Congratulations to (soon to be Dr.) Angela Straccia on her PhD defense for Mechanical Engineering at UW - important work on cerebral vasospasm and cardiac disease in collaboration with UW Neurological Surgery UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine UW Radiology Stroke & Applied NeuroScience Center

We're grateful for the CRNAs who are part of our care team! A big thank you to you all! #NationalNursesWeek

So proud of our awesome residents UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine UW Medicine - congratulations all - you are representing us so well! And I am glad to see our vice chair education Sara Nikravan, MD, FASE, FCCM supporting you all #WARC2024 !

⁦⁦UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine⁩ WINS the battle of the residencies at #WARC 2024!! I told you our residents rock!!!! ⁦University of Washington School of Medicine⁩ ⁦ASA®⁩ ⁦G. Burkhard Mackensen⁩ ⁦Deepak Sharma⁩ ⁦Dr. Wil Van Cleve⁩ ⁦stevevanhoy⁩

⁦UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine⁩ Strong at #WARC 2024!! Go team ⁦@UW⁩!! ⁦G. Burkhard Mackensen⁩ ⁦Deepak Sharma⁩ ⁦Dr. Wil Van Cleve⁩ ⁦stevevanhoy⁩

So happy to see these bright faces at the #WARC 2024 reception. UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine has twelve residents with posters and podium presentations this year! Our residents rock!!!!! G. Burkhard Mackensen Deepak Sharma Dr. Wil Van Cleve ASA®

We raised a flag in observance of #ANHPIMonth and to recognize our staff, faculty, patients, and neighbors with Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander heritage; these communities represent dozens of ethnicities and exponentially more unique languages and dialects.

May is Stroke Awareness Month! Our neuroanesthesiology team partners with UW Med Neurosciences to treat patients undergoing stroke & other neurological procedures. Learn to recognize stroke symptoms & treatment options: bit.ly/4doZUvC.

Congratulations to Nicole Brumage, recipient of the 2023 GoodisCRNA of the Year award at UW Medicine for her dedication to patient care and her commitment to her team!

We are #hiring for Cardiothoracic, Critical Care & General Anesthesiology at UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine in Seattle. Message or DM me if you're interested in joining our team. I am attending SCA 2024 if you would like to meet! #SCA2024 - via #Whova event app anesthesiology.uw.edu

It's #NationalHealthcareVolunteerWeek ! Thank you to all of our volunteers for your dedicated service to our patients, staff and visitors. 💜

I had always hoped for this to happen, that the AATS and Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists | SCA would have their scientific meetings at the same time & location!! Even the speaker ready room & faculty lounge are being shared! #SCA2024 #AATS2024 #strongertogether

I am speaking today at the SCA 2024 Annual Meeting. Please check out my Mitral talk if you're attending #SCA2024 . Great session with RTHahnMD and heart surgeon Dr. Michael Mack: Structural Echo Like Never Before! MV, TV & AV! Multidisciplinary Panel of Experts! Room 701!

Lunchtime symposium between WomenInCTAnes & WomenInThoracicSurg featuring RTHahnMD and a great panel with Bola Faloye, MD, FASE, FASA (she/her) Emily Methangkool MD, MPH Daryl Oakes ongoing! Seats are left open in Room 715AB, lunch available! #SCA2024

Celebrate Earth Month with University of Washington through a series of events, volunteer opportunities, and seminars across the Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell campuses! Check out the full calendar: bit.ly/3U4sGsK.

'Most health care-associated infections are caused by previously harmless bacteria that patients already had on their bodies before they even entered the hospital,' Dr. Dustin Long UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine and Dr. Chloe Bryson-Cahn, UW Medicine write.
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All three regional fellows and the divisional regional chief working at Harborview together today! A great day for blocks! UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

Happy #EarthDay 🌎! Dr. Elizabeth Hansen (she/her) brings climate action to the operating room as the principal investigator of Project SPRUCE Forest. Learn how her efforts reduced greenhouse gas emissions from inhaled anesthetics by 87% at Seattle Children's: bit.ly/3JxBUZy.

UW Impact wishes you a Happy Earth Day! Today, we celebrate our planet and renew our commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship. Join us in making a positive impact on our world, today and every day. #EarthDay #Sustainability #UWImpact

Why are surgical #infections still common, despite strict sanitation protocols?

A genomics study of spinal surgery recipients shows many infections originate from the patient’s own skin #microbiome rather than contamination. Dustin Long UW Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine scim.ag/6FC