UNC Anesthesiology was pleased to have multiple Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia faculty and several residents represent the department and institution at the 2026 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN, in late April 2026. UNC Anesthesiology members representation included:
- Jack Grossweiler, Blaire Lutes, Tyler Brookshire & Kevin Welch – Resident Poster Presentations
- 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
- 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 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 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 all three of our recent grads who are currently in CT fellowship: Anjana Kumar, Mike Wisniewski and Chris Scheiber.”