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In a newly-published study in JAMA, Duke Anesthesiology’s Dr. Sven-Eric Jordt reveals a majority of disposable e-cigarettes tested by Duke researchers contain neotame, an unregulated artificial sweetener that enhances product appeal and raises toxicity concerns.

Congratulations to Niccolò Terrando, PhD, on receiving a five-year multi-PI $3,465,825 National Institutes of Health R01 grant to study the impact of hypertension and aging on postoperative delirium.

A new benchmark of 107 cutting-edge scientific abstracts was showcased at Duke Anesthesiology’s 33rd Annual Academic Evening, the department’s flagship event that aims to advance anesthesiology, critical care and pain management. Congratulations to the exceptional award winners spanning five categories of research.

New options for pain relief could be on the horizon with the development of a non-opioid pain reliever by researchers in Dr. Ru-Rong Ji’s Duke Anesthesiology lab.

Congratulations to Dr. Heather Acuff, Duke obstetric anesthesiology fellow, on being selected as this year’s recipient of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology’s Frederick P. Zuspan Award in recognition of excellence in collaborative research.

Congratulations to Michael Kent, MD, MSQM, on being appointed chief of the Ambulatory Anesthesiology Division, bringing 14 years of experience to this leadership role overseeing the division’s clinical, research and education programs.

Congratulations to Dr. Mara Serbanescu on receiving a $2,018,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health for her research that aims to reveal how alterations in gut bacteria and their byproducts that enter the bloodstream affect immune response and organ function during sepsis.

Congratulations to Duke Anesthesiology's Dr. Katherine Martucci on receiving a five-year $3,488,576 NIH R01 grant to study how smoking withdrawal alters pain processing in the brain and develop interventions for smoking cessation in chronic pain patients.

Congratulations to Alina Nicoara, MD, FASE, on being selected as the 2025 recipient of the American Society of Echocardiography’s (ASE) prestigious Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Echocardiography Award, joining the esteemed ranks as the fourth Duke Anesthesiology faculty to receive this honor.

Congratulations to Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD, on being awarded a $199,962 grant to assess a novel intravascular membrane oxygen catheter, which may be beneficial for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).