The University of Wisconsin Department of Anesthesiology showcased 15 resident presenters, 3 UW SMPH medical student presenters, and 7 faculty judges at the Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference (MARC) on April 25th–27th in Indianapolis, Indiana. The MARC meeting is hosted by the Association of Midwest Academic Anesthesia Chairs, Inc. (AMAAC). This year’s host institutions were Indiana University, the University of Louisville, and the University of Toledo.
The mission of the MARC meeting is to encourage and support resident research and scholarly activity in their home departments and to allow residents to share their work among their peers in a friendly, educational atmosphere.
Congratulations to all the resident presenters: Drs. Daniel Comeaux Belongia, Sahmon Fallahian, Thane Feldeisen, Tyler Engel, Ryan Henschell, Ann Heyer, Aman Irfanullah, Kristopher Kennedy, Kevin Lin, Shubham Mangla, Tanner McArdle, Nicholas Phillips, Sarah Saenz, Danielle Savino, and Arundeep Singh. Additionally, we also want to recognize 3 UW-Madison SMPH medical students who presented at MARC: Tikiri Bandara, Brandon Mergen, and Samuel Smith.
A special thank you to our volunteer faculty judges, including Drs. Rebecca Evans, Anna Frackman, Joel Johnson, Patrick Meyer, Sabrina Sam, Eric Simon, and Kenneth Van Dyke. We also want to show our appreciation for our faculty mentors and the education team for their efforts to support this important regional event.
Award Winners and Mentors
We are proud to share that our department resident entries collectively earned 7 awards, placing either first, second, or third place in the following categories: airway, general, neuroscience regional, and pain.
| Abstract Title | Presenter | Faculty Mentor | Category | Place |
| IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES IN OUT OF OR INTUBATIONS | Tyler Engel | Micah Long | Airway | First |
| SPINAL ANESTHESIA IN A HIGH-RISK ANTICOAGULATED PATIENT | Sahmon Fallahian | Elizabeth Scholzen | Regional | First |
| PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HEPZATO PROCEDURE | Thane Feldeisen | Katherine Kozarek | General | First |
| RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION FOR REFRACTORY TROCHANTERIC BURSITIS: A CASE REPORT | Kristopher Kennedy | Alaa Abd-Elsayed | Pain | Third |
| KETAMINE, MIDAZOLAM, AND REMIFENTANIL INFUSIONS AS A GENERAL ANESTHETIC FOR A CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION | Shubham Mangla | Whitney Fallahian | Neuroscience | Second |
| INTRAOPERATIVE EXTUBATION RATES IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CARDIAC SURGERY FOR CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS | Sarah Saenz | Georgios Kirvassilis | Cardiovascular | First |
| SALVAGE VA ECMO DURING LIVER TRANSPLANT FOR RECURRENT INTRACARDIAC THROMBUS RIGHT HEART FAILURE | Nicholas Phillips | Elizabeth Townsend | Cardiovascular | First |
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