.

In the News

Charlene Blake, MD, PhD. Historic all female heart transplant team highlighted in ASA Monitor Practice Spotlight.

Meetings and Presentations

Tyler Law, MD. CHESA Session on AI and LLMs for Medical Research.

SOAP 2026

At the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Meeting 2026, our OB Anesthesia group demonstrated significant academic impact with a total of 18 abstracts presented, including 8 original research abstracts and 9 case reports. Abstracts were presented by faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students. In addition to these presentations, our faculty moderated numerous sessions and served on various SOAP committees. Man Kuan Lei, MD, et al received the Best Research in Education Award for their abstract.

Publications

Barrreto Chang OL, Canales C, MPH; Whittington RA, Cole DJ. Safeguarding Brain Health in Older Adults: What Patients Need to Know. ASA Monitor. 2026 90(6):p 16-17, June.

Butwick A, Baer RJ, Farooqi N, Tatsis V, Stephansson O, Ryckman K, Gossett DR, Hernandez S, Brandt J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L. Association Between Severe Perioperative Surgical Morbidity With Cesarean Delivery and Postpartum Readmission.Obstet Gynecol. 2026 May 15.

Files DC, Matthay MA, Chapple AG, Barragan AB, Mabrey L, Gibbs KW, Krall J, Aggarwal NR, Burnham EL, Liu KD, Meyer NJ, Nates JL, Youssef FA, Friedman E, Kett DH, Koff J, Russell DW, Calfee CS, Eklund M, Esserman LJ. Biological subphenotypes in severe acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome using rapid prospective classification (SPARC) in the USA: a multicentre, observational, study. Lancet Respir Med. 2026 May 15.

Ge WH, Bishara A, Braun H, Simonetto DA, Ge J. Emerging applications of traditional and generative artificial intelligence in Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2026 May 25.

Lv J, Yao L, Tang L, Li Q, Wang L, Yan X, Li M, Peng W, Zhang H, Guo J, Weng J, Mei B, Zhang J, Yang Z, Shen Q, Lu Y, Chen Y, Hu J, Maze M, Liu X. C1q-mediated synapse loss by microglial phagocytosis is associated with postoperative neurocognitive disorder in mice. Br J Anaesth. 2026;136(6):1855-1869.

Lyang N, Schwartz R, Ramanathan S, Parikh N, Lane-Fall M, Dohan D, Chen CL. "Just the way we always did it": ophthalmologist perspectives on changing routine anesthesia care for cataract surgery in the United States. Perioper Med (Lond). 2026 May 11.

Marks VS, van Rheede JJ, Karantonis DM, Esteller R, Dinsmoor D, Fleming JE, Larson B, Desborough L, Single P, Raike RS, D'Haese P, Englot DJ, Lempka SF, North R, Poree L, Bikson M, Denison TJ. Principles of Physiologic Closed-Loop Controllers in Neuromodulation. Neuromodulation. 2026 Apr 29.

Mau T, Simon CB, Barnes HN, Hetherington-Rauth M, Bauer SR, Strotmeyer ES, Lane NE, Rowbotham MC, Weaver AA, Blackwell TL, Cai Y, Glynn NW, Goodpaster BH, Cummings SR, Newman AB, Cawthon PM, Kritchevsky SB. Greater recalled pain and movement-evoked pain are associated with longer 400-m walk and repeat stair climb time in older adults: the study of muscle, mobility, and aging. Geroscience. 2026 Apr 28.

Orser BA, Brenna CTA, Maze M. Astrocyte-neurone crosstalk mediates dexmedetomidine sedation. Br J Anaesth. 2026;136(6):1730-1733.

Perioperative Medicine Author Group (POMAG): Afonso AM, Blitz JD, Cannesson M, Edwards AF, Grocott M, Hepner DL, Ibarra P, Kain ZN, Lu AC, Story DA, Urman RD, Vetter TR, Walker DA, Aronson S, Buhre WF, Cummings KC, Elias KM, Gan TJ, Greenberg SB, Lin DM, Pelland A, Prakash YS, Rubin BL, Weynants C. Advancing Perioperative Medicine: A Multistakeholder Perspective. Anesthesiology. 2026 May 14.

Qing X, Wang P, Li J, Cheng X, Gao B, Li Z, Liu H, Yang Z, Zhang J, Liu Z, Wang D, Qiu G, Maze M, Liu X. A novel circuit driven by hypothalamic corticotropin-releasing hormone neurons mediates postoperative memory deficits. Brain Behav Immun. 2026;136:106791.

Rabl K, Gruenke L, Banfal A, Eilers H, Hellman J, Schumacher MA. Minor cannabinoids CBD, CBG, CBN, and CBC differentially modulate sensory neuron activation. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2026;393(6):104901.

Rahman AE, Kitutu FE, Greenslade L, Arifeen S, Aqeel M, de Magalhães Brito LF, Campbell H, Touré FD, Falade AG, Garcia PJ, Kissoon N, Laxminarayan R, Lipnik MS, Mvalo T, Oliwa J, Workneh RS, Ssengooba F, Peterson SS, Graham HR, King C. From evidence to action: taking stock of the Lancet Global Health Commission on medical oxygen security after a year. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 May 18.

Sato S, Chaki T, Narumi K, Hirahata T, Aoyama T, Kobayashi M, Toda T, Yamakage M. Modulation of Remimazolam Placental Transfer via OATP2B1 by Rosuvastatin in an In Vitro 3D Placental Barrier Model. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2026 May 21.

Shalabi L, Ibrahim A, Ramadan S, Shalabi S, Kouz K, Saugel B, Legrand M. Effect of individualised versus routine intraoperative blood pressure management on acute kidney injury in noncardiac surgery: a GRADE-assessed meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Br J Anaesth. 2026 May 01.

Wan Y, Liang J, Dai Y, Srinivasan K, Billesbølle C, Zhu J, Shin J, Paul S, Marks D, Song YS, Myers BR, Koehl A, Manglik A. Hypervariable loop profiling decodes sequence determinants of antibody stability. Nat Struct Mol Biol. 2026 Apr 30.

Yadav A, Do Prado LB, Mohamed M, Wang C, Shi J, Shabani Z, Liang R, Press K, Tom C, Winkler EA, Su H. Platelet-derived growth factor receptor β F7 mutations result in and exacerbate the severity of vascular dysplasia in the brain arteriovenous malformation through enhancing angiogenesis. Angiogenesis. 2026;29(3).

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