John J Kowalczyk

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

New study out in Anesthesiology by Drs. Michael Furdyna and Sharon Reale on peripartum cardiac arrest! A must read!!

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

CONGRATS to Dr. Vesela Kovacheva, our newest Associate Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School! Dr. Kovacheva is truly refining what artificial intelligence can do to improve the clinical outcomes of parturients. The sky is the limit for what her work can achieve!!

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In a newly published article, Furdyna et al. sought to delineate the frequency, risk factors, etiology, and management of peripartum, perianesthetic maternal cardiac arrest in a large, contemporary U.S. cohort.

📕 Read the article: https://t.co/ZBIIfY6ubx

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

Yesterday Dr. Vesela Kovacheva gave us a great update on her research using AI to automate post-spinal vasopressor administration! Vesela is doing truly amazing, innovative work in this sphere!

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

We were so fortunate to host Dr. Carolyn Weiniger today for grand rounds. She gave a very thought provoking lecture on preventable vs. unpreventable general anesthetics, as well as pain during cesarean.

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Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Reale for being selected as @MPOGASPIRE Obstetric Subcommittee Vice Chair. Dr. Reale has published several impactful obstetric anesthesia studies utilizing the MPOG database and has been involved in the subcommittee's work to refine phenotypes.

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We had a great time hosting Dr. Grace Lim @LimGrapes for grand rounds yesterday and took her on a tour of the Ether Dome with @maypiansmith and @JohnJK2016

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CONGRATS to Dr. Jordan Francke on an incredibly successful #SOAPAM2025! FIRST place 🥇in the prestigious Gertie Marx research competition and he won the mentored diversity training grant with Dr. Sebastian Seifert!!

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Congrats to our amazing resident team for winning the #SOAPAM2025 annual scavenger hunt! They came in with some incredibly creative photos from all around Portland!!

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Today’s second Sol Shnider lecture showcased coagulation testing for OB hemorrhage, led by Michaela Farber and expertly discussed by John Kowalczyk, Shubhangi Singh, and Denis Snegovskikh!

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Calling all Mass General Brigham obstetric anesthesia alumni! Looking forward to reconnecting with all our alumni at #SOAPAM2025. See you in Portland!

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Dr. John Kowalczyk just led a discussion on the use of TEG in PPH at UT Southwestern, with a wonderful introduction by our superstar former fellow, Dr. Allie Mootz!

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

We are looking forward to a fantastic #SOAPAM2025. We are so proud of our incredibly productive residents, fellows, and faculty!! See you in Portland!!

[John J Kowalczyk @JohnJK2016]

Always so grateful to be a part of this amazing team!

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

What a fantastic group of world-class faculty and fellows! It is truly the people that make our division so special 🤩

[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

Our maternal fetal anesthesia group had a great dinner last night with our visiting lecturers, Drs. Caitlin Sutton and Dave Berman!

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Looking forward to a fantastic maternal-fetal surgery grand rounds round table discussion tomorrow with guest speakers Drs. Dave Berman, Sebastian Seifert, Alireza Shamshirsaz, Caitlin Sutton and Annastacia Woytash!

[Noor Raheel @DrNraheel]

Dr.Michaela Farber presenting "Beyond the Bleed: Revolutionizing Precision in Hemorrhage Management" 🎉
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[John J Kowalczyk @JohnJK2016]

@DrNraheel @BrighamAnes @BrighamOBAnes @dr So excited for Luu Pham to present our findings on retrospective fibrinogen concentrate dose response during PPH! Luu and @FAERanesthesia MSARF summer research program helped address a critical gap in knowledge to quickly correct obstetric coagulopathy.

[Noor Raheel @DrNraheel]

Our FAER student, Luu Pham, presentation at ASA.
'Decreased Dose-Response to Fibrinogen Concentrate in Patients Experiencing Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Study" 🎉🎉🎉

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[Mass General Brigham Obstetric Anesthesia @MGB_OB_Anes]

New postpartum hemorrhage chapter by our team- Drs. Allie Mootz, John Kowalczyk @JohnJK2016, Sebastian Seifert, Dan Katz @dkatz621 and Sharon Reale: https://t.co/INDZJco4Vj