Pitt Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

💜 CRNAs at UPMC Presbyterian hosted their annual lemonade stand to benefit 412 Gives Back, a volunteer-led nonprofit working to support the local community. https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/upmc-presbyterian-crnas-host-annual-lemon-stand-fundraiser

Celebrating our 2026 Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine graduates! Proud of all the hard work and dedication from our trainees and grateful to the faculty and staff who supported them. Here’s to the next chapter! 🥂👏 https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebrating-regional-anesthesiology-fellowship-class-2026

💫 We welcomed our newest class of residents to the department on Monday. After a morning of introductions and a program overview, they explored the city and connected over lunch in Lawrenceville. Best wishes to all as you begin this exciting chapter!

Join us in congratulating our residency classes of 2026! 🎓 Over 150 faculty, residents, families, and staff celebrated their achievement — and we're proud that nearly a quarter of the class will stay at UPMC for fellowships or faculty roles. Wishing all our graduates success in their next chapters!

We are excited to announce that our Adult Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellowship has successfully filled both positions in the 2027 match! Prabhleen Kaur, MBBS, and Kelia Gerhardt, MD, will be joining the program. https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/adult-anesthesiology-critical-care-fellowship-announces-2027-match-results

💫 Congratulations to Dahye Park, MD, on successfully completing the Hepatic Transplantation Anesthesiology Fellowship! https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/celebrating-dr-dahye-parks-graduation-hepatic-transplantation-anesthesiology-fellowship

📚️ Henry Paiste, MD, and Brendan Lynch, MD, anesthesiology residents in our department, were co-authors with Grace Lim, MD, MSc, MBA, of a chapter for Anesthesiology Clinics addressing management of parturients with opioid use disorder. https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/residents-co-author-chapter-care-parturients-opioid-use-disorder

🏅 Taylor Thompson, MD, pediatric anesthesiology fellow in our department, has been honored with the Pitt Med Professionalism Accolade in recognition of her dedication and mentorship. https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/news/dr-taylor-thompson-honored-pitt-med-professionalism-accolade

🤰 OB Anesthesiology & Women's Health Grand Rounds on June 9 at 6:45 am: Dr. May Pian-Smith will present “Fostering Trust: A Patient Safety and Clinician Wellness Strategy.”

📅 Event details: https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/ob-anesthesiology-womens-health-grand-rounds-special-guest-lecture-6994

We are ranked #4 nationally among anesthesiology departments for NIH funding. Thanks to our dedicated investigators, research staff, and clinical partners, NIH support grew from $5M in 2021 to over $17M in 2025 — accelerating discoveries that improve patient care in the OR and beyond. Learn more about our research: https://www.anesthesiology.pitt.edu/research