Sarah Hankin
Students present summer research projects at STAR fellowship program closing ceremony
The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology held a closing ceremony Aug. 11 for participants of the third annual Summer Training in Anesthesia Research (STAR) Fellowship. The program is designed for high school (HSTAR), undergraduate (USTAR) and medical (MSTAR) students with an interest in an academic career in research. For 10 weeks, participants conducted graduate-level research with […]
Aug 31, 2023
Researcher studies link between pesticide use and ADHD
Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, Robert Lieberman Professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, received funding to research early life exposure to pyrethroids, a class of pesticides most commonly used in commercial agriculture.
Aug 31, 2023
Gowen explores effects of early opioid exposure and brain injury
Graduate student Austin Gowen’s inquisitive nature and background as a combat sports athlete led him on a path to research and a recent journal publication in Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health.
Aug 31, 2023
Megan Rolfzen, MD, a resident in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology and CRANE Scholar, has published an article in Anesthesiology, the specialty’s top journal.
Aug 1, 2023
Jessica Goeller, DO, associate professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, has been appointed clinical service chief of pediatric anesthesia and director of perioperative services.
Aug 1, 2023
Robert Lobato, MD, appointed associate vice chair of administration and finance
Robert Lobato, MD, has been appointed associate vice chair for administration and finance for the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology. This new role within the department was created to optimize perioperative efficiencies, department leaders said.
Aug 1, 2023
Rebecca Aron, MD, and Kaitlyn Pellegrino, MD, graduate from iLead Program
Rebecca Aron, MD, and Kaitlyn Pellegrino, MD, were among the 32 UNMC faculty members who graduated from the Interprofessional Leadership for Excellence and Adademic Development (iLEAD) program on June 8.
Jun 28, 2023
New faculty spotlight: Rafael Arsky Lombardi, MD
Dr. Lombardi recently joined the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology as an assistant professor in the acute pain service division after completing a regional anesthesiology fellowship in the department.
Jun 27, 2023
Congratulations to the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology Class of 2023
Fellows and residents of the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology Class of 2023 celebrated their graduation June 3 at the Omaha Country Club.
Jun 6, 2023
NIH grant allows researcher to explore opioid use, bullying link
Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, Robert Lieberman Professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology, received a two-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the mechanisms underlying prescription opioid use post social defeat (bullying) in HIV-positive (HIV+) adolescents. From a developmental milestone, adolescence is a critical phase with changes occurring on different tiers — physical, […]
Jun 1, 2023
