News and Highlights

Anesthesiology Annual Meeting Wraps Up

Highlights from #ASA24 Annual Meeting
The Department of Anesthesiology had an impressive turnout at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024, the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) held October 18-22 in Philadelphia. The meeting attracts more than 10,000 attendees including speakers from around the world.
 
More than 45 department faculty, residents and fellows participated in panel discussions, poster...
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A New Use for Propofol in Treating Epilepsy?

Aberrant signaling between neurons can result in epileptic seizures, which are characterized by bursts of high activity and can be detected by an electroencephalogram or EEG. Propofol may be able to restore normal EEG activity, mediated through inhibition of specific ion channels. Credit: Dr. Elizabeth Kim.

The general anesthetic propofol may hold the keys to developing new treatment strategies for epilepsy and other neurological disorders, according to a study led by...

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Faculty Attend Salzburg Seminar

Faculty at Salzburg seminars

Faculty from the Department of Anesthesiology traveled to Austria to participate in the Open Medical Institute's 29th Annual Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care. Department Chair Dr. Hugh Hemmings, Jr. served as a course director.  

The Salzburg Medical Seminars is a global initiative established by doctors from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian...

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