Anesthesiology

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

UNMC resident publishes article in anesthesiology’s top journal

Megan Rolfzen, MD, is a resident in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology and CRANE Scholar.

Aug 25, 2023

COM resident of the month

Meg Rolfzen, MD, is an anesthesiology resident and will begin a fellowship in adult cardiothoracic anesthesiology in 2024.

Aug 2, 2023

New medical faculty, August 2023

Forty-eight new faculty members joined the UNMC College of Medicine in June and July.

Aug 2, 2023

Employee of the month, August 2023

Sherry Andersen is an administrator for the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Aug 2, 2023

Megan Rolfzen, MD, a UNMC department of anesthesiology resident and CRANE Scholar, has published an article in Anesthesiology

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, appointed clinical service chief of pediatric anesthesia and director of perioperative services

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