Department Of Anesthesiology

The Department of Anesthesiology remains in “top ten” status; ranked 10th in the country amongst all anesthesiology departments for NIH funding

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Faculty Promotions

Faculty Promotions

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

2021 The Professors Martin Helrich and M. Jane Matjasko Annual Lecture in Anesthesiology

The 2021 Professors Martin Helrich and M. Jane Matjasko Annual Lecture in Anesthesiology presents "Brain-Heart Interactions in Traumatic Brain Injury" by Monica S. Vavilala, MD.

Friday, July 23, 2021

Drs. Hu, Yang, and Mackenzie Receives US Patent Approval

Peter Hu Ph.D, Associate Professor; Shiming Yang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Colin F. Mackenzie, MB,ChB, MD, Professor Emeritus from the Department of Anesthesiology and Hegang Chen, PhD, Professor from the Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, received approval for a US patent on June 15, 2021 for “Method and Apparatus for Predicting a use for a Blood Transfusion”.

Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Dr. Chinmoy Sarkar Awarded Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Chinmoy Sarkar, PhD, Research Associate from the Department of Anesthesiology, was awarded a one and a half year, $424,875 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NIH/ NINDS) for “Role and Function of Peroxisomal Ether Phospholipids in TBI”.

Tuesday, June 08, 2021

Dr. Wei Chao Awarded an R35 Grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Wei Chao, MD, PhD, FAHA, Professor of Anesthesiology and Physiology, was awarded an R35 grant, $1,931,250.00, from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS) to study “Extracellular miRNAs, innate immunity, and critical illness”.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Samuel Galvagno for being awarded UMMC “Attending Physician of the Year”

In celebration of “National Doctors Day” on March 30th, the University of Maryland Medical Campus (UMMC) held its third annual awarding of UMMC Physicians of the Year. We would like to extend congratulations to Samuel M. Galvagno, DO, PhD, FCCM, Professor of Anesthesiology and Medical Director of the Multi Trauma Critical Care Unit, for being awarded the “Attending Physician of the Year”.