Announcements

• Welcome new cardiothoracic anesthesiology faculty Aaron Hudson, MD
  08.06.2018
  The Department would like to officially welcome new Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Aaron Hudson, MD, who trained at the University of Chicago for residency and completed a Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship at the McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University.
• Visiting Professor Dr. Jennifer Hofer from University of Chicago speaks on Teaching Practice Management in Residency
  08.03.2018

  Visiting Professor Jennifer Hofer, MD, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Associate Chair for Residency Education, from the University of Chicago, spoke at Grand Rounds on "Teaching Practice Management in Residency."

   

• The Department welcomes new residents and fellows at its annual BBQ
  07.21.2018
• All 21 new residents learn team-building skills through the Escape Game
  07.20.2018
• Visiting Professor Dr. Edward Mariano from Stanford speaks at Grand Rounds
  06.22.2018
  Visiting Professor Edward Mariano, MD, MAS, Professor of Anesthesiology and Chief, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care Services, from Stanford University spoke at Grand Rounds on "How Does Regional Anesthesia Stay Relevant in the Future?"
• Visiting Professor Dr. William Callaghan from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention speaks at Grand Rounds
  06.07.2018

  Visiting Professor William M. Callaghan, MD, MPH, from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke at Grand Rounds on: "Tracking Maternal Mortality and Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States: Moving Beyond the Data for Improving Care."

• Northwestern co-hosts Association of University Anesthesiologist meeting in April
  03.30.2018
  Northwestern University and the University of Chicago co-hosts annual Association of University Anesthesiologists (AUA) meeting in Chicago, April 26-27.
• Northwestern Anesthesiology fills all 21 spots
  03.17.2018
• Visiting Professor Ajay Wasan, MD, MSc, University of Pittsburgh speaks at Grand Rounds
  03.16.2018
  Visiting Professor Ajay Wasan, MD, MSc, Professor and Vice Chair for Pain Medicine, from the University of Pittsburgh, spoke at Grand Rounds on: "Managing Chronic Pain as a Chronic Disease."
• Visiting Professor Dan Berkowitz, MD, from Johns Hopkins Medicine speaks at Grand Rounds
  03.09.2018
  Visiting Professor Dan Berkowitz, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine and Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins Medicine, spoke at Grand Rounds on: "Blood Vessels That See and Airways That Taste: Promiscuous GPCR’s as a Paradigm for Innovation in Therapy."
• Visiting Professor Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA, University of Texas-Galveston, spoke at Grand Rounds
  02.23.2018
  Visiting Professor Amr Abouleish, MD, MBA, Professor of Anesthesiology from The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, spoke at Grand Rounds on: "Working Hard-Hardly Working: An Update on Measuring Clinical Productivity of Individual Anesthesiologists."
• Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH, named to the Illinois Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
  02.23.2018
  Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH, named to the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
• Three residents complete one-month rotation in Dominican Republic
  02.21.2018
  CA-3 Residents Benjamin Johnson, Chris Schilf, and Milly Turakhia completed a one-month international rotation at the Hospital Materno Reynaldo Almánzar, Villa Mella, Santo Domingo Norte in the Dominican Republic. Dr. Johnson presented a lecture to the medical staff in Spanish.
  
• Bobbie Jean Sweitzer, MD, FACP, appointed Executive Editor of A&A Practice
  02.02.2018

News

• Second Edition of Dr. Hogue's book on Cardiothoracic Critical Care published.
  06.15.2018
  The Second Edition of Department Chair Charles Hogue's book CoreTopics in Cardiothoracic Critical Care will be published in July.
• Dr. Koht's book on Monitoring the Nervous System has been published in Chinese.
  06.01.2018
  
  Professor Antoun Koht's book Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals has been published in Chinese.
• Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH, named to the Illinois Department of Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
  02.23.2018
  Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH, named to the Illinois Department of Public Health’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
• Honorio Benzon, MD, article featured in Anesthesiology News
  01.18.2018
  Honorio Benzon, MD, article on "Sensitivity to Contrast Medium Does Not Necessitate A Severe Allergic Reaction" featured in Anesthesiology News.

Honors

• Five faculty were recognized for Exemplary Professionalism by Northwestern medical students.
  08.10.2018
  Northwestern University medical students recognize five anesthesiology faculty for their "Exemplary Professionalism": Drs. Louanne Carabini, Christine Stock, Michael Ault, Charles Shayan, and Abbas Al-Qamari. Faculty mentoring and role modeling is a critical part of medical education. During the third-year clerkship years, the Office of Medical Education asks NU Feinberg students to name faculty members that they believe demonstrate exemplary professionalism.