Dr. Ogbemudia Honored by Nursing Staff for Outstanding Patient Care
May 13th, 2021
Congratulations to anesthesiology intern Blessing Ogbemudia, M.D., who has been honored with the LEAD Resident Award presented by UF Health Shands Hospital nursing staff for his outstanding performance in promoting high-quality patient care. The award recognizes a resident who has gone above and beyond professionally and in their patient care duties. Recipients are selected for…
Dr. Reina is Co-Editor of New Textbook on Cervical Plexus Anatomy
May 10th, 2021
Congratulations to Miguel Reina, M.D., Ph.D., a courtesy clinical professor of anesthesiology, who is an editor of a new textbook titled Surgical Anatomy of the Cervical Plexus and its Branches. Reina is also a coauthor on four chapters in the book, which was published by Elsevier in April 2021. André P. Boezaart, M.D., Ph.D., emeritus…
Lung transplants: An anesthesiologist’s vigilance
Apr 14th, 2021
It’s 3 a.m., and an experienced hand gently squeezes the first breath into a patient’s newly perfused lung. On lung transplant time, vigilance is the defining word for anesthesiologists. While cases can start at any time of day, preparations often begin 8 to 12 hours in advance. Myriad uncertainties from a variety of factors define…
Helping one of our own: Endoscopic spine surgery, a minimally invasive option, shows promise
Apr 7th, 2021
Around Christmas, the new pain started. Muscle spasms and cramps in Miles Murri’s right leg that felt like blasts of lightning, burning and shocking. And in his lower back, the pain was constant, the torturous kind that makes nighttime hours interminable and prevents any chance of a comfortable rest. Murri is no stranger to back…