A Message from the Chairman

Welcome to the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

The dynamic specialty of anesthesiology has witnessed unprecedented growth and change since the administration of ether in 1846. Today the field has evolved into a continuum of perioperative care beginning with the presurgical assessment and education of the patient through intraoperative management to the postoperative phase.

The field of anesthesiology continues to grow with the evolution of multiple subspecialties. The anesthesiologist of the 21st century is called upon not only for the perioperative care of the surgical patient but also provides his or her expertise in the intensive care setting, the management of pain, high-risk obstetrics surgery, pediatric care, organ transplant, cardiothoracic cases and a variety of other challenging clinical settings. Read more:

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News & Announcements

Congratulations to the following award winners, announced at Resident Graduation last week:

Cole Holmgren was the resident recipient of  both the Dean Crist Professionalism award and Deanna Fox Patient Advocacy Award.

Dr. Molly Cason was the faculty recipient of Deanna Fox Advocacy award.

Dr. Peter Hild received the Faculty Teaching award Dr. Daniel Haines received the Resident Research award.

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Congratulations to Dr. Karl E. Becker for his appointment as Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anesthesiology beginning July 1, 2018. His years of service to the department and University are appreciated.

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Please join us in celebrating our 5-star CRNAs for the 3rd quarter. Here at the University of Kansas Health System, we focus on providing the highest level of service and safe care to our patients. Our 5-start performance is about issues related to service, quality, people, cost, and growth.

Service	People	Quality	Growth
Shrunjal Patel Sydney Crowell Katie Boydstun Kara Manning David Wright Jamin Tenbrink Lauren Welsh Maegan Gerhardt Nicole Knutson Kelsey Horton	Elizabeth Soto Rick Allen Tiffany Taylor	Debbie Stennes Holly O'Brien Mary Kate Beyer Alex Doyle	Nanci Aylor

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Please join us in recognizing the following faculty members for their commitment to the Medical Center and Health System:

10 Years of Service	15 Years of Service	30 Years of Service
Malik Hamid, MD Gina Hendren, MD John Nachtigal, MD	Talal Khan, MD Jana Goldsich, MD	James Kindscher, MD Ronald Torline, MD

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Click here to read about Dr. Brigid Flynn's most recent publication about preventing unplanned intubations during lung resection surgery in the Journal fo Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia!

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India Medical Mission Trip

Josie Bell, CRNA, recently returned from Bhopal, India. Josie was a member of the Medical Missions Foundation group that completed 130 surgeries over the course of 4.5 days. She reports that "The people of Bhopal were the most sincerely humble, grateful, and genuinely kind outward-looking people I have ever had the pleasure of providing care for. As with most missions, you get more than you give and learn more than you teach. Such is the case with this trip. I have already committed to next year."

Ecuador Medical Mission Trip
Nicki Hamilton, CRNA, recently returned from Quito, Ecuador. In Ecuador, Nicki was part of a group from the organization, Long Island Jewish, NorthShore Group and Healing the Childen, that saw OMFS and Plastics (cleft lip, cleft palate, syndactyly repair) patients over the course of one week.

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In the Media

Dr. Dawood Sayed featured on KMBC 9 news New Implant Can Treat Pain without Prescriptions!