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Department Celebrates National CRNA Week

February 1, 2017

In celebration of National CRNA Week (January 22-28, 2017), the Department of Anesthesiology hosted two dinners to recognize the exceptional work of its Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists on the Weill Cornell Medical Center (WCMC) and Lower Manhattan Hospital (LMH) campuses.

At the WCMC event, held in the Griffis Faculty Club on January 25, speakers expressed their appreciation to the CRNA staff. Speakers...

Dr. Hugh Hemmings Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

December 23, 2016

Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., M.D., Ph.D., F.R.C.A., has been named the editor-in-chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, a leading academic journal that has been the forum for many groundbreaking advances in the specialty of anesthesiology, including critical care, pain and peri-operative medicine. It has the highest journal impact factor of all journals in the anesthesiology category.

Dr. Hemmings is professor and chair of the...

Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop Attracts Medical Students

December 20, 2016

How do anesthesiologists visualize anatomic landmarks? Weill Cornell medical students had a chance to learn and practice the techniques at the department’s Ultrasound Anatomy and Regional Anesthesia Workshop, hosted in the medical school lounge on December 15.

Dozens of students lined up to practice using ultrasound on volunteers. They also used simulators to practice performing epidurals and nerve blocks. The hands-on workshop coincided with the end of...

Department Celebrates National CRNA Week

Dr. Hugh Hemmings Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

Hands-on Ultrasound Workshop Attracts Medical Students

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