Laurie Birdsong, Author at Department of Anesthesiology

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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!

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.

UNC Anesthesiology congratulates CRNA Monica Belgado for being recognized with UNC Health's Anesthesia Legacy of Care Award in October 2025!

UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce the appointment of Wade Weigel, MD, FASA, as Interim Assistant Vice Chair of Patient Safety & Quality Improvement (Research Focus). In his new role, Dr. Weigel will be instrumental in guiding the department’s efforts to enhance patient safety and QI scholarship output. He will mentor and assist …

UNC Anesthesiology congratulates Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Lauriane Guichard, MD, for being awarded the prestigious Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Mentored Research Training Grant (MRTG) in October 2025.

On August 17th, UNC Anesthesiology welcomed first-year anesthesiology resident (CA-1) support persons to the cutting-edge simulation lab settings of UNC School of Medicine's Roper Hall for the department's annual CA-1 Family Anesthesia Day.

Author Archives: Laurie Birdsong

Elizabeth Aguero Earns Top Residency Program Training Administrator Credential

Dr. Michael Hart Receives IBM Junior Faculty Development Award to Develop Program for Standardizing Simulation Debriefing

Dr. Ben Antonio Named UNC Anesthesiology Community Practice Division Chief

UNC Neuroanesthesia-UNC Neurosurgery Team Achieve Patient-Centered Milestone in UNCMC’s First “Awake” Spine Surgery

UNC Anesthesiology Celebrates Our Own For National Nurse Practitioners Week!

Dr. Janey Phelps Honored as Carolina Cares Award Physician Leader

CRNA Monica Belgado Recipient of UNC Health Anesthesia Legacy of Care Award

Wade Weigel Named Interim Assistant Vice Chair of PSQI Research

Lauriane Guichard Awarded Prestigious FAER $300K Mentored Research Training Grant

CA-1 Family Anesthesia Day: Understanding the Residency Experience Is a Family Affair!