Matalon renews NIH MERIT grant for the 28th year
Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. (Hon.), FAPS, Distinguished Professor and Alice McNeal Endowed Chair in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Director of the Pulmonary Injury and Repair Center in the Heersink School of Medicine, has received a four year $2.6 million R01 grant for his ongoing research regarding mitochondrial DNA injury as a key contributor to the development of chemical lung injury.
Read moreHarrod appointed new Vice Chair of Research in Anesthesiology
Colleagues,
I am delighted to announce that Kevin S. Harrod, Ph.D., will serve as the next Vice Chair of Research in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.
Read moreLiwo co-authors a paper in conjuction with the UAB School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics
Amandiy Liwo, M.D., MSPH, co-authored a paper with her statistical mentor Mark Beasley, Ph.D., from the UAB School of Public Health Department of Biostatistics entitled "Generalized Collinearity Diagnostic Revisited" that was accepted by the 2023 American Educational Research Association (AERA) and will be presented.
Investing in the Creation of Healthcare Leaders
Our anesthesia care team constantly invests in creating and supporting health care leaders. Recently, Amandiy Liwo, M.D., MSPH, and Jeff Simmons, M.D., MSHQS, FASA, co-mentored John North, MS4, of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine through project collaboration with Dale Parks, Ph.D., CMQ, Joyce Crump, DNP, MSN, MBA, N.P., R.N., CMQ, and Dave Benz, B.S., utilizing data from the Anti-Delirium Perioperative Risk Optimizing and Management Planning Tool (PROMPTs) that looked at the effects of perioperative Midazolam on perioperative delirium in the elderly.
Read moreUAB Anesthesiology Achieves Membership Into Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine has been named an active member of the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG).
“This endeavor highlights the value that all members of the department and its affiliates serve to successfully accomplish this national honor,” says Joyce Crump, DNP, MBA, N.P., R.N., CMQ.
Read moreSherrer Featured in ASA Monitor
Matt Sherrer, M.D., MBA, FASA, FAACD, assistant professor in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, was recently featured in the March 2023 edition of ASA Monitor, the official news source of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Click here to read "Anesthesiologists as Chief Experience Officers."
Kukreja Appointed Inaugural Vice Chair for Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine
Colleagues,
I am honored and pleased to announce that Promil Kukreja, M.D., Ph.D., CMQ, FASA, will serve as our inaugural Vice Chair for Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.
Read moreBlack History in Anesthesia and Emergency Medicine
Presented by Dan Berkowitz, M.D., and Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., FACEP, FCCM, FAAEM, RDMS
Among the many progressive innovations we can celebrate during Black History Month, one that stands out as having a profound and sustained impact is the contribution to the birth of modern day pre-hospital medicine.
Read moreWagener Appointed to Gelman Professorship
Colleagues,
An endowed professorship is one of the highest academic honors that a faculty member can receive. It is my pleasure to announce that Brant M. Wagener, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed to the Simon Gelman, M.D., Endowed Professorship, effective Feb. 3, 2023.
Blanchard Represents Department at International Meeting
Erin Blanchard, Ph.D., MSN, R.N., CHSE, CMQ, led researchers from the UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine who attended this year's International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare in Orlando, Florida. While there, she presented a poster titled "Effects of Interprofessional Pain Medicine Simulation on Confidence and Knowledge Acquisition," co-authored by Peter Nagi, M.D.; Alethia Sellers, M.D.; Charity Morgan, Ph.D.; and Donnie Thomas, M.D.
UAB Winter Course 2023
Thank you to the UAB Heersink School of Medicine faculty, Prentiss Lawson, M.D., Tom Moore, M.D., Matt Sherrer, M.D., MBA, FASA, and Mark Trankina, M.D., who presented excellent talks at the Annual UAB Winter Anesthesiology and Acute Care of the Surgical Patient Conference. They represented UAB well in a conference with speakers from Mayo Clinic, University of Florida, Mass General, University of Tennessee, and Yale.
Inspiring and Reflecting: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy on Alethia Sellers
Drawing Inspiration from a Legacy
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, we sat down with Alethia Sellers, M.D., C.M.Q., to discuss what it is like to be an African American in medicine.
Alethia Sellers, M.D., C.M.Q., Associate Professor at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, has a life and career shaped by extraordinary African Americans.
UAB Leads Research Uncovering Potential Target for Treatment of Chronic Pain-Induced Mood Disorders
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine have uncovered a pathophysiological mechanism of chronic pain-induced depression and provided a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of chronic pain-induced mood disorders.
Welcoming Dr. Li!
Please join us in welcoming Lingyong Li, Ph.D., to the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine as an Associate Professor. Dr. Li joins our department from Baylor University where he served as an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator.
Sickbay: Improving Patient Care Through Customized Data
If you’re in the UAB Heersink Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, you’ve probably heard about the platform called Sickbay; a high-resolution device integration used for data capture and analysis.
Matalon: Leading Research, Building Community, and Shaping the Future of Anesthesia
Sadis Matalon, Ph.D., Dr.Sc. (Hon.), FAPS, Distinguished Professor, Alice McNeal Chair in Anesthesiology, Director of the UAB Pulmonary Injury and Repair Center, and Vice Chair for Research, is no stranger to
receiving recognition for his outstanding achievements. In 2021, he was elected Corresponding Member to the Academy of Athens (the National Academy of Athens) – a coveted recognition by scientists. He has also been selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division of Terrorism and Inhalation Disasters for the American Thoracic Society.
Challenge Accepted: ACTOC Strives to Better Our Anesthesia Care Teams
Communication is key to excellent patient care. If lines of communication break down, it takes hard work and determination to rectify the issues and mend professional relationships. Such was the case among our anesthesia care teams; and when the issues were identified, members of our department and a devoted group of CRNAs sprang into action creating the Anesthesia Care Team Optimization Committee (ACTOC) in 2019.
Staff Shoutouts
Our faculty and staff work together every day to create the best teams and support departmental research, education, and patitent care. Here are some of our staff members who were recognized for going above and beyond during November 2022.
Read more2022 ASA Lineup
Women in Medicine: Brooke Vining, CRNA, Takes Part in Momentum in Medicine at UAB
Momentum is a Birmingham-based, statewide nonprofit organization that focuses on empowering women through flagship leadership development programs, conferences, events, mentorship, and community. Last fall, the UAB Heersink School of Medicine partnered with Momentum to kick off the executive leadership pilot program, Momentum in Medicine at UAB.