January 9, 2026
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.
January 5, 2026
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.
January 2, 2026
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 …
December 18, 2025
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 …
December 15, 2025
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 …
December 11, 2025
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 …
December 8, 2025
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 …
November 18, 2025
On October 6th 2025, UNC's NeuroAnesthesia team played a pivotal role in multi-disciplinary, collaborative patient case that became UNC Medical Center’s successful first "awake" spine surgery.
November 12, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology joins hospitals nationwide in celebrating our dedicated anesthesia care nurse practitioners (NPs) this year throughout the November 9th-15th National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week!
November 6, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology is thrilled to recognize Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics and UNC Medical Center Pediatric Sedation Services Medical Director Janey Phelps, MD, for being named a North Carolina Children's Hospital Carolina Cares Award Physician Leader.