Growth and progress continued to define our department in 2025. Read Our 2025 Annual Report: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/annual-repor...

Dr. Odmara Barreto Chang collaborated with UCLA Anesthesia on a new article for the ASA Monitor entitled "Safeguarding Brain Health in Older Adults: What Patients Need to Know." Exploring methods for improving care for older adults. journals.lww.com/monitor/cita...

Highlights from the recent 63rd Annual Western Anesthesia Residents Conference (WARC). We had some terrific presentations from our residents and medical students including Lisa Young, Keith Shaffer, Krystal Karunungan, Abe Cortez, and Emma Wu. #WARC2026 #AnesthesiaEducation

We caught up with Liam St. Hilaire, a 4th year @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social medical student who will soon join our department as a Critical Care Scholar, to learn more about his background, his involvement in the SCORE program, and what the future holds. Read more: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/liam-st-hila...

We are recruiting T32 research fellows for positions with flexible start dates before June 2027. The fellowship will prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers! For more info: tiny.ucsf.edu/UCSFAnesT32 #MedEd #T32 #NIH #ResearchFellowship

Our obstetric anesthesia division showed up strong at the recent SOAP meeting in Montreal, demonstrating significant academic impact with a total of 18 abstracts presented, including 8 original research abstracts and 9 case reports. #UCSFProud @ucsfhealth.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social

Have you ever wondered what a typical day for a pediatric anesthesiologist looks like? Check out our recent article, "From Grand Rounds to Night Call: A Day in the Life of Dr. Marla Ferschl." Read the full article: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/news/grand-r... #PediatricAnesthesia @ucsfhealth.bsky.social

We had a great turnout for the IARS/SOCCA/SOAP meeting in Montreal over the weekend! #UCSFProud

Isabel Alves de Lima, Leah Pimentel, MBA and Charlene M. Blake, MD, PhD won first place in UCSF’s Waste to Art challenge 2026 for their piece, "Birth and Rebirth: Black Maternal Mortality Explored Through the Quilting Tradition." Learn more: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/news/first-p... #UCSFProud

Dr. Prasad Shirvalkar has been awarded the Founders Award by the American Academy of Pain Medicine. The Founders Award recognizes clinical excellence and innovation in the practice of pain medicine. Congratulations, Dr. Shirvalkar! Read more: painmed.org/awards-2026/ #UCSFProud #PainMedicine

Dr. Adrian Gelb delivered the Harold Griffith Lecture entitled, "Can Anaesthesiologists Lead on Patient Safety Again?", at the World Congress of Anaesthesiologists. Dr. Gelb also won the WFSA Distinguished Service Award! Learn more: wcacongress.org/programme/ha... #WCA2026 @wfsawca.bsky.social

Catch up with Dr. @ludwiglinmd.bsky.social and the @csahq.bsky.social Vital Times podcast to hear from the remarkable and inspiring Shay Taylor Allen! #Jobcrafting #ShayTaylorAllen Listen to the episode here: buzzsprout.com/2009442/epis...

We are recruiting T32 research fellows for positions with flexible start dates between now and June 2027. The fellowship will prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers! For more info: tiny.ucsf.edu/UCSFAnesT32 #MedEd #medicaleducation #T32 #NIH

Congratulations to Dr. Romain Pirracchio, selected for a prestigious National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leader award at the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal NAM Emerging Leaders Forum this week! @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfmedicine.bsky.social

Could the air children breathe before surgery shape what happens during #anaesthesia? Higher preoperative #ozone exposure was associated with increased respiratory adverse events in #paediatric patients. Read the full paper here: https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(25)00891-8/abstract

Dr. Lee-lynn Chen has recieved a UCSF Health Exceptional Physician Award. Read the full announcement and watch the virtual award presentation: healthrecognition.ucsf.edu/epa-winners #UCSFProud

Research Core Supervisor, Lauren Dickey has received the new UCSF Clinical Research Specialist Certificate! “It was a great reminder that even after 17 years in this field, there’s always more to learn and new ways to challenge yourself.” – Lauren Dickey #UCSFProud

Proud of this recent paper from members of our faculty and staff!

Nice that one of our images is the featured Biomedical picture of the day! From our recent paper with @irfankathiriya.bsky.social @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social and our lab @gladstoneinst.bsky.social bpod.org.uk

In celebration of National Anesthesia Technician Day we’d like to recognize the outstanding work of our anesthesia technicians! Thank you for the dedication, teamwork, and pride you bring to your work each day! #AnesthesiaTechDay #AnesthesiaTech

Get to know Dr. Matthieu Legrand and learn more about his work! Read the full article: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/news/turning... #criticalcare #clinicalresearch #UCSFProud

It's #MatchWeek! For all the medical students matching into anesthesiology, ASA member Dr. Elisha Peterson has one choice piece of advice: "Train to OWN your career." Find out how to take charge of your training—from Day 1 and at any point in your residency. #anesthesiology #anesthesiologist

It’s that time of year again – happy #MatchDay2026! 🥳 We’re so pleased to congratulate the phenomenal students matching into #anesthesiology – particularly our past #FAERmsarf participants! 😃 Join us in celebrating this next step on their medical journey! #Match2026 #Match26

We are incredibly excited to have matched 26 outstanding trainees today for #MatchDay #MatchedInCA ! We're looking forward to welcoming them to our program - the future is bright! #anesthesia #anesthesiology #anesthesiologist

We are recruiting T32 research fellows for positions with flexible start dates between now and June 2027. The fellowship will prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers! More: tiny.ucsf.edu/UCSFAnesT32 #MedEd #T32 #NIH #ResearchFellowship

We are proud to share that Dr. Odi Ehie recently delivered an invited podium presentation at the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia titled, "No One Climbs Alone: Creating Inclusive Cultures in Pediatric Anesthesia." Congratulations Dr. Ehie! #PedsAnes26 #PedsAnes

Unveil your discoveries at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2026 annual meeting. Submit your proposal for a Scientific Abstract presentation or a Scientific and Educational Exhibit by March 31: ow.ly/NyzU50Ypo1T #ANES26 #anesthesiology

👏 We're proud to be the No. 1 organ transplant center on the West Coast and in California for the fourth consecutive year! We performed 738 transplants in 2025 — that's more than two lives saved every day of the year! More on our program ➡️ https://ucsfh.org/40JRpGr

We are proud to announce that our own Odmara L. Barreto Chang, MD, PHD will be part of the faculty for the EEG Workshop at this year's @csahq.bsky.social California Society of Anesthesiologists Conference. Register before March 13 and save. Learn more and register: csahq.org/conference-p...

We are proud to announce that our own Odmara L. Barreto Chang, MD, PHD will be part of the faculty for the EEG Workshop at this year's California Society of Anesthesiologists (@csahq.bsky.social) Conference. Register before March 13 and save. Learn more and register: csahq.org/conference-p...

Leah Pimentel, Drs. Odmara Barreto Chang, Charlene Blake, and Odi Ehie attended The People's Gala presented by the UCSF Black Caucus.

Congratulations, Dr. Legrand!

Research fellowship opportunity: We are accepting applications NIH T32 funded research fellowships to prepare anesthesiologists and related specialists for academic research careers! Learn more: tiny.ucsf.edu/UCSFAnesT32 #t32 #Fellowship #research #NIH #AcademicResearch

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Erica Langnas, MD, MPH will take over as Chair of Women’s Advancement and Recognition in Medicine (WARM) Hearts at ZSFG! @zsfgcare.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social #UCSFProud

Today, we honor National Women Physicians Day, recognizing the foundational impact of women physicians in medicine. Women physicians have shaped anesthesiology through clinical excellence, scientific discovery, education, and leadership! #NationalWomenPhysiciansDay #WomenInMedicine

Read more about the new study: gladstone.org/news/disrupt... @irfankathiriya.bsky.social @benoitbruneau.bsky.social @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social @natcardiovascres.nature.com

We are pleased to announce that Aashish Manglik, MD, PhD, has been awarded the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in recognition of his transformative work in cellular signaling. Read the full announcement: pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2026/01...

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Alexander Butwick has received a Department of Anesthesia Clinical Seed Award for the 2025-2026 cycle. Read more about Dr. Butwick's project and the award: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/news/announc... #ClinicalResearch #UCSFProud

During National Physician Anesthesiologists Week, we proudly recognize our physician anesthesiologists for their exceptional expertise and their enduring commitment to patient care, education, and discovery. Our department and beyond feel their impact everyday! #UCSFProud #AnesthesiologistsWeek

out now in technicolor! Our recent paper led *again* by @irfankathiriya.bsky.social of @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social and our team @gladstoneinst.bsky.social on TBX5 and human atrial identity and disease, in the fantastic @dev-journal.bsky.social! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

🚨NEW PUBLICATION 🚨 "A disrupted compartment boundary underlies abnormal cardiac patterning and congenital heart defects" @irfankathiriya.bsky.social @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social @benoitbruneau.bsky.social @natcardiovascres.nature.com https://go.nature.com/49X4a4J

Happy National CRNA week (1/18-1/24)! We celebrate UCSF’s Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) for their compassionate patient care, commitment to clinical excellence, teamwork, mentorship, and innovation. Thank you for all you do! #NationalCRNAWeek #CRNAWeek

January issue of @natcardiovascres.nature.com has our image on the cover! Also a research highlight on our paper @irfankathiriya.bsky.social @gladstoneinst.bsky.social @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social www.nature.com/natcardiovas...

Proud of our CA1 Anesthesiology Intensive Research Residency (AIRR) residents. These research scholars are in our research-intensive 5-year residency designed to produce independent and innovative investigators in anesthesiology. More: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/news/meet-ou... #research #anesthesiology

We are delighted to share that our department won a Best of District VII CASE Award for the redesign of our website. This official recognition highlights the tremendous and high-impact work of Dani Cambier, Hannah Fairbanks, Morgen Ahearn, Bernadette Wilks, Adam Jacobson, and Rachelle Armstrong.

Accepted ms on modeling human atrial disease posted @dev-journal.bsky.social just now. Congratulations to @irfankathiriya.bsky.social @jsauce7.bsky.social and team! @gladstoneinst.bsky.social @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social journals.biologists.com/dev/article-...

Our 13th Annual Anesthesia Research Day featured a keynote address from Vivianne Tawfik, MD, PhD and presentations from our faculty and learners. There was also time to connect with colleagues while reviewing more than 45 poster presentations. More: anesthesia.ucsf.edu/ard25 #AnesthesiaResearch

Your support can have a transformative impact! By donating to our department, you directly contribute to enhancing patient care, advancing groundbreaking research, and training future leaders. Please consider supporting us on this #givingtuesday anesthesia.ucsf.edu/support-us

We are pleased to share that Dr. Nima Sadrian, from the Sall Lab, has published a new expert commentary in Undark Magazine examining what current science can, and cannot yet, tell us about how CBD may influence the developing adolescent brain. Read more: undark.org/2025/10/30/o...

x.com/FAERanesthes... Follow the link above to learn more About Dr. Su & his #anesthesiology #research journey! And while this year’s series is over, stay tuned in 2026 for more #InvestigatorsOnTheElevator! 😊 #TheFutureIsFAER #FAERgrantees @ucsfanesthesia.bsky.social