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UNC Department of Anesthesiology congratulates Professor of Anesthesiology and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Meena Bhatia, MD, on her selection to the 2026–2027 cohort of the Executive Leadership in Health Care (ELH) program. Dr. Bhatia’s selection reflects her outstanding leadership and dedication to advancing perioperative care, clinical operations, and patient-centered excellence at UNC Health and …

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UNC Department of Anesthesiology proudly announces that Associate Professor of Anesthesiology James H. Jones, MD, has been chosen as the department’s 2026-2027 Okinawa Chubu Hospital Visiting Professor (Okinawa, Japan), facilitated by the University of Hawaii Postgraduate Medical Education Program. Every fiscal year, this visiting professor program extends the opportunity worldwide for distinguished faculty to engage …

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UNC Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to recognize Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology Lauriane Guichard, MD, as the featured 2025 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) grant recipient in a May 18th, 2026, X platform post promoting the FAER’s Fall 2026 grant cycle. In 2025, Dr. Guichard received a FAER Mentored Research Training Grant for her …

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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.

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In mid-April 2026, UNC Anesthesiology faculty, trainees, and alumni had a strong turnout at and impact on the 51st Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting.

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At the late April 2026 Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) Annual Meeting In Montreal, Canada, nine current trainees, seven faculty members and nine of 11 UNC Obstetric Anesthesia alumni fellows provided an exceptional representation for UNC Anesthesiology.

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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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).

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