April 29, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology was pleased to have multiple Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia faculty and residents represent the department and institution at the 2026 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, in late April 2026.
March 29, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology is thrilled to recognize the hard work and dedication of anesthesia technologists (ATs) at UNC Medical Center and across UNC Health for our 2026 National Anesthesia Tech Week, March 30th - April 3rd!
March 26, 2026
In March 2026, world-renowned Regional Anesthesia faculty experts from the University of North Carolina, Duke University, the University of VA, Wake Forest University and the University of Alberta, Canada, came together in Chapel Hill, NC, to lead and teach at the American Society of Regional Anesthesia (ASRA) Pain Medicine’s 2026 Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia Course. For …
March 23, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology was thrilled to welcome 17 new residents to our residency family on Match Day 2026 (Friday, March 20th, 2026)!
March 8, 2026
UNC Department of Anesthesiology congratulates four clinical faculty members for achieving promotion since the start of AY2025-2026 ...
March 3, 2026
In early March, UNC Professor of Anesthesiology Dr. Anthony “Tony” Passannante was presented with UNC Anesthesiology’s inaugural Distinguished Executive Award at the department’s monthly faculty meeting. Dr. Passannante’s leadership footprint at UNC — serving as Chief Resident (1990-1991) — now spans three+ decades of serving in top executive leadership positions across the department, institution and …
February 25, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Irina Phillips, MD, for achieving American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM) board certification in Addiction Medicine in late 2025.
February 17, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Andrew “Andy” Lobonc, MD, FASA, as he begins his term serving as the 2026 President of the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists (NCSA).
February 5, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Professor of Anesthesiology Wade Weigel, MD, and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology Alan Smeltz, MD, for collaboratively publishing a Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE) Question in the ASA Monitor that was named one of the journal's Top 10 articles published in 2025.
February 3, 2026
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Edward A. Norfleet, MD ’70 Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology and Residency Program Director Susan Martinelli, MD, FASA, for being named a Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2025 Outstanding Reviewer.