UNMC medical students and anesthesiology residents delivered exceptional presentations at the annual Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference, held April 17-19 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The event, sponsored by the Association of Midwest Academic Anesthesia Chairs (AMAAC) and hosted by Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University – MetroHealth Medical Center and University Hospitals of Cleveland – Case Medical Center, brought together trainees and faculty from across the region in a collaborative, educational setting.
The mission of MARC is to support and promote resident and student research, foster scholarly exchange and provide a platform for residents to present challenging clinical cases and innovative research projects.
Residency Program Director Andrea Dutoit, MD, highlighted the value of the conference for trainees. “The MARC is a fantastic opportunity for our residents and medical students to research and present a challenging anesthetic case or ongoing research project at a regional conference in an incredibly supportive setting of their peers,” she said.
Presentations were evaluated by a panel of judges, with awards given for first, second and third place in both oral and poster presentation categories.
UNMC participants continued the department’s strong tradition of academic excellence at the conference. This year, two residents and a medical student were recognized for their outstanding work:
- Ian South, MD – Third place, obstetrical category: “Epidural anesthesia for labor analgesia and cesarean section in a patient with myotonia congenita”
- Kari Shad, M3 – Third place, pediatric category: “Anesthetic management of severe meningomyelocele in a neonate”
- Melanie Kaiser, MD – Third place, airway category: “Airway management for thoracic surgery in the setting of tracheostomy and retropharyngeal abscess”
Additional UNMC presentations included:
- Nicholas St. Onge, M3 – “Short-term outcomes of CRRT in orthotopic liver transplantation”
- Kalkena Sivanesam, MD – “A dry spinal tap after a labor epidural”
- Shelby Bauer, MD – “Stellate ganglion block for persistent ventricular fibrillation”
- Abigail Tesnohlidek, MD – “Spinal anesthesia for noncardiac surgery in an infant with single-ventricle glenn physiology”
- Carl Skoog, MD – “Avoiding sugammadex: neuromuscular blockade reversal in pregnancy”
- Nathaniel Pester, MD – “Intra-operative venous bypass infiltration during liver transplantation”
- Maranda Thompson, MD, PhD – “Airway management considerations for severe syndromic micrognathia”
- Paul Doran, MD – “Suspected abdominal ectopic pregnancy”