November 30, 2022
The Today Show features U-M musical about the risks of opioid use
The musical — developed by U-M's OPEN, Precision Health, and School of Music, Theatre & Dance — will tour Michigan high schools this spring.
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November 15, 2022
Researchers from the University of Michigan and Marcus Institute for Aging Research receive more than $13 million in funding to study the prevention of delirium in older adults
The study is funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.
October 26, 2022
Blair Dudley, CRNA, finds success — and community — in CrossFit
He placed 14th in his division at this year’s international CrossFit Open.
October 24, 2022
Chad Brummett, M.D., to chair new FAER Pipeline Committee
The committee aims to strengthen interest in research within the field among students and anesthesiology residents.
October 19, 2022
Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center receives $10.7M to support next generation of clinical pain researchers
Funding from the National Institutes of Health HEAL Initiative will establish a national education training initiative for early-career clinical pain researchers at U-M.
October 17, 2022
Sachin Kheterpal, M.D., MBA, elected into National Academy of Medicine
He joins a select group of U-M faculty to be elected into the highest honorary society in the U.S. for researchers in medicine and health.
October 14, 2022
State of Michigan Chief Medical Executive Natasha Bagdasarian, M.D., to deliver Inaugural Susan Moore, M.D., Memorial Lecture
The newly announced annual lecture will address issues of health disparities. Registration is now open.
September 29, 2022
Department of Anesthesiology members among those highlighted during Pain Awareness Month
Paul Hilliard, M.D., and Eric Scott, Ph.D., share pain treatment insights with the Michigan Medicine community.
September 21, 2022
Nicholas Douville, M.D., Ph.D., receives NIH Career Development Award to assess possible genetic predisposition to post-surgical acute kidney injury
Douville will combine genetic information with available EHR data in an effort to better predict patient risk.
September 15, 2022
Sachin Kheterpal named inaugural Kevin K. Tremper Research Professor
The Tremper Research Professorship honors the department’s longtime chair while furthering the innovative research and discovery of its recipients. Colleagues, friends, and family celebrated with Kheterpal and Tremper during the inauguration on August 31.
August 23, 2022
New initiative aims to prevent the risk of relapse in pregnant patients with opioid and substance use disorder
Joanna Kountanis, M.D., and a multidisciplinary team have received funding from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to launch an initiative that will provide access to mental health care, alternative pain management options throughout pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.
August 10, 2022
Sathish Kumar, M.D., elected to SATA executive council
August 8, 2022
Three faculty members earn first independent NIH research grants
Funding for Chelsea Kaplan, Ph.D., Michael Mathis, M.D., and Phillip Vlisides, M.D., will support studies focused on pain in children, kidney injury after cardiac surgery, and the effects of caffeine on postoperative delirium.
August 5, 2022
Phillip Vlisides, M.D., awarded NIH grant to study effects of caffeine on postoperative delirium
The study will focus on patients aged 70 and older, as 20-50% of older surgical patients experience delirium following major surgery.
July 29, 2022
Sam Schechtman, M.D., shares his story of living with Type 1 diabetes
Schechtman writes about his diagnosis at age 5 and how he has continued to live life on his own terms.
July 28, 2022
Clinical research team awarded $3.2M NIH grant to study kidney injury after cardiac surgery
Cardiac anesthesiologist Michael Mathis, M.D., and nephrologist/data scientist Karandeep Singh, M.D., MMSc, are co-principal investigators on the study, which leverages data science techniques to better understand the impact of anesthesia practices for cardiac surgical patients on acute kidney injury following surgery.
July 27, 2022
Family Anesthesia Experience offers inside look at a resident's life
The community-building event is designed for family and support people of interns to learn more about the resident experience.
