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. Faculty UNC Anesthesiology members representation included:
Residents
Poster Presentations
- Jack Grossweiler, MD
- Blaire Lutes, MD
- Tyler Brookshire, MD
- Kevin Welch, MD
Faculty
Assistant Professor Craig Grosshuesch, MD
- Resident/Fellow Complex Poster Session Moderator
- Echo Essentials: Masterclass for the Emerging Professional Discussion Leader
- ERATS Sub-Committee Member
- Faculty Mentor – Resident Posters
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Assistant Professor Arianna Cook, MD
- Resident/Fellow (Complex Poster Session Moderator)
- Faculty Mentor – (Resident Poster)
Professor of Anesthesiology Emily Teeter, MD
- Vice Chair of Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
- SCA CME Committee Member
- SCA Education Committee Member
- ERATS Sub-Committee Member
- SCA Scientific Planning Committee Member
- SCA Presidential Task Force Member
- SCA Division Chief Council Member
- Multidisciplinary Teamwork: Improving Quality, Safety and Patient Satisfaction
- Invited Speaker: “Multidisciplinary Teamwork: Improving Quality, Safety and Patient Satisfaction” (Joint ERAS Society / SCA Panel)
- Moderator, Top Research Abstract Session – Thoracic Anesthesia Symposium
Dr. Teeter is UNC’s Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Division Chief. She noted: “UNC faculty and residents at 2026 SCA this year were models of emerging, early- and mid-career leaders. This year was Dr. Craig Grosshuesch’s first meeting on the committee, and he made a great debut with many meaningful contributions.
We want to say THANK YOU for the department’s support of our networking event on Saturday evening, which included current residents and faculty, as well as alumni. In attendance were three of our recent grads [Anjana Kumar, Mike Wisniewski and Chris Scheiber] who are currently training Cardiothoracic Anesthesia fellows at other institutions.”