{"id":19263,"date":"2024-03-18T09:57:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-18T13:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?p=19263"},"modified":"2024-06-27T13:13:14","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T17:13:14","slug":"wester-pediatric-anesthesiology-fellowship-pd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wester-pediatric-anesthesiology-fellowship-pd\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Tracy Wester Named Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_x_MsoNormal\">UNC Anesthesiology is excited to announce Associate Professor of Anesthesiology <strong>Tracy Wester, MD<\/strong>, will serve as our next Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Director. Dr. Wester completed her anesthesiology residency at Washington University (St. Louis, MO), Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN) and served on clinical faculty at the Medical University of South Carolina. At MUSC, she was instrumental in developing a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship program that focused on building each fellow&#8217;s research and regional anesthesia experience.\u00a0 Dr. Wester will transition into the role of Fellowship Program Director (PD) over six to 12 months under the guidance of Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics Concetta Lupa, MD, who has served in this role for 10 years. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17164\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/01\/WesterTracyWebsite-e1710769778892.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/01\/WesterTracyWebsite-e1710769778892.png 172w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2023\/01\/WesterTracyWebsite-e1710769778892-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>UNC Anesthesiology Interim Chair Anthony Passannante, MD, noted: &#8220;Since joining UNC Anesthesiology, Dr. Wester has rapidly demonstrated excellence as a clinician, a passionate educator, and a leader in the operating room. 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