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Blue Ridge Ranks Department 10th in Nation for NIH funding
The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research has ranked the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine #10 in NIH funding in its annual Blue Ridge Rankings. "This is a huge feather in our Departmental cap and would not be possible[…] -
Juhan Paiste, M.D., MBA, CPE Appointed to New Role
On behalf of Dan E. Berkowitz, MB BCh: ANNOUNCEMENT: JUHAN PAISTE, M.D., MBA, CPE, APPOINTED EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND PERIOPERATIVE MEDICINEIt is with much enthusiasm that I formally announce that Dr. Juhan Paiste has been appointed to the newly[…] -
A Note from the New Department Chair
Alumni, It is with great excitement and honor that I introduce myself as the new Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at UAB. I am grateful to be part of a rich tradition of esteemed chairs who[…]
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Photo Gallery: 2018 Holiday Party
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Book Award
Dr. Ursula Wesselmann contributed a chapter to the third edition of Dr. Marianne Legato's Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine: Gender in the Genomic Era. - Academic Press (Elsevier), London, United Kingdom, 2017.The book was announced in September 2018 as the winner[…] -
Suicide Prevention Fundraiser
Last November, the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness walk, raising more than $7,000. This year, we are again participating, and though the team name is UAB Anesthesiology,[…] -
Blood stored longer may be less safe for patients with massive blood loss and shock
In a collaborative study using a mouse model, University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers from the departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Biostatistics, Emergency Medicine, Pathology, and Surgery have found mechanistic links between older stored red blood cell transfusions and[…] -
Photo Gallery: A Taste of Estonia, China, Colombia, Switzerland, and India
Click through for photos from our department's representation at the 2018 UAB Medicine Diversity Fair.Drs. Juhan Paiste, Weifeng Song, Jose Humanez, Jean-Francois Pittet, and Pankaj Desai and their families represented their home countries as well as the Department of Anesthesiology[…] -
Photo Gallery: New Residents Welcome
See photos from the New Residents Welcome held at Regions Field. -
UAB researchers receive grant to study effects of Cialis on halogen gas-induced injury in pregnant women
UAB researchers hope to establish Cialis as a therapeutic agent for pregnant women exposed to chlorine and bromine during industrial accidents or acts of terrorism. -
Fighting pain through knowledge about sensory organs in the fingertips
Learning how sensory organs in the skin work may solve sensory disorders, including pain seen in inflammation, diabetes and cancer treatment. -
Division of Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology established in the Department of Anesthesiology
The Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine is pleased to announce the establishment of the Division of Congenital Cardiac Anesthesiology. -
Four named holders of endowed chairs/professorships at UAB
Four UAB faculty members are named to endowed chair or professorship positions by the Board of Trustees. -
ACS provides grant to UAB junior faculty to jump-start cancer research
UAB receives American Cancer Society grant to foster early career development in junior faculty conducting cancer research. -
UAB leads national cardiac arrest study of new breathing tube
The best breathing tube for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is the subject of UAB-led national study.
