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New research from a Duke team, led by anesthesiologist Dr. Paul Wischmeyer and published in JAMA Network Open, reveals the first evidence in a pediatric population that switching to a new multi-component lipid with fish oil can improve patient outcomes and significantly shorten patient length of stay.

Congratulations to Padma Gulur, MD, on receiving the Harwick Innovation Award from the Medical Group Management Association for her development of the Anesthesia Resource Management System – an innovative approach to optimize anesthesia resources through a utilization-based model.

Congratulations to Martha Kenney, MD, on receiving a five-year $672,334 grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify the factors that predict severe pain outcomes in those with sickle cell disease to improve pain management strategies.

Congratulations to Nicole Scouras, MD, MBA, on being named chief of the Community Division in which she will maximize the quality and efficiency of daily practice functions and operations at the community-based practices while supporting departmental and institutional initiatives.

Congratulations to Sangsu Bang, PhD, on receiving a $322,000 R03 grant from the National Institutes of Health for his project that proposes a novel molecular mechanism for the resolution of tertiary pain, ultimately advancing the understanding of how neurogenic inflammation is controlled.

Congratulations to Drs. Andrea Nackley and Nathaniel Hernandez (fellow), on receiving a $128,409 fellowship grant from the National Institutes of Health for their project aimed at advancing the understanding of the epigenetic basis for chronic primary pain conditions and elucidating new therapeutic targets.

Congratulations to Mara Serbanescu, MD, on receiving the International Anesthesia Research Society’s Mentored Research Award for her project that aims to advance the understanding of how nutritional interventions affect gut microbiota, bacterial translocation, and immune and inflammatory responses in early trauma.

Congratulations to Miriam Treggiari, MD, PhD, MPH, Duke Anesthesiology’s vice chair for research, on being named the Paul G. Barash Professor of Anesthesiology at the Duke University School of Medicine – the highest honor that Duke bestows on its faculty members.

Congratulations to Nicole Guinn, MD, MBA, on being named chief of the Neuroanesthesiology, Otolaryngology and Offsite Anesthesiology Division in which she will lead divisional faculty in providing state-of-the-art clinical care, advance research and educational missions, and oversee professional advancement.

Congratulations to Drs. Leah Acker and Elizabeth Malinzak on being selected as recipients of the 2023 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research-American Board of Anesthesiology Research in Education Grant and the Grant for Early Medical/Surgical Specialists' Transition to Aging Research.