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Study by the Hemmings Lab Provides Insight on Cellular Communications

November 11, 2015

Scientists have long understood that anesthesia affects communication between nerve cells, or neurons. However, little is known about how exactly they work in the brain to block sensation and induce unconsciousness. Now, in their study, published online Sept. 9 and in the September 22, 2015 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Drs...

Dr. Cynthia Lien Elected New President of the American Board of Anesthesiology

November 2, 2015

Cynthia Ann Lien, M.D., Professor of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Attending Anesthesiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian, was recently elected President of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA). Dr. Lien is the Department of Anesthesiology’s Vice Chair for Education. She has been a Director of the ABA since 2004.

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Dr. Seyed Safavynia, Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Resident, Honored with ASA Research Essay Award

October 29, 2015

The Department of Anesthesiology is happy to acknowledge that resident Seyed Safavynia, MD, PhD, has been honored with an award by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Dr. Safavynia was awarded second place in the Residents’ Research Essay Contest for his scientific abstract submission, “The Effects of GABAA Receptor Modulation by Flumazenil on Emergence from General Anesthesia”. He formally received the award at the recently-concluded ASA Annual Meeting in...

Study by the Hemmings Lab Provides Insight on Cellular Communications

Dr. Cynthia Lien Elected New President of the American Board of Anesthesiology

Dr. Seyed Safavynia, Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Resident, Honored with ASA Research Essay Award

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