Anesthesiology

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

Megan Rolfzen, MD

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

Robert Lobato, MD

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

Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD

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

UNMC Department of Anesthesiology executive vice chair, Mohanad Shukry, MD, and guest lecturer Maya Hastie, MD

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

Kelsey Klute, MD

New faculty spotlight: Chantal Mercier Laporte, MD

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

Jun 20, 2023

Chantal Mercier Laporte, MD

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

Back row (left to right): Andrea Dutoit, MD, Cole Sievers, MD, Bobby Muelleman, MD, Taylor Meyer, MD, Bradley Eichhorn, MD, John Riley III, MD, Michael Dancer, MD, Joseph Pawlowski, MD Front Row (left to right): Julie Beth Gillespie, MD, Jocelyn Mulkey, MD, Michael Blaha, MD, Jae Cauble, MD

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

Gurudutt Pendyala, PhD, Robert Lieberman Professor

Inspiring presentation at the inaugural Dr. Gail Walling Yanney Lectureship

The UNMC Department of Anesthesiology hosted Maya Hastie, MD, at the inaugural Dr. Gail Walling Yanney Lectureship on May 17, 2023.

Jun 1, 2023

UNMC Department of Anesthesiology executive vice chair, Mohanad Shukry, MD, and Maya Hastie, MD