{"id":23991,"date":"2026-02-11T14:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?page_id=23991"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T16:11:06","slug":"grand-rounds-ay-2025-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/grand-rounds-ay-2025-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Rounds AY 2025-2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul style=\"text-align: center\">* UNC Anesthesiology Faculty\u00a0 ** UNC School of Medicine Guest Speaker *** Visiting Professor<\/ul>\n<table class=\"alignleft\" style=\"height: 422px;width: 100.986%;border-collapse: collapse\" border=\"1.0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 10px;text-align: center\" width=\"77\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Date<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;text-align: center;height: 10px\" width=\"125\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Specialty\/Division<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;text-align: center;height: 10px\" width=\"269\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Presentation Title<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 10px;text-align: left\" width=\"201\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Presenters<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 10px\">7\/2\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 10px\" width=\"125\">CardioThoracic Anesthesiology<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 10px\" width=\"269\">History of Cardiac Surgery<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 10px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Jon Ikonomidis (UNC Cardiothoracic Surgery)**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 62px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 10px\">7\/30\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 10px\" width=\"125\">Perioperative Medicine<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 10px\" width=\"269\">Anesthesiology-led ERAS system at UPMC: Structure, Growth &amp; Its Effectiveness with Financial Implications<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 10px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Stephen Esper**\u00a0 (University of Pittsburgh)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 42px\">8\/6\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 42px\" width=\"125\">General<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 42px\" width=\"269\">Pro-Con:\u00a0 ASA GLP-1 Clinical Practice Guidance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 42px\" width=\"201\">Drs. Elisa Takalo &amp; Alexander Levine*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 42px\">8\/20\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 42px\" width=\"125\">Ambulatory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 42px\" width=\"269\">Otologic Surgery: Considerations\u00a0 for Anesthesia<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 42px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Nicholas Thompson**\u00a0 (UNC Otolaryngology)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 14px\">9\/10\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 14px\" width=\"125\">VP Exchange<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 14px\" width=\"269\">NORA: Keeping Your Head Above Water<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 14px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Cameron Sutton*** (Wake Forest University)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 42px\">9\/17\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 42px\" width=\"125\">Regional<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 42px\" width=\"269\">Regional Anesthesia and Advocacy: Uncharted Territory<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 42px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Bryant Tran*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 42px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 42px\">10\/1\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 42px\" width=\"125\">Pain<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 42px\" width=\"269\">Thoracic Epidurals Revisited: Evidence Based Update and Clinical Insights<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 42px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Andy Lobonc*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 14px\">10\/15\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 14px\" width=\"125\">Practice Management<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 14px\" width=\"269\">Medical Liability in Anesthesiology<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 14px\" width=\"201\">Dr. Eldad Hadar** (UNC Neurosurgery)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 62px\">\n<td style=\"width: 6.08097%;height: 46px\">10\/29\/2025<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 13.2246%;height: 46px\" width=\"125\">Inclusive Excellence &amp; Communications<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 23.6913%;height: 46px\" width=\"269\">Table Talks Discussion: Communication &amp; Miscommunication in the Workplace: Accidental I Love You\u2019s and Beyond<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 36.1985%;height: 46px\" width=\"201\">Drs. 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