Dr. Greg Balfanz serves as a Professor of Anesthesiology at UNC. He has an interest in perioperative blood management and received support through the IHQI Improvement Scholars Program in 2016 for implementation of a best practice strategy with Urology. He later expanded this work to optimize patient blood ordering throughout the healthcare system. He also has an interest in ERAS and operational efficiency issues related to perioperative management. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in the Department of Anesthesiology. He is also a current member of the American Society of Anesthesiology Committee on Patient Blood Management and a former member on the Committee on Patient Safety and Education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"