May 18, 2026
In May 2026, UNC Anesthesiology's excellence in education, research and leadership in the field of anesthesiology was on display in Montreal, Quebec, at the annual meetings of two major specialty-focused organizations.
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. Arguably, Dr. Passannante’s earliest stamp on leadership at UNC — serving as Chief Resident (1990-1991) — now spans three+ decades of serving in top executive leadership positions across the …
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.
November 12, 2025
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!
September 8, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology hosted its 3rd Annual Celebration of Academics on September 3rd recognizing scholarly work ranging from faculty-mentored to resident, medical student and staff research projects.
June 19, 2025
At the end of every academic year, UNC Anesthesiology distributes awards to multiple levels of anesthesia care providers for excellence in patient care, teaching, mentorship and leadership. On Saturday, June 14th at the end-of-year graduation banquet, UNC Anesthesiology awarded multiple graduating residents and clinical faculty with honors. Non-Anesthesiology Faculty Member of the Year: Dr. Jig …
May 30, 2025
&nsbp; On May 29th, Professor of Anesthesiology Kimberley Nichols, MD, MBA, announced she will be stepping down as Senior Associate Dean for Medical Student Education in the UNC School of Medicine (SOM). After Dr. Nichols leaves this position on June 30, UNC SOM’s current Assistant Dean for Admissions and Dr. Nichols’ departmental faculty colleague Anthony …
April 23, 2025
Every year on April 23rd, UNC Anesthesiology pauses to recognize and celebrate each administrative staff member on National Administrative Professionals Day. From coordinating schedules and managing communications to juggling countless deadline-driven tasks, UNC Anesthesiology’s administrative team often works behind-the-scenes, carrying out responsibilities that may go unseen, but are never unnoticed. Each of these professional’s hard …
March 14, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Professor of Anesthesiology Monika Nanda, MBBS, MPH, as the keynote speaker at the Alfred C. Pinchak MD, PhD Research Symposium virtual Q.I. resident symposium in early March.
February 26, 2025
UNC Anesthesiology is pleased to announce Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Amy Penwarden, MD, has been named the next Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program Director, effective July 1, 2025.