Department of Anesthesiology fellows and residents of the class of 2018 celebrated their graduation on Saturday, June 9, at the Omaha Country Club.
Those in attendance enjoyed a plated dinner and a night of camaraderie with their loved ones and co-workers in an elegant atmosphere. Post-graduation plans of each resident and fellow were announced, and three annually-awarded departmental honors were presented.
The Teacher of the Year award, as voted upon by CA1, CA2 and CA3 residents, was presented to Sheila Ellis, M.D. The Teacher of the Year award, as voted upon by CBY residents, was awarded to Lisa Schlitzkus, MD, of the Department of Surgery. Lastly, the Brad Paulson Award recipient for 2018 is Peter Pellegrino, MD, PhD. The Brad Paulson Award is given to an outstanding medical student pursuing a residency in anesthesiology at UNMC.
Graduating residents, and their post-graduation plans, are as follows:
Residents:
Brittany Brown, MD – Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
Jeremy Cook, MD – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas Health System, Kansas City, Kan.
Jordan Gozdzialski, MD – Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, UNMC, Omaha, Neb.
Catrina Johnson, MD – Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
Andrew Lowe, MD – Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Naomi Matthews, MD – Great Plains Health, North Platte, Neb.
Galen Nelson, MD – Employed by the United States Air Force and stationed at the Center of Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness, University of Saint Louis Hospital, St. Louis, Mo.
Archana Ramesh, MBBS – Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Timothy Rush, MD – UC Health Memorial Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tal Sandler, MD – Critical Care Fellowship, UNMC, Omaha, Neb.
Gregory Shaw, MD – UPMC Jameson-Horizon, New Castle, Pa.
Kristin Wakin, MD – Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Neb.
Fellows
Cardiothoracic
Andrew Maresch, MD – Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Neb.
Jeffrey Songster, MD – Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology, UNMC, Omaha, Neb.
Critical Care
Danielle Cummins, MD – Staff Anesthesiologist at Indiana University, Indianapolis, Ind.
James Harris, DO – UPMC-Pinnacle Lancaster, Lancaster, Pa.
Megan Hedlund, MD – Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Division at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
Pain
David Emmanuel Medina Gutierrez, MD – Private Practice in Manhattan, New York City, N.Y.
Kevin Wong, DO – Pain management practice at Desert Orthopedic Center at Eisenhower Medical Center in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Pediatrics
Kaitlyn Pellegrino, MD – Pediatric Anesthesiology at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
Jasper Williams, MD – Pediatric Anesthesiology at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
Anesthesiology Residents, Fellows Celebrate Graduation
The Department of Anesthesiology graduating class of 2018: (first row, from left) Tal Sandler, MD, Andrew Lowe, MD, Galen Nelson, MD, Jordan Gozdzialski, MD; (second row) Kristin Wakin, MD, Archana Ramesch, MBBS, Catrina Johnson, MD; (third row) Brittany Brown, MD, Gregory Shaw, MD, Naomi Matthews, MD; (fourth row) Jeremy Cook, MD, Timothy Rush, MD.