UCLA Anesthesiology

Official Twitter for the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine at UCLA

[UCLA Anesthesiology @UCLAAnes]

We came together for G&G Grand Rounds to reflect on strong teamwork, outstanding communication, breakthrough research, as well as personal and team well-being accomplishments. Throughout the hour together, we heard stories centered around compassionate care, safety, and trust.

[UCLA Anesthesiology @UCLAAnes]

@EHigginsMD Congratulations! What a great event!

[Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @EHigginsMD]

Our second annual @UCLAAnes Gratitude & Good Outcomes Grand Rounds! Love this event. #GG celebrates stories of excellence across the department from past academic year.

Much goes w/out fanfare; it’s so nice to pause & recognize some of these stories and what enabled them.

[Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @EHigginsMD]

This research took a village & it was a ton of work by many

Kudos to all

@UCLAHealth
@dgsomucla
@ASALifeline
@CSAHQ
@DoctorJesseMD
@TheodoraWingert
@JinaSinskeyMD
@imswimming3
@RebeccaMargolis
@UCLAAnes
@EDugganMD
@UAB_Anesthesia
@DanSaddawi
@MGHanesthesia
@UMichAnesthesia

[Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @EHigginsMD]

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Anesthesiology has consistently shown to have the highest intent to leave across specialties.

The question is: what do we do about this?

[Elliott Higgins, MD 👨‍🎤 @EHigginsMD]

🚨 Ahead of print in @_Anesthesiology:

Across 11 depts, well-being culture was detailed, shown to be critical, & #WISH further validated

https://t.co/KeT4fFBYaA

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[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Dr. @OdmaraBarreto collaborated with @UCLAAnes on a new @ASALifeline article entitled "Safeguarding Brain Health in Older Adults: What Patients Need to Know." Highlighting methods for improving care for older adults.

https://t.co/0CYnkodwhq

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

Preoperative frailty is strongly associated with:
👉 Postoperative complications
👉Prolonged recovery
👉 Delirium
👉Mortality

Learn about ways to reduce frailty through prehabilitation, tailored #anesthetic planning, and other targeted support.
https://t.co/XWvykbTeZx

[Theodora Wingert MD @TheodoraWingert]

Thank you @iars360 for another outstanding #iars2026!

Grateful to see friends, hear great talks, and discuss how #DataScience and #AI Are Influencing #Pediatric Perioperative Care with @HJLonsdale, Asad Siddiqui, and Tori Sutherland.

Montreal is a beautiful city! 🇨🇦

[FAER @FAERanesthesia]

The good times keep rolling at #SOAPAM2026, #IARS2026, & SOCCA 2026 in Montreal!

We were thrilled to see a number of #FAERgrantee superstars present today – including Drs. Brittany Burton (2025 SOAP-FAER MRTG), Tori Sutherland (2022 MRTG), Theodora Wingert (2025 MRTG), Mike Devinney (2018 RFG & 2021 GEMSSTAR), Mitra Heshmati (2020 MRTG), & Stacie Deiner (2011 GEMSSTAR)!

Excited for more great content to come!

#Anesthesiology #Research

[Theodora Wingert MD @TheodoraWingert]

Phenomenal panel at #IARS2026 on technology-based and sleep science-informed approaches to clinician wellbeing and burnout moderated by @imswimming3

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

“Despite the remarkable level of safety achieved during the intraoperative phase, postoperative mortality rates remain high, constituting the third leading cause of death worldwide,” write Drs. Basma Mohamed and Maxime Cannesson.
https://t.co/wkentxqjjQ
@Duke_Anesthesia @UCLAAnes

[Jina Sinskey, MD, FASA @JinaSinskeyMD]

Thrilled to learn from @UCSFAnesthesia visiting professor @EHigginsMD as he discusses psychometric rigor in well-being measurement 🤩 @UCLAAnes

[Theodora Wingert MD @TheodoraWingert]

So proud of super fellow Kelly Feldman leading this work as a pediatric critical care fellow, and now pediatric cardiology fellow At UCLA 🦸🏻‍♀️👶🫀

This work moves the needle for #research and #quality in mechanical ventilation outcomes 🫁👩‍⚕️🩻 #criticalcare #ICU

[Theodora Wingert MD @TheodoraWingert]

✨Excellent panel on the importance of mentorship by @UCLAAnes faculty Drs. Antongiorgi, Szokol, and Whittington moderated by Ted Sakai at @AUA_Anesthesia 2026 ✨

🥼👩🏽‍⚕️🩺 #ClinicianEducator #ClincianScientist #MentorshipMatters

[UCLA Anesthesiology @UCLAAnes]

@TheodoraWingert Congratulations!!!

[Theodora Wingert MD @TheodoraWingert]

Honored to receive the NOA for my first NIH grant! 🥹

Beyond grateful for the many many amazing mentors who made this possible.

Excited to use minute-to-minute hemodynamic + physiologic waveform data with AI/ML to improve prediction of pediatric perioperative outcomes 👶🫀🫁🩺

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

Drs. Susana Vacas and Daniel Cole discuss the role that these mechanisms play in shaping the risk of developing adverse postoperative outcomes, such as perioperative #neurocognitive disorders.

🧠Explore the Patient’s Brain column: https://t.co/xi67LflWEF

@UCLAAnes @harvardmed

[Ed Mariano, MD, MAS, FASA, FASRA @EMARIANOMD]

Another productive @ASALifeline Board of Directors meeting with engaging discussions on critical issues.

My favorite part is catching up in person with #anesthesiology colleagues, ASA staff, leaders and friends from around the country 🙌🏽

[Tom Vondriska @VondriskaLab]

Alexa Jennings, Pratiti Dasgupta and Sean Bridges presenting at 18th Annual Anesthesiology Scientific Evening