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Dr. Mohamed Tiouririne Leads First Annual Maternal Critical Care Conference

In April, Dr. Mohamed Tiouririne and colleague, Michelle Dawson, directed the first annual Maternal Critical Care Conference with faculty speakers from the Departments of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, and Obstetrics and…

UVA Women in Anesthesiology Hosts Fertility for Female Physicians Event

The UVA Women in Anesthesiology group hosted a successful Fertility for Female Physicians Event and Panel with guest speaker, reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Linnea Goodman on May 9th. The event was…

Lynn Kohan, MD Awarded the Presidential Scholar Award from American Society of Regional Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist Lynn R. Kohan, MD was awarded the Presidential Scholar Award from the American Society of Regional Anesthesia. Dr. Kohan is the Medical Director of the Pain Management Center, as…

UVA Anesthesiologists help lead UVA’s Women In Medicine Workshop

A UVA Women Leadership Development Seminar (WLDS) was held on November 1, 2022 focusing on the topic of private vs. academic practice. Co-chairs of the event include Kamilla Esfaani, MD,…

D. Aric Elmer Honored for Teaching Excellence

 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Congratulations to Dr. Aric Elmer for being honored by the University of Virginia (UVA) School of Medicine for his excellence in teaching.  He was…

Dr. Ziyad Knio Honored with the Korbon Award for Resident Research

Dr. Ziyad Knio, CA1 anesthesiology resident was honored with the 2022 Brian Korbon Award for Resident Research.  This award is given annually to a resident that has excelled in the…

Dr. Venkat Mangunta Honored by CA2/3 Residents with Annual Teaching Award

Dr. Venkat Mangunta was honored this week by the senior residents as Faculty teacher of the Year!  Congratulations on this great honor!  Dr. Mangunta is a cardiac anesthesiologist and splits…

Dr. Eryn Thiele Honored with CA0/1 Resident Teaching Award

Dr. Eryn Thiele was honored by the first and second year residents as this year's recipient of the Faculty teaching Award.  Congratulations on this honor!  Dr. Thiele works primarily in…

2022 Eastwood Award Honors MS4 Alessandra Riccio

The Department of Anesthesiology honors a 4th year UVA Medical Student going into Anesthesia each spring at SOM Graduation.  This year's recipient was Alessandra Riccio, MD.  Dr. Riccio is heading…

Brian Brenner Honored with 2022 Mulholland Teaching Award

Each spring the Mulholland Society and office of Graduate Medical Education call for nominations from the graduating and rising 4th year medical student classes for the Mulholland Society Teaching Award…

Amanda Kleiman, MD Honored with Master Educator Award

Dr. Amanda Kleiman is one of the two recipients for the 2022 Graduate Medical Master Educator Award.  She was nominated by numerous trainees and supported by Dr. Peggy McNaull and…

Dr. Julie Huffmyer Honored with the 2022 Jefferson Scholar Award for Education Excellence

This annual award presents an opportunity to recognize full-time faculty members who go the extra mile to instill in students/trainees the virtues of scholarship and a passion for learning.  It…

Dr. Zyiad Knio, CA1 Resident honored as FAER Scholar at ASA

Dr. Zyiad Knio, CA1 was awarded "2nd Place, 2021 FAER Resident Scholar Abstract at the ASA Annual Conference." Abstract title: Pulmonary artery pulsatility index is outperformed by a novel index in valvular surgery…

Dr. Matthew Meyer honored on the EVP List

    Health Affairs, a leading journal of health policy thought and research, recently published a widely-read article from Dr. Matthew Meyer, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, about how health systems can…

Dr. Jessica Sheeran Honored with Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence

CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Jessica Sheeran for being one of this year’s recipients of the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Sheeran was nominated by Dr. Vaia Abatzis, Dr. Khadija…

Education Research Grant Awarded to Dr. Lauren Dunn

Dr. Lauren Dunn, and her co-investigators, Drs. Edward Nemergut, Julie Huffmyer and Bhiken Naik, were awarded a Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research grant title: "Bundle of Love: The Effect of Self-CARE (Compassion,…

Dr. Ebony Hilton was a featured expert on MSNBC with Craig Melvin on June 21, 2021

‘I know people are tired of Covid-19 but Covid-19 is not tired of us.’  

Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Recipient – Dr. Ebony Hilton

Congratulations to Ebony J. Hilton, 2021 recipient of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. UVA Health System Award. Established in 2013, the Dr. Martin Luther King University of Virginia Health…