Author Archives: Laurie Birdsong

UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Dr. Bridget Marroquin for her outstanding national contributions to anesthesiology education and faculty development. Dr. Marroquin has recently been featured on ACCRAC (Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary), the most widely listened to anesthesia podcast worldwide. ACCRAC is led by Dr. Jed …

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From January 18th - 25th, 2026, UNC Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to celebrate our 70+ CRNAs for National CRNA Recognition Week! Nurse anesthetists across our healthcare system are critical members of UNC Health's peri-operative frontline.

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UNC Anesthesiology faculty Drs. John Coleman, Andres Rojas, and Nathan Painter have all been formally recognized by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) for their service to the Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE) program.

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UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize UNC Pain Medicine Division Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Maryam Jowza, MD, for her contributed expertise to an early January Fox News Health report on why non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been speculated as the class of OTCs most linked to elevated cardiovascular risk.

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UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to congratulate Professor of Anesthesiology Emily Teeter, MD, FASE, on her appointment as Division Chief of Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (ACTA) at the University of North Carolina, effective January 1, 2026.

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UNC Anesthesiology congratulates UNC Health’s “One Great Team” Obstetric Anesthesiology members for their contributions to excellence in maternity care at North Carolina Women’s Hospital, named for the 5th consecutive year as a U.S. News & World Report “High Performing Maternity Care” Hospital! UNC was recognized among 495 “High Performing Maternity Care” Hospitals in 2026 based …

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Edward A. Norfleet, MD ’70 Distinguished Professor and Residency Program Director Susie Martinelli, MD, FASA, has long been recognized as a national leader in anesthesiology education. She is one of 12 distinguished Anesthesiology residency program leaders nationwide currently serving on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)’s Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee (RRC). Dr. Martinelli …

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UNC Anesthesiology congratulates Residency Program Coordinator Elizabeth Aguero, C-TAGME, on earning her National Board Certification from the Training Administrators of Graduate Medical Education (C-TAGME). As a prestigious Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) credential designed for knowledgeable, experienced program coordinators to obtain, C-TAGME certification requires passing a rigorous five-hour exam that assesses comprehensive knowledge …

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UNC Anesthesiology congratulates Assistant Professor Michael Hart, MD, on receiving a UNC Provost’s Office of Faculty Affairs IBM Junior Faculty Development Award. For the 2026-2027 awards cycle, the Office of Faculty Affairs’ Committee on Faculty Leaves and Awards granted Dr. Hart $10K for his 12-month project entitled: “Standardizing and Strengthening Debriefing in Anesthesiology Simulation: Faculty …

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UNC Anesthesiology congratulates Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and UNC REX Holly Springs Hospital Medical Director  Dr. Ben Antonio for being selected as UNC Anesthesiology’s Division Chief of Community Practice. Dr. Antonio received his BS from the University of California, Davis, in 1992 and his DO from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. After …

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