Good luck to everyone taking the ABA Basic Board exam today and tomorrow !

Dr. David Beausang educated the dept on gastric #POCUS and highlighted @ChrisWahal_MD et al's Pulp Fiction study that suggests pulp in orange juice does not affect aspiration risk. Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Jaime Baratta Jefferson Surgery

Congrats to our incoming residents, who are outstanding! Welcome to Jefferson family! Jaime Baratta Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA @ether_intothe

Kathy is leaving for a new opportunity after over 35 years at Jefferson Health. Congratulations and Thank You! Your leadership and commitment to our pain management program has improved the lives of so many over the years! Jefferson Anesthesia Jefferson Surgery #Nursing

Kathy has been the rock of acute pain service for as long as most of us have been here + knowledge and ability to talk to other nurses has helped the service rise to the level that few other pain services achieve! You’ll be greatly missed! Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Jaime Baratta Eugene Viscusi, MD

Regional anesthesia and acute pain fellow Dr. Alan Molina delivers an excellent grand rounds on the role of ultrasound imaging for neuraxial blocks. Great job! Jaime Baratta Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Eugene Viscusi, MD Jefferson Health @RichWebsterTJUH

Oct 21 at 7 a.m. in Herbut Auditorium: Grand Rounds returns in person! We welcome Dr. Elird Bojaxhi back from Mayo Clinic-FL and he will discuss USGRA for awake crani. Dr. Bojaxhi did RAAPM fellowship with us in 2013-14. Jaime Baratta Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA @ether_intothe Jefferson Health

Welcome to the newest incoming resident class!

Attention anesthesiology graduates: we have a cardiac anesthesia fellowship position open for 7/1/22 start date. Surg volume is up 40% and faculty:fellow ratio 1:1. All certified in echo. Email [email protected] for info. Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Jefferson Health Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists | SCA Jaime Baratta

Just approved! 2 ACGME-accredited critical care fellowship positions! See flyer attached. Jefferson Health

Jeff anesthesia residents and faculty were well represented at #Anes22. Drs. Josh Stolz and Deepti Harshavardhana are shown here after their MCC was presented. Jaime Baratta Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Jefferson Health Eugene Viscusi, MD

Congrats to Dr. Ron Leong and collaborators on his recent publication comparing outcomes in ECMO patients who were immunosuppressed vs immunocompetent. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36535131/ TJU Dept. Medicine Jefferson Health

Looking for an anesthesia critical care fellowship with cardiac focus? Look no further! Details in flyer.

We have 1 opening for RAAPM fellow starting 7/2023. We anticipate acceditation by then. Come join world-renowned faculty including former ASRA Pain Medicine president Eugene Viscusi, MD and PD Jaime Baratta as well as Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA and many others. Come join our nationally leading APMS!

Cool study by former faculty member Dr. Adam Thaler as well as Drs. Gravenstein, Green and Torjman and current residents Drs. Peerzada and Turnquest as well as Joseph Arciprete, BS. Cost comparison of direct vs. video laryngoscopy - DL cost less 🤔 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Dr. Yasser Hassan with Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA after Dr. Hassan gave his grand rounds on Ambulatory Total Joint Arthroplasty. Great work and you’ll be missed! Good luck at Kansas next year! Jaime Baratta

Jeff cardiac fellows Drs. Luke Olson and Wejdan Battarjee just completed their fellowships and we wish them well in their careers!

We had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. Henrik Kehlet, this year’s Severinghaus lecturer at ASA® #anes24 and a giant in periop medicine, as a visiting prof today. Fantastic lecture! A true pioneer in enhanced recovery. Eugene Viscusi, MD Eric Schwenk, M.D., FASA Jefferson Surgery

Regional anesthesia and acute pain fellows Drs. David Rubin and Michael Mastria did an outstanding job debating the merits of doing nerve blocks under GA. Who won??

Congrats to our #raapm graduating fellows, Drs. David Rubin and Mike Mastria! They had a fantastic year and will represent us well in their practices.