January 3, 2023
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
September 22, 2022
On September 10th, the UNC Department of Anesthesiology Residency Program was thrilled to return to in person to host our annual CA-1 Family Anesthesia Day! In 2022, the event drew over 50 CA-1 residents and their support persons, the program’s highest attendance to date since the event’s 2017 inception. At the start of a new …
September 21, 2022
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to have two of our residency program alumni return to the Department and join our clinical faculty team! Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Daniel Rosenkrans, MD, completed his residency at UNC Hospitals in 2018. He returns to the Department as the newest anesthesiologist within our Critical Care Anesthesiology Division. Dr. …
September 19, 2022
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to recognize Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Kimberley (“Kim”) Nichols, MD, FASA, for being named the UNC School of Medicine (SOM)’s new Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education. Dr. Nichols’ decade+ at UNC SOM is marked by high achievement, from her earliest years as a learner — medical school …