The Department of Anesthesiology made a significant impact at the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) and Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA) 2024 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, on May 17–19, 2024. From engaging with …
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Resident presentations receive accolades at MARC 2024
The University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology showcased 6 resident presenters and 5 faculty judges at the Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference (MARC). The conference took place April 5th–7th in Omaha, Nebraska. The MARC meeting is …
Introducing our 2024 Residency Matches
The University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Anesthesiology celebrated Match Day on Friday, March 15th! Our department members gathered to eat lunch and watch medical students celebrate Match Day at the UW School of Medicine …
Residents travel to Zambia, South Africa to participate in global health program
In January 2024, CA3 residents Michael Gyorfi, Erica Janz, and Sylvia Rakke joined faculty Joel Johnson as a part of the Global Academic Anesthesia Consortium (GAAC) program at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka, Zambia, …
Kristin Bevil recipient of the 2024 Rising Star Clinical Educator Physician Excellence Award!
Congratulations, Kristin Bevil, MD! She has been selected to receive a UW Health Rising Star Clinical Educator Physician Excellence Award! Her colleagues nominated her for this highly prestigious honor. Dr. Bevil will receive her award …
Deborah Rusy attends the 18th Annual World Congress of Anaesthesiologists in Singapore
Deborah Rusy, MD, MBA, FASA, presented abstracts at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists (WCA) in Singapore last week, March 3–7th. The Congress includes representation from over 130 countries. The next WCA will be held in …
The department welcomed two visiting professors this February
The Department of Anesthesiology hosted visiting professors William Gross, MD, PhD, and Stuart Hameroff, MD this February. William Gross, MD, PhD visited the first full week of February. Dr. Gross presented “Toward an Implanted Language …
Residents Attend Airway Workshop at the UW Vet School
In an era of videolarngoscopes and extraglottic airway devices, the need for invasive airway management has become a rare event. The National Audit Projects 4 (NAP4) determined that invasive airway management was required in only …
Congrats to Whitney Fallahian, MD and Stephen Lockwood, MD for their article featured in Anesthesiology Journal
Whitney Fallahian, MD, and Stephen Lockwood, MD, were recently featured in the Anesthesiology image section for a photo and article they submitted about a patient playing the trombone intraoperatively! Read the full article Dr. Fallahian …
Dr. Nathan Hurley’s article featured in Anesthesiology News
Congratulations to resident Nathan Hurley, MD, on his article “Is AI, ChatGPT Ready to Aid in Clinical Decision Making?” recently featured in the Anesthesiology News Technology section. Read the full article. Hurley attended Abiliene Christian …