October 6, 2023
STAFF: Shannon Wolfgang (nominated by Ben Cobb): “for going above and beyond always, but most recently with helping coordinate an international visiting professor with credentialing at UNC.” TECH: Anthony Holt (nominated by Daniel McMillan): “During an adverse intraoperative event, Anthony made numerous trips to the tech room for supplies and equipment without question or complaint. …
September 18, 2023
UNC Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine clinical researchers are making strides in investigative peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) treatment of post-operative knee pain.
September 13, 2023
UNC Department of Anesthesiology proudly announces Department Chair and Professor of Anesthesiology David Zvara, MD, FASA, FAHA, has been named Chief Medical Officer of UNC Hospitals. Dr. Zvara takes on this system-level position effective Monday, October 30th, 2023, as outgoing UNC Hospitals Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tom Ivester shifts to a new UNC Hospitals leadership …
September 5, 2023
STAFF: Chris Meinecke (nominated by Starr Holley & Destany Jackson): “He is always going above and beyond to make sure everything in the department runs smoothly.” TECH: Marlon Stiff and Treva Romero (nominated by Sam Blacker): “Marlon and Treva had the main ORs running on a busy day and it was only those two. They remained …
September 5, 2023
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Assistant Professor Michael Hart, MD, for being chosen for the UNC School of Medicine (SOM)’s 2023-2024 Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) cohort. In June 2023, the SOM’s Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership selected 24 exceptional early-career SOM faculty as LAMP participants. Over 12 months, the …
August 23, 2023
UNC Department of Anesthesiology congratulates Assistant Professor Mark Henry, MD, for being honored by graduating UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery residents in June 2023 as recipient of the “Outstanding Teacher Award.” Each year, this division’s graduating residents bestow this honor upon a UNC School of Medicine teaching faculty member who has benefitted their learning through …
August 10, 2023
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Fei Chen, PhD, for being named an American Board of Medical Specialties Research and Education Foundation (ABMS-REF) 2023-2024 Visiting Scholar. The ABMS-REF Visting Scholar Program (VSP) supports the investigative pursuits of early-career physicians and research scholars whose work addresses multiple priorities, including: 1) Intra- and inter-specialty diagnostic …
July 31, 2023
STAFF: Thomas Costello (nominated by Emily Teeter): “Thomas stepped up to help push forward our Assistant Program Coordinator posting, which is very important to the program. Thank you!” TECH: Baso Paw (nominated by Susie Martinelli): “We had a challenging start and I had to call her back to the room multiple times to troubleshoot equipment. [Baso] always …
July 19, 2023
UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce Residency Program Director and Academy of Educators Medical Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor Susie Martinelli, MD, FASA, has been named its second Edward A. Norfleet, MD ’70 Distinguished Professor. Over two decades, Dr. Martinelli has been a dedicated and valued member of UNC Anesthesiology. She served as Chief …
July 11, 2023
On June 1st, UNC Anesthesiology teaching faculty joined peers from across the UNC School of Medicine (SOM) for the 2023 Academy of Educators (AoE) Evening of Scholarship. Each year, this event honors UNC SOM faculty excellence in teaching via induction of new AoE members and recognition of those who have completed AoE faculty development programs …