March 29, 2024
Staff: Ryan Peekstok, Nominated by Shannon Wolfgang: “I was out of town and unable to facilitate our first round of Peds Anesthesia Fellowship Interviews. Despite being a new member of our staff, Ryan stepped up and filled in for me and interviews went off without a hitch! I am grateful to Ryan for his help …
March 24, 2024
March 26 to April 1st is 2024 National Anesthesia Tech Week! Each year, this day honors anesthesia techs across the U.S. who play a crucial support role in surgeries by assisting anesthesiologist case leads and through ensuring peri-operative patient safety through monitoring vital signs, including blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, and temperature. UNC …
March 18, 2024
At halftime of the March 2nd UNC Men’s Basketball home game against NC State University, UNC Anesthesiology was in the spotlight as Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology peri-operative providers were recognized as part of the UNC Health Cardiology and Thoracic Surgical team that provided lifesaving care in fall 2023 to Brian Smith, the grandson of legendary …
March 18, 2024
UNC Anesthesiology is excited to announce Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Tracy Wester, MD, will serve as our next Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director.
March 17, 2024
On Match Day 2024, members from across UNC Anesthesiology were thrilled to learn the names and faces of the department’s newest class of incoming PGY1 residents. Celebratory cake was served in the Norfleet Conference room as department members dropped in to see who the next class of newcomers — 14 Categorical and 2 Reserved Residents …
March 6, 2024
STAFF: Haylee Shomo (Nominated by Starr Holley): “Thank you for coming and helping with breakfast for Grand Rounds.” TECH: Mike Smith (Nominated by Ashley Wicker): “Mike is an extremely reliable and hardworking tech! He also is so friendly and shows up each day with a great attitude no matter what. We had a challenging case …
March 5, 2024
In February 2024, UNC Global Anesthesia made strides advancing anesthesia care in Lilongwe, Malawi, thanks to the teaching leadership of two UNC Anesthesiology senior residents (CA-3)s, one fellow, and two clinical faculty visiting Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) for two weeks. On a global health elective during their senior year as UNC Project Malawi participants, …
March 4, 2024
Mid-February, UNC Anesthesiology's Wellness and DEI committees joined forces, bringing their “Table Talks” series to Grand Rounds for a presentation entitled, “Workplace Diversity and Team Dynamics."
February 23, 2024
February 19th-25th is National CAA Week! UNC Anesthesiology celebrates our dedicated Certified Anesthesiologist Assistants (CAAs) this week as vital contributors to peri-operative anesthesia patient care.
February 23, 2024
UNC Hospitals joins teaching hospitals across the U.S. in celebrating its post-graduate learners for “Thank a Resident and Fellow Day” on Friday, February 23rd.