January 29, 2023
Author Archives: Laurie Birdsong
January 23, 2023
January 23rd – 29th is National CRNA Recognition Week!
January 23rd to 29th, 2023 is National CRNA Recognition Week! UNC Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to celebrate our 70+ CRNAs who are critical members of UNC Health’s peri-operative frontline. Nurse anesthesiology traces its origins to the 1860s, when nurses played a significant role in stabilizing pain in wounded soldiers during the Civil War. …
January 6, 2023
Welcome Corine Thompson & J. Lisandro Hernandez Perez!
UNC Department of Anesthesiology was thrilled to welcome Anesthesia Tech Corine Thompson (returning full-time) and CRNA J. Lisandro Hernández Pérez to the team in December 2022! Corine Thompson returns to the team as a full-time Anesthesia Tech and Manager. Since 2012, Corine has worked at UNC as an Anesthesia Tech. She moved to a part-time …
January 3, 2023
Congrats to UNC Anesthesiology December 2022 Star Heels!
Congrats to UNC Anesthesiology’s December 2022 Star Heels! Your dedication, talents, motivation, work ethic and selflessness do not go unnoticed … Staff: Carmen Thorpe – Nominated for always being “prompt, cheerful and on point! She is very knowledgeable and has a ‘can-do’ attitude.” Tech: Brooke Horner – Nominated (x2!) by Nicole Martin and Ashley …
December 17, 2022
Alexander Doyal: “Hold Hope” – A Holiday Season Reflection
In October 2022, UNC Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Alexander Doyal, MD, MPH, submitted a poem entitled, “Hold Hope” that was published in Anesthesiology. Thank you, Dr. Doyal, for sharing your writing talents and a work of poignant prose that fittingly reminds us during the holiday season of how light and hope take hold to dissipate …
December 15, 2022
Best NC Hospitals for Maternity Care: UNC Hospitals & UNC Rex Top Ranked!
Two UNC Health affiliates – UNC Hospitals and UNC Rex Hospital — have scored upper top-10 rankings in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care in North Carolina.” UNC Hospitals and UNC Rex Hospital ranked #1 and #4, respectively, in this year’s specialty scoring report on maternity care (by state) …
December 13, 2022
Toys for Tots & Share Your Holiday Both a Big Success!
UNC Department of Anesthesiology applauds the Department’s Wellness Committee for organizing two successful holiday season give-back campaigns this year! Special thanks to Wellness Committee members Renee Rosiek, NP, Matt Cornwell, CRNA, and Lindsey Gouker, MD, for leading these giving campaigns in 2022. On the 75th anniversary of the Marine Corps Reserve’s annual Toys for Tots …
December 9, 2022
Isaak Named Vice Chair of Education
UNC Department of Anesthesiology congratulates Associate Residency Program Director and Professor of Anesthesiology Robert Isaak, DO, DABA, FASA, for being named Vice Chair of Education, effective January 1, 2023. Nationwide, Dr. Isaak joins peers in his field who have been recognized as transformative thinkers and collaborators in anesthesiology medical education. In 2020, the Society for …
October 18, 2022
ASA 2022: Check out this year’s ASA Meeting Companion!
The American Society of Anesthesiologists 2022 Annual Meeting is taking place from October 21st to October 25th. Click the link below to learn more!
September 23, 2022
Susie Martinelli: A Leader in Anesthesiology Education at UNC and In the Field
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to recognize Susie Martinelli, MD, FASA, for being selected from a national pool of leading Anesthesiology educators to serve on the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)’s Anesthesiology Residency Review Committee (RRC) in October 2022. In early November, Dr. Martinelli was re-elected to serve as a 2022-2023 Association …