June 19, 2022
Celebrating the Class of 2022
The Department of Anesthesiology celebrated the 29 members of the 2022 residency class with an in-person ceremony on Saturday, June 18.
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May 20, 2022
Eleven faculty promotions announced
The University of Michigan Regents approved 11 Department of Anesthesiology faculty promotions during their May 2022 meeting. Promotions will go into effect on September 1.
April 28, 2022
Department of Anesthesiology launches initiative to minimize the field’s impact on climate change
Project aims to reduce department’s greenhouse gas emissions from anesthetic gases by 80%.
April 27, 2022
U-M researchers awarded $2.7M NIH grant to study pain in children
Anesthesiology’s Chelsea Kaplan, Ph.D., and Psychology’s Adriene Beltz, Ph.D., are co-principal investigators on the study, which seeks to better understand when and how widespread pain in children develops.
April 19, 2022
Heather Hamilton, CRNA, M.S., named assistant chief nurse anesthetist
Hamilton most recently served as a charge CRNA at Michigan Medicine for more than eight years.
April 18, 2022
Anna Dubovoy, M.D., named associate chair for cardiovascular anesthesiology
Dubovoy most recently served as the liaison to electrophysiology in the Division of Cardiology and as the program director for the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia Fellowship.
March 18, 2022
Meet the Class of 2026
Michigan Anesthesiology welcomes 27 newly matched residents to our residency program.
March 11, 2022
Kim Ward receives award for contributions to institutional change
The Student Diversity Council recognized her work toward creating a more inclusive, equitable, and just environment.
March 8, 2022
Matt Wixson, M.D., recognized for efforts to advance equity and inclusion
He is the recipient of the 2022 Dr. Senait Fisseha Award for Excellence in DEIAJ Innovation.
February 10, 2022
U-M Anesthesiology ranked #1 in 2021 NIH funding with $21.8 million
Total research funding is up nearly 20% to $37.3 million.
January 27, 2022
Department members celebrate national recognition weeks by giving back
Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) and physician anesthesiologists engage in a friendly competition to benefit Food Gatherers.
January 26, 2022
George A. Mashour, M.D., Ph.D., elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Mashour joins a distinguished group of scientists and engineers recognized for significant contributions to the advancement of science.
January 19, 2022
Lori Riegger, M.D., named associate chair for pediatric anesthesiology
Riegger has served as division director of congenital cardiac anesthesiology since 2000 and service chief of pediatric anesthesia since 2019.
December 16, 2021
University of Michigan study to compare two pain regimens commonly prescribed following outpatient surgical procedures
Researchers to receive $4 million to compare effectiveness and safety of NSAID and opioid treatments
December 13, 2021
New initiative addresses health disparities in rates of poorly controlled pain
The Rewrite the Script (RWTS) team, which has been making significant recommendations in practice to reduce opioid addiction, recently studied data to discover if there were disparities in the experience of pain for different groups of hospitalized patients.
October 29, 2021
Sara Lange, CRNA, brings a tradition of service to Michigan Anesthesiology
Lange has led a department-wide volunteer day at Crossroads of Michigan since 2015.
October 26, 2021
Apple Watch Study provides an unprecedented look at the health status of a diverse patient population
Participants from the University of Michigan Health-led study range in age, race and health conditions.
October 21, 2021
Emily Peoples, M.D., named program director for residency program
Peoples will lead the education team in providing instruction to the department's 100-plus residents and will explore new ways to optimize the program for continued success.
