Grand Rounds AY 2025-2026
- * UNC Anesthesiology Faculty ** UNC School of Medicine Guest Speaker *** Visiting Professor
| Date | Specialty/Division | Presentation Title | Presenters |
| 7/2/2025 | CardioThoracic Anesthesiology | History of Cardiac Surgery | Dr. Jon Ikonomidis (UNC Cardiothoracic Surgery)** |
| 7/30/2025 | Perioperative Medicine | Anesthesiology-led ERAS system at UPMC: Structure, Growth & Its Effectiveness with Financial Implications | Dr. Stephen Esper** (University of Pittsburgh) |
| 8/6/2025 | General | Pro-Con: ASA GLP-1 Clinical Practice Guidance | Drs. Elisa Takalo & Alexander Levine* |
| 8/20/2025 | Ambulatory | Otologic Surgery: Considerations for Anesthesia | Dr. Nicholas Thompson** (UNC Otolaryngology) |
| 9/10/2025 | VP Exchange | NORA: Keeping Your Head Above Water | Dr. Cameron Sutton*** (Wake Forest University) |
| 9/17/2025 | Regional | Regional Anesthesia and Advocacy: Uncharted Territory | Dr. Bryant Tran* |
| 10/1/2025 | Pain | Thoracic Epidurals Revisited: Evidence Based Update and Clinical Insights | Dr. Andy Lobonc* |
| 10/15/2025 | Practice Management | Medical Liability in Anesthesiology | Dr. Eldad Hadar** (UNC Neurosurgery) |
| 10/29/2025 | Inclusive Excellence & Communications | Table Talks Discussion: Communication & Miscommunication in the Workplace: Accidental I Love You’s and Beyond | Drs. Skye Margolies, Amy Goetzinger Sam Blacker* |
| 11/5/2025 | OB Anesthesia | Anesthesia for Fetal Surgery | Dr. Claire Naus)*** (Texas Children’s Hospital) |
| 11/26/2025 | NORA/Satellite Anesthesia | Overview of Radiation Oncology Procedures for the Anesthesia Care Team | Dr. Ashley Weiner** (UNC Radiation Oncology) |
| 12/3/2025 | Risk Management | Risk Management: An Overview | Memory Dossenbach PA-C, MS, MHS**
(UNC Risk Management) |
| 12/10/2025 | Neuro | Demystifying External Ventricular Drains | Dr. Sam Blacker* |
| 1/14/2026 | Peds | Pediatric Pearls: What Do You Do When Your Patient Isn’t Just a Tiny Adult? | Dr. Joseph Sisk* |
| 1/21/2026 | Pain (VP) | Extraterrestrial Applications of Anesthesiology Training | Dr. Ariana Nelson*** (University of CA – Irvine) |
| 2/4/2026 | Regional | An Update on Regional Anesthesia at UNC | Drs. Andres Rojas, Michael Gonzalez and Daniel Morgenstern* |
| 2/11/2026 | Wellness | Leading with Civility | Dr. Matthew Sherrer*** (University of Alabama – Birmingham) |
| 2/18/2026 | General | NMBD Monitoring | Dr. Wade Weigel* |