Anesthesiology

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

NIH grant allows researcher to explore opioid use, bullying link

UNMC’s Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, is studying the impact for HIV-positive adolescents.

Jul 7, 2023

Dr. Gail Walling Yanney lecture offers ‘Inspiration from Trailblazers’

The department of anesthesiology hosted Maya Hastie, MD, of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Jul 5, 2023

COM research highlights, July 2023

The college received grant and funding awards representing more than $3 million in new funding in May.

Jun 30, 2023

New faculty spotlight: Chantal Mercier Laporte, MD

Chantal Mercier Laporte, MD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Anesthesiology.

Jun 20, 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