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Department of Anesthesiology
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
UNC Anesthesiology Well Represented at GAARRC 2009
Our residents, Drs. Megan Clinton, Megan Graybill, Elsje Harker, Scott McCulloch, Terel Newton, Atif Raja, and Daniel Runkle, were among the 116 presenters from across the South presenting at Gulf Atlantic Anesthesia Residents' Research Conference (GAARRC) the weekend of May 1-3, 2009.
All did an extraordinary job, and of three first place awards, UNC walked away with two of them! Congratulations to Dr. Megan Clinton for winning 1st Place for Best Case Report, and to Dr. Elsje Harker for winning 1st Place for Original Research. Of note, Dr. Newton's judge said his presentation was a perfect 10, and Dr. Raja was complimented with a job offer.
Our faculty, Drs. Susie Martinelli, Luke Lucas, Karamarie Fecho, and others, deserve high praise for their participation and mentoring!
American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) 2008
UNC Anesthesiology residents who presented medically challenging cases at the ASA 2008 meeting included: Drs. Amy Judge, Stephen Markewich, and Stephanie Vanterpool. Our residents who presented original research included: Drs. Bridget Marroquin, Meredith Sanders, Hedwig Schroeck, and Sylvia Wilson.
Our faculty who participated in the meeting included: Drs. Ann Bailey, David Ballard, Jeffrey Berman, Karamarie Fecho, William Furman, Mohammad Maroof, Edward Norfleet (former Chair), Fred Spielman, and David Zvara (Chair). Several faculty members and residents co-authored some of the poster presentations. Faculty co-authors included: Drs. Robert Kyle, Warner (Luke) Lucas, David Mayer, Kathleen Smith, and Robert Valley. Resident co-authors included: Drs. Freeman Jackson and Ryan Stanger.
Also at the ASA's annual art exhibit, Dr. Ballard's wife, Patricia, presented her original artwork.