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.
September 19, 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.
July 30, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to announce Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Bridget Marroquin, MD, as our newest Assistant Residency Program Director (APD), effective September 1st, 2025. Dr. Marroquin replaces Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Daniel Rosenkrans, MD, who has served in this role over the past two years. Dr. Marroquin brings a wealth of experience in graduate medical …
June 25, 2025
Every year, the department's highly regarded CME conference draws anesthesiologists from across the U.S. to Kiawah Island to hear experts share the latest in evidence-based, peri-operative medical/surgical approaches to anesthesia care.
April 21, 2025
Five months after US News & World Report named them among five UNC Health "high performing" hospitals in maternity care, UNC Medical Center and UNC Health Rex were named to Newsweek's “America’s Best Maternity Hospitals 2025” list.
March 18, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology is thrilled to congratulate CRNA Shanna Weaver for being named the inaugural recipient of the Mary Karlet Anesthesia Program Service Award.
March 18, 2025
UNC Department of Anesthesiology congratulates Professor of Anesthesiology Anthony Passannante, MD, for receiving the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)'s "Spoon" award in honor of completing 20+ years of service as an ABA Oral Board Examiner.
January 28, 2025
It’s Physician Anesthesiologists Week (Jan 26th to Feb 1st), let’s pause to celebrate our physician anesthesiologists at UNC and worldwide!
January 27, 2025
On Saturday, January 25, the global community celebrated the 2nd World Day of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. Live-streaming with institutions worldwide, UNC's Division of Regional Anesthesia contributed moderation and hands-on demos to an annual event aimed at advancing global pain relief through local and virtual events.