May 6, 2024
May 6th – 12th is National Nurses Week!
UNC Anesthesiology celebrates all of our excellent nurses who are vital contributors to quality and safe anesthesia care delivery at UNC Medical Center and across UNC Health!
Author Archives: Laurie Birdsong
May 1, 2024
Congrats to Our April 2024 Star Heels!
Staff: Thomas Costello, nominated by Robin Brennan: “[Thomas demonstrates] exceptional leadership within our administrative team. He has taken the reins in our endeavor to simplify the requests received by our team. His efforts in streamlining our processes promise to make these requests not only easier but also more efficient to fulfill. His proactive approach sets …
April 24, 2024
CRNAS On a Mission: Expanding Anesthesia Care Access Worldwide
In 2012, the non-profit CRNAs On a Mission was founded to support the travel of UNC nurse anesthetists volunteering with medical missions that expand access to anesthesia care worldwide.
April 18, 2024
Serrano & Smeltz: The Merits of A.I.-Assisted Point-of-Care Ultrasonography in Perioperative Care
Two UNC Anesthesiology clinical faculty researchers are helping advance evidence-based knowledge on the merits of integrating artificial intelligence (A.I.) into point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) as a precision tool for clinicians.
March 29, 2024
Congrats to Our March 2024 Star Heels!
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 26th to April 1st is National Anesthesia Tech Week!
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
Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Peri-Ops Part of UNC Men’s Basketball Recognition of UNC Health’s Lifesaving Care of Dean Smith’s Grandson
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
Dr. Tracy Wester Named Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director
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
Match Day 2024: Welcoming 16 Top Recruits To Our Family!
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
Congrats to Our February 2024 Star Heels!
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 …