The Department of Anesthesiology will host grand rounds on Thursday, June 14 from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Thomas F. Slaughter, professor and head of the Section on Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology and fellowship program director of Adult CT Anesthesiology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, will present “Preoperative Assessment of Hemostasis.” For more information, contact Marsha Williams at 305-585-1191 extension 2-2 or [email protected].

The Department of Anesthesiology will host grand rounds on Thursday, June 7 from 6:45 to 7:45 a.m. in the Rosenstiel Medical Science Building, third-floor auditorium. Steven Weisman, Jane B. Pettit Chair in Pain Management at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin, will present “How is Pain Management Different in the Pediatric Patient?” For more information, contact Marsha Williams at 305-585-1191 ext. 2-2 or [email protected].

David A. Lubarsky

David A. Lubarsky, the Emanuel M. Papper Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the UHealth Physician Practice and Associate Vice President for UHealth Practice Administration. The newly created role is a critical link in propelling UHealth to the next level and will fully support all facets of the growing business practice of UHealth physicians.

“I’m extremely excited about taking on this new role,” says Lubarsky, who points out that the size of the UHealth practice has doubled over the past five years. “We have a clear need for a stronger multidisciplinary focus and standardized business practices. While we already have some of the greatest and most dedicated physician experts in the world, we have not yet realized the benefit of our greatest competitive advantage, our ability to coordinate the care of every patient. Read the full story