UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care

Official account of UCSF Department of Anesthesia & Perioperative Care

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Growth and progress continued to define our department in 2025.

Read Our 2025 Annual Report: https://t.co/IiRfEVHXDb

[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

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Highlights from the recent 63rd Annual Western Anesthesia Residents Conference (WARC).

We had some terrific presentations from our residents and medical students including Lisa Young, Keith Shaffer, Krystal Karunungan, Abe Cortez, and Emma Wu.

#WARC2026 #AnesthesiaEducation

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

We caught up with Liam St. Hilaire, a 4th year UCSF medical student who will soon join our department as a Critical Care Scholar, to learn more about his background, his involvement in the SCORE program, and what the future holds.

Read more: https://t.co/g5vToMqJNl

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

We are recruiting T32 research fellows for positions with flexible start dates before June 2027. The fellowship will prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers!

For more info: https://t.co/9hMffcKgbQ

#MedEd #T32 #NIH #ResearchFellowship

[UCSFPARC @UCSFPARC]

Join us on 4/27 at Noon for: "Joint Pain Matters: Lessons Learnt from Osteoarthritis," presented by Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine at Rush University, Chicago, IL.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/YiJ2uQ71Dt
#painmedicine

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👩‍⚕️🫀 An all-women team @UCSFAnesthesia performed a heart transplant surgery, marking an historic first in cardiac surgery. Read more on the history-making event:
https://t.co/xZVUtzEgu9

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Did you know the CA Primary Election is scheduled for June 2? Remember — You Are the Difference.

Registration deadline is May 18 and the primary is on June 2. Check your voter registration and make sure you’ve received your mail-in ballot: https://t.co/ud0QLm0N56

#UCSFVotes

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Our obstetric anesthesia division showed up strong at the recent SOAP meeting in Montreal, demonstrating significant academic impact with a total of 18 abstracts presented, including 8 original research abstracts and 9 case reports.

#UCSFProud
@SOAPHQ

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Have you ever wondered what a typical day for a pediatric anesthesiologist looks like? Check out our recent article, "From Grand Rounds to Night Call: A Day in the Life of Dr. Marla Ferschl."

Read the full article: https://t.co/VLESqVLxz0

#PediatricAnesthesia

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We had a great turnout for the IARS/SOCCA/SOAP meeting in Montreal over the weekend!

#UCSFProud

[ASA Monitor @ASAMonitor]

“Like many other trainees, my early exposure to laboratory work felt disconnected from clinical relevance. However, the FAER MSARF experience reshaped that perception entirely,” writes Farhad Ghazali.

https://t.co/lDwyDrDoj4
@FAERanesthesia @UCSFAnesthesia

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Isabel Alves de Lima, Leah Pimentel, MBA and Charlene M. Blake, MD, PhD won first place in UCSF’s Waste to Art challenge 2026 for their piece, "Birth and Rebirth: Black Maternal Mortality Explored Through the Quilting Tradition."
More: https://t.co/L98QOmd6wx
#UCSFProud

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Dr. Prasad Shirvalkar has been awarded the Founders Award by the @AmerAcadPainMed. The Founders Award recognizes clinical excellence and innovation in the practice of pain medicine.

Read more about the awards: https://t.co/TgvRcR7GkX

#UCSFProud
#PainMedicine

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Dr. Adrian Gelb delivered the Harold Griffith Lecture entitled, "Can Anaesthesiologists Lead on Patient Safety Again?", at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Dr. Gelb also won the WFSA Distinguished Service Award!

Learn more:
https://t.co/g6RoR6CsqU

#WCA2026

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Dr. Julia Collins, our regional fellow did a great job at podium
#ASRAspring26
Always fun to reconnect with Alumni members. @UCSFAnesthesia

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Catch up with Dr. @LudwigLin and the @CSAHQ Vital Times podcast to hear from the remarkable and inspiring Shay Taylor Allen!

#Jobcrafting #ShayTaylorAllen

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/NizMyv6GB9

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

We are recruiting T32 research fellows for positions with flexible start dates between now and June 2027. The fellowship will prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers!
For more info: https://t.co/9hMffcKgbQ
#MedEd #medicaleducation #T32 #NIH

[UCSF Anesthesia and Perioperative Care @UCSFAnesthesia]

Congratulations to Dr. Romain Pirracchio, selected for a prestigious National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader award at the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal NAM Emerging Leaders Forum this week!
@pirracchior
@theNAMedicine
@UCSF
@UCSFMedicine

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Join our colleagues at the UCSF Pain and Addiction Research Center (PARC) @UCSFPARC for their upcoming seminar featuring Dr. George F. Koob, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA).

Learn more and register: https://t.co/jm2eXp5kZQ

[UCSFPARC @UCSFPARC]

Join us on Wednesday 4/22 at Noon for our next seminar: "Intersection of hyperalgesia and hyperkatifeia as a driving force for negative reinforcement in addiction," presented by Dr. George F. Koob.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/YiJ2uQ71Dt
#addictionscience