The Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) held its Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada from May 14-18, 2014. The conference drew participants from Well Cornell Anesthesiology’s Faculty, Fellowship, and Residency. Our anesthesiologists’ successful poster presentations at the SOAP conference demonstrate that Weill Cornell Anesthesiology’s academic program in Obstetric Anesthesiology continues to grow.
Four Weill Cornell anesthesiologists were lead authors on findings that were presented at poster sessions at SOAP. These were: Klaus Kjaer, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology; Jeremy Pick, MD, Fellow in Obstetric Anesthesiology; Mohammad Piracha, MD, Anesthesiology Resident (Class of 2015); and Mahendra Samaru, MD, Anesthesiology Resident (Class of 2015). Co-authors included: Sharon Abramovitz, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology; Alaeldin Darwich, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology; and James Littlejohn, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology Chief Resident (2013-14).
The posters presented by Weill Cornell Anesthesiology were:
Identifying and Analyzing Patient Volume Fluctuations on Labor and Delivery
Presenting Author: Klaus Kjaer MD, MBA
Presenting Author’s Institution: Weill Cornell Medical College
Co-Authors:
Maricela Castillo, BA, Weill Cornell Medical College
Matthew Raible, BS, Sloan Program at Cornell University, New York, NY
Sharon Abramovitz, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Hillary Shaw, BS, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Designing a Protocol for Safe Labor and Delivery Management of a Patient with Idiopathic Anaphylaxis (IA) and Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 (PAI-1) Deficiency
Presenting Author: Jeremy Pick MD
Presenting Author’s Institution: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Co-Authors:
Alaeldin Darwich, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Sharon Abramovitz, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Utility of Thromboelastography in Post-Partum Hemorrhage
Presenting Author: Mohammad M. Piracha, MD
Presenting Author’s Institution: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Co-Authors:
James Littlejohn, MD, PhD, NewYork-Presbyterian/WeillCornell
Alaeldin A. Darwich MD, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Postpartum Pre-Eclampsia Complicated by Atypical Positional Headache
Presenting Author: Mahendranauth P. Samaru MD
Presenting Author’s Institution: NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Co-Authors:
Klaus Kjaer, MD, MBA, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Sharon Abramovitz, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
Alaeldin Darwich, MD, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology is a professional association devoted to supporting educational endeavors in Obstetric Anesthesia; it was founded in 1968. SOAP’s mission is to “provide a forum for discussion of problems unique to the peripartum period.” Its members include anesthesiologists, obstetricians, pediatricians, and basic scientists.
For more information about SOAP, please visit its website. More information about Weill Cornell Anesthesiology’s Fellowship in Obstetric Anesthesiology can be found here.