WARC 2025 Presentation Schedule | May 17, 2025
WARC 2025 Poster Presentations will be displayed digitally!
All posters will be featured on digital monitors located in the Poster Presentation Hall on the 4th Floor of the Hyatt Regency. Each display will be clearly labeled with a number to help attendees find specific presentations during the rotating sessions from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
Oral Presentations will take place separately from 1:00 to 3:00 PM in two concurrent sessions—Orals A and Orals B—also on the 4th Floor.
Poster Session 1 (9:00am-9:45am)
Start Time |
Display |
Name |
Institution |
Presentation Title |
| 09:00 AM | 1 | April Sun, MD | Riverside University Health System | Evaluating the Prevalence of Perioperative Nausea and Vomiting in Smokers versus Non-Smokers Undergoing Cesarean Delivery |
| 09:08 AM | 1 | Austin Eells, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | ST ELEVATIONS DURING ROBOTIC BRONCHOSCOPY – A CASE SERIES |
| 09:16 AM | 1 | Danika Duffalo | Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix | Anesthetic Management of a Patient with Von Willebrand Disease Type 2A Undergoing Craniotomy for Resection of Cavernous Malformation |
| 09:24 AM | 1 | James Wade, MD | University of New Mexico | Perineural Dexmedetomidine in ACL Surgery |
| 09:32 AM | 1 | Madalyn Danielson, MD | UC San Diego | Airway Management of a Traumatic Tracheobronchial Injury |
| 09:00 AM | 2 | Bao Nguyen, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Anesthetic Management of a Parturient with Multinodular Goiter and Airway Mass Effect |
| 09:08 AM | 2 | David Chen, MD | Stanford | Reducing environmental impact of anesthetic gases by promoting low flow anesthesia |
| 09:16 AM | 2 | Jeremy Auerbach, MD | UC San Francisco | Case Report: Gunshot Wound to Uterus in a Pregnant Patient |
| 09:24 AM | 2 | Mary Agarwala, MD | University of Utah | Enhancing Provider Knowledge of Nitrous Oxide Use in Labor and Delivery: A Quality Improvement Initiative |
| 9:32 AM | 2 | Philip Cheng, MD (on behalf of Kevin Delijani, MD) | Cedars-Sinai | CO2 Embolism in a robotic partial nephrectomy |
| 09:00 AM | 3 | Alex Maas, MD | University of New Mexico | Bleomycin-associated Skin Hyperpigmentation after Sclerotherapy: A Case Report |
| 09:08 AM | 3 | Bianca Rich, MD | University of Utah | Heartbreak in the Surgical ICU: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy After Uncomplicated Paraesophageal Hernia Repair |
| 09:16 AM | 3 | Deen Debryn, MD | University of Washington | A Focus on POCUS: Improving Residency Point of Care Ultrasound Curricular Accessibility and Exposure |
| 09:24 AM | 3 | Jess Dawson, MD | Stanford | Taking the Lead on Lead for Anesthesia Residents: A quality improvement project |
| 09:00 AM | 4 | Alexander Kim, MD | UC San Francisco | The Smoking Gun: A Case of Intraoperative Hypoxemia Secondary to Fentanyl Inhalation |
| 09:08 AM | 4 | Brandon Ngo, MD | Oregon Health & Science University | Cohort Study of Risk Factors for Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium After Spine Surgery |
| 09:16 AM | 4 | Dennis Berry-Rieser, MD | University of Utah | Treatment of Refractory Post-herpetic Neuralgia in the V1 Distribution using 10-kHz High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation Targeting the Nucleus Caudalis |
| 09:24 AM | 4 | John Geissinger, MD | University of Utah | From 'Klingon' Speech to Recovery: Anesthetic Management in Awake Craniotomy for Left Frontal Lobe Tumor Resection |
| 09:32 AM | 4 | Melissa Lee, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Anesthesia Considerations for Patients with Undifferentiated Myopathy |
| 09:00 AM | 5 | Albert Ren, MD | Cedars-Sinai | Development and Pilot Testing of an Anesthesia Patient Experience Survey for Outpatient Surgery |
| 09:08 AM | 5 | Brooks Johnson, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | CANNABINOIDS IN CHRONIC PAIN MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW OF THE HISTORY, EFFICACY, APPLICATIONS, AND RISKS |
| 09:16 AM | 5 | Emily Reynolds, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Leave of Absence does not Affect Publication Productivity for Anesthesia Residents |
| 09:24 AM | 5 | Melissa Torbey | University of New Mexico | Complications of Esophageal Temperature Probes: A Case of Dislodgement and Expulsion |
| 09:00 AM | 6 | Amelia Clarke, MD | UC San Diego | High on Methemoglobin – Nitric Oxide Induced Methemoglobinemia in a Heart Transplant Patient |
| 09:08 AM | 6 | Carly Heffernan, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Anesthetic Management for a Patient with Mitochondrial Disease in a Resource-Limited Setting |
| 09:16 AM | 6 | Giovanni Perottino, MD | Stanford | A Case of Tuberculosis, Fibrosing Mediastinitis, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Subsequent Cor Pulmonale |
| 09:24 AM | 6 | Jorgen Sumsion, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Central Veno-arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation-Related Cerebral Steal: A Case Report |
| 09:32 AM | 6 | Michael Arnold, MD | Harbor-UCLA | The Management of Intraoperative Metabolic Acidosis in a Critically Ill Patient |
| 09:00 AM | 7 | Anastasiia Zhelokhovtseva, MD | UC San Diego | Morquio syndrome - Living with a Childhood Disease in an Adult World |
| 09:08 AM | 7 | Christina Rufener, MD | University of Utah | From Crisis to Control: Awake ECMO for Difficult Airway Management |
| 09:16 AM | 7 | Joshua Porter, MD | UC San Francisco | Improved DBS Placement Signals in Patients Under General Anesthesia with Combining Nitrous Oxide and Sevoflurane |
| 09:24 AM | 7 | Michael Dzima, MD | UC San Diego | Intraoperative Management of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in a High-Risk Surgical Patient: Balancing Cardiac Risk and Surgical Urgency |
| 09:32 AM | 7 | Adam Guemidjian (on behalf of Callum Rowe) | UC Davis | Clinical Considerations and Airway Management in Patients with 4q Chromosomal Deletions |
| 09:00 AM | 8 | Andrew Garcia, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Stellate Ganglion Block: A Critical Bridge to Cardiac Sympathectomy for Battling Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia in a High-Risk Patient |
| 09:08 AM | 8 | Cindy Okamoto | UC Irvine | Hydatid Liver Cysts in a Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report |
| 09:16 AM | 8 | Haden Oliphant, MD | UC San Francisco | A Case of Hypoxia in a Trauma Patient with Unknown Myotonic Dystrophy |
| 09:24 AM | 8 | Henry Liu, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Bilateral Chemosis in Steep Trendeleburg Position in Obese Patients |
| 09:32 AM | 8 | Mio Jiang | UC Irvine | Management of subcutaneous infiltration of rocuronium in a patient with hepatic and renal impairment |
| 09:00 AM | 9 | Ankita Mittal, MD | University of Utah | Myasthenic crisis in PACU without neuromuscular blockade |
| 09:08 AM | 9 | Cindy Punta, MD | Harbor-UCLA | A Case Report: Perioperative Interventions in the Management of Severe Hemorrhage Due to Placenta Accreta |
| 09:16 AM | 9 | Joshuel Pahang, MD | UC San Francisco | Emergent Evacuation of a Neck Hematoma after Tracheal Resection and Reconstruction |
| 09:24 AM | 9 | AnnaLeah Eliason, MD | University of Utah | A case of cerebellar herniation during hemangioblastoma resection in a patient with Von-Hippel Lindau syndrome |
| 09:32 AM | 9 | Nicklaus Houston, MD | University of Washington | Use of Buprenorphine to Facilitate Opiate Weaning in an Adult Critical Care Patient |
| 09:00 AM | 10 | Nare Ghaltakhchyan | UCLA | Assessing barriers and facilitators fror routine delirium screening in the post-anesthesia care unit |
| 09:08 AM | 10 | Cole Crosby, MD | University of Washington | Transesophageal Echocardiography During Resection of Renal Cell Carcinoma with Level 1 Tumor Thrombus |
| 09:16 AM | 10 | Jack Dubuque, MD | University of Utah |
Stomachs Full, Heads Cool: Airway Surgery Without the Panic |
| 09:24 AM | 10 | Katherin Pope, MD | UC San Diego | Anesthetic Management of a Parturient with Aortic Stenosis and Coarctation of the Aorta Undergoing Urgent Cesarean Delivery |
| 09:32 AM | 10 | Nicole Moore, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Perioperative and Anesthetic Management of Ebstein’s Anomaly with Uncontrolled Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report |
| 09:00 AM | 11 | Annmarie Mede, MD | UC San Francisco | Approach to Hemodynamic Monitoring During Aortic Debranching |
| 09:08 AM | 11 | Conner Clay, MD | Mayo-Scottsdale | DCD PUMPED LIVER TRANSPLANT IN A PATIENT WITH HEMOPHILIA B |
| 09:16 AM | 11 | Jacob Cooley | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Comparative Literature Review of Acceleromyography and Electromyography Twitch Monitors in Neuromuscular Monitoring |
| 09:24 AM | 11 | Kimberly Mendoza, MD | University of Colorado | The Coincidentia Oppositorum - Bridging OB Anestheisa and Palliative Care |
| 09:32 AM | 11 | Peter Lin, MD | University of New Mexico | Saber-Sheath Trachea; Dynamic and Fixed Obstruction |
| 09:00 AM | 12 | Arthur Armijo, DO | University of New Mexico | Utilizing Gastric Ultrasound Can Help Identify Patients at Risk of Having Full Stomach |
| 09:08 AM | 12 | Daniel Heinze, DO | University of Utah | Neuraxial Anesthesia in VWD Type 2A |
| 09:16 AM | 12 | Jacob Nyfeler, MD | University of Utah | Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy in a Previously Healthy Young Woman |
| 09:24 AM | 12 | Landon Cohen, MD | UCLA | Management of Ischemic Lip Pain in Post-op Patient |
| 9:32 AM | 12 | John Ibekwe, MD | University of New Mexico | Managing Anesthesia in a Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report |
| 09:00 AM | 13 | Ashar Brar | UC Davis | Evaluating Prolonged PACU Recovery Following Pediatric Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy: A Quality Improvement Initiative |
| 09:08 AM | 13 | Daniella Vazquez, MD | University of Utah | Successful Epidural Placement in a Parturient with Klippel-Trenaunay-Weber Syndrome for Trial of Labor After Cesarean |
| 09:16 AM | 13 | James Potts | University of Utah | U-ASPIRE: A Novel Longitudinal Mentorship and Exposure Program for Medical Students Interested in Anesthesiology at the University of Utah |
| 09:24 AM | 13 | Luis Acevedo-Soto, MD | Stanford | Game Based Learning: A Global Randomized Controlled Trial of Airway Management Education |
| 09:32 AM | 13 | Priyanka Iype | USC | Perioperative Management of DRESS Syndrome with Fulminant Hepatic Failure Requiring Transplant |
Poster Session 2 (10:00am-10:45am)
Start Time |
Display |
Name |
Institution |
Presentation Title |
| 10:00 AM | 1 | Juliet Velhagen (On behalf of Sagar Patel) | University of New Mexico | Managing Anesthesia in a Patient with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension: A Case Report |
| 10:08 AM | 1 | Alexander Roesler, MD | Mayo-Scottsdale | Implementation Of An Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery (ERACS) Fast-Track Pathway: An Interim Analysis |
| 10:16 AM | 1 | Isabella Auchus, MD | UC San Francisco | Case Report: Two Suspected Medial Antebrachial Cutaneous Nerve Injuries After Axillary Nerve Block |
| 10:24 AM | 1 | Hannah Plocki, MD | University of Utah | High Opioid Requirements in the Perioperative Period in a Patient Taking Kratom |
| 10:32 AM | 1 | Jourdan Broadfoot, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Now You See Me: A Case of Intraoperative Tumor Embolization Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass |
| 10:00 AM | 2 | Sahej Samra, MD | USC | Spinal Cord Stimulation as a Therapy for Concurrent Phantom Limb Pain and Diabetic Neuropathy |
| 10:08 AM | 2 | Alvin Chan, MD | UC San Francisco | Are We Perfusing Yet? |
| 10:16 AM | 2 | Christine Ha, MD | UC San Francisco | A case of amyloid cardiomyopathy, influenza A, and pituitary apoplexy. |
| 10:24 AM | 2 | Christian Jara, MD | Mayo-Scottsdale | EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF REQUIRED MEDICAL SCHOOL ANESTHESIOLOGY ROTATIONS ON RESIDENCY DIVERSITY |
| 10:32 AM | 2 | Juliet Velhagen | University of New Mexico | Inhalation Induction for Patient with Neck Abscess/Difficult Airway: A Case Report of Ludwig’s Angina and Epiglottitis Occurring in the Same Patient |
| 10:00 AM | 3 | Amanda Stratton, MD | University of Utah | The Critical Trigger: Opioids Initiating Serotonin Syndrome under anesthesia |
| 10:108 AM | 3 | Christine Shen, MD | UC San Diego | Airway Management in a Patient with Invasive Tracheal Chordoma |
| 10:16 AM | 3 | Jackson Harley, MD | Stanford | Reducing Peri-operative Fasting Times in Critically Ill Patients |
| 10:24 AM | 3 | Kamron Sarhadi, MD | UC San Francisco | Stolen Stoma: complex airway management for a tracheotomy-dependent patient with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome during thyroidectomy. |
| 10:32 AM | 3 | Stephen Aldous, MD | Cedars-Sinai | Peri-operative evaluation and optimization of Moyamoya syndrome |
| 10:00 AM | 4 | Sophie Sha, MD | UC San Diego | Navigating Airway Emergencies: Emergent Airway Management in a Patient with a Vascular Malformation of the Tongue During Outpatient Ophthalmologic Surgery |
| 10:08 AM | 4 | Andrea Howard | University of New Mexico | Deep Parasternal Intercostal and Serratus Anterior Plane Blocks for Enhanced Pain Management in Pediatric Nuss Bar Placement: A Case Series |
| 10:16 AM | 4 | Claire Lu , MD | University of Utah | Navigating The Mitochondria: Anesthetic Considerations in Adult-Onset Leigh Syndrome |
| 10:24 AM | 4 | Jacob Thiessen | Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine (Midwestern University AZ) | Atypical breast mass requires atypical anesthesia: A Case Report on the use of parasternal nerve block in medial lumpectomy |
| 10:32 AM | 4 | Keon Hessamian, MD | UC San Diego | Management of Hypercapnic respiratory failure and septic shock in the setting of abdominal compartment syndrome secondary to Ogilvie's syndrome |
| 10:00 AM | 5 | Vaibhav Murali, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Complete Heart Block Triggered by Interbody Disc Space Expansion during Lumbar Spine Surgery |
| 10:08 AM | 5 | Andrew Owens | Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix | Clinical and Non-Clinical Correlations for Extremely Poor Yelp Reviews of Anesthesiology Board-Certified Pain Physicians |
| 10:16 AM | 5 | Daniel Beckerman, MD, PhD | UC San Francisco |
Using Behavioral Science to Strengthen TOF Monitoring |
| 10:24 AM | 5 | Jacqueline Booker, MD | UC Davis | Project Lead the Way: Finding the Next Generation of Healthcare Professionals in Sacramento High Schools |
| 10:32 AM | 5 | Kevin Martin, MD | UC San Francisco |
Complications from Intralipid Therapy for Local Anesthetic Systemic Toxicity in a Critically Ill Post-Hepatectomy Patient with Rectus Sheath Catheters |
| 10:00 AM | 6 | Vicki Wang | UC Irvine | Intrapartum Relapse of Melanoma with Intracranial and Liver Metastases: A Case Report |
| 10:08 AM | 6 | Anya Margalit, MD | UC San Diego | Emergent Awake Fiberoptic Intubation in Patient with History of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma treated with Chemoradiation |
| 10:16 AM | 6 | Dhaval Gandhi | Mayo - Scottsdale | Efficacy of External Oblique Intercostal Block Single Injection Technique for Post Surgical Analgesia in Liver Transplantation |
| 10:24 AM | 6 | Jacqueline Pinon | University of New Mexico | Dual Anticoagulation Resistance: A Case of Combined Heparin and Bivalirudin Failure During Complex Aortic Surgery |
| 10:32 AM | 6 | Kevin Xu, MD | UC San Francisco | Use of Pre-procedure Computed Tomography Imaging to Estimate Loss-of-Resistance during Thoracic Epidural Catheter Placement |
| 10:00 AM | 7 | Victoria Lassiegne, MD | University of Utah |
Survival of Atrioventricular Groove Disruption during Mitral Valve Replacement: A Rare but Morbid Complication |
| 10:08 AM | 7 | Armin Talle, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Anesthetic Challenges in Sequential Procedures for a Patient with Mitochondrial Membrane Protein-Associated Neurodegeneration (MPAN) |
| 10:16 AM | 7 | Duyen Ta | UC Irvine |
Anterior Mediastinal Mass: Post Extubation Obstruction |
| 10:24 AM | 7 | Jamie Palmer, MD | University of Colorado | Acute Methamphetamine Use Increases Risk for Intraoperative Hemodynamic Instability: A Case Report |
| 10:32 AM | 7 | Lin Chen, MD | UCLA | Acquired Methemoglobinemia From Over-The-Counter Benzocaine Following ENT Surgery |
| 10:00 AM | 8 | Ashley L. Yang | Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine | Perioperative Management for Raynaud’s Phenomenon Post-Screening Colonoscopy: A Case Report |
| 10:08 AM | 8 | Emily Boyd, MD | UC San Francisco | Improving Documentation of Core Temperature Monitoring to Prevent Perioperative Hypothermia |
| 10:16 AM | 8 | John Raynak, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Case Report: Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion in the Setting of Elevated Liver Enzymes |
| 10:24 AM | 8 | Linnea Dixson, MD | University of Utah | Curriculum Development: Awake Airway Simulation as a Case Study |
| 10:00 AM | 9 | Xavier Cortez, MD | UC San Francisco | Superior vena cava syndrome: anesthetic considerations and management |
| 10:08 AM | 9 | Blaze Borowski | Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix | Influence of Physician Gender on 1-Star Yelp Reviews of Anesthesiology-Trained Pain Physicians |
| 10:16 AM | 9 | Emily Lee | USC | Neuropsychiatric Risks of Ketamine with and without Midazolam in Vascular Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| 10:24 AM | 9 | John-Paul Tsai, MD | University of Colorado | Unmasking Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Challenging Diagnosis Leading to Heart Transplantation |
| 10:32 AM | 9 | Maegan Tupinio , MD | University of Utah | Management of a High-Risk Pregnancy Complicated by Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis and Refractory Seizures: A Case Report |
| 10:00 AM | 10 | Abigale Aldrich | University of New Mexico | Submental Intubation as an Alternative Airway Management Strategy in Complex Maxillofacial Trauma |
| 10:08 AM | 10 | Bridgette Ho, MD | USC |
Intraoperative Management in Malignant Hyperthermia and Mitochondrial Disease: A Case Report |
| 10:16 AM | 10 | Eryberto Martinez, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Sarcopenia is Associated with Reduced Days Alive and Out of Hospital up to Five Years after Liver Transplantation |
| 10:24 AM | 10 | Johnny Wong, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Anesthetic Management of a Patient with a Perforated Tracheal Wall Requiring Tracheal Stenting: A Case Study |
| 10:32 AM | 10 | Marihan Attiah, MD | UC San Francisco | A Case of a Laboring Patient with High Risk for Respiratory and Neurologic Compromise |
| 10:00 AM | 11 | Alex Holland, MD | UC Irvine | Treatment of Myelopathic Pain with Spinal Cord Stimulation |
| 10:08 AM | 11 | Bryson Caskey, MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT FOR EXTRACRANIAL-INTRACRANIAL VASCULAR BYPASS IN THE SETTING OF MOYAMOYA DISEASE |
| 10:16 AM | 11 | Garrett Abernathy | Midwestern University AZCOM | Anesthesia and Angelman's: Finding the Right Approach |
| 10:24 AM | 11 | Jordan Lee | University of New Mexico | Practical Implementation of a High-Yield Respiratory Prehabilitation Intervention in a Pre-Anesthesia Clinic |
| 10:32 AM | 11 | Matthew Masur, MD | UC San Diego | Continuous Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Rib Fractures in an Anticoagulated Chronic Pain Patient |
| 10:00 AM | 12 | Alex Van Erp, MD | UC San Diego | Continuous Median and Radial Nerve Blocks for Hand Burn Management: A Case Report |
| 10:08 AM | 12 | Casey E Norlin, MD | UC San Francisco | To Fiber or Not To Fiber: patient with skeletal dysplasia and prior cervical fusion goes from previously intubatable to emergency airway pathway. |
| 10:16 AM | 12 | George Lee, MD | UCLA | Challenging Airway Considerations and Utilization of High Flow Nasal Cannula for Awake Fiberoptic Intubation for Complex IR Embolization of Angiosarcoma of Upper Palate |
| 10:24 AM | 12 | Jordan Noble, MD | University of Utah | To Poke or Not to Poke: Epidural Placement in a Parturient with Complex Spine History |
| 10:32 AM | 12 | Meghana Renavikar | California Northstate University College of Medicine | Troubleshooting Thoracic Epidural Catheters |
| 10:00 AM | 13 | Alexa Jaeger, MD | University of Arizona - Tucson | Advanced Carniofacial Childhood Rhabdomyosarcomas Observed on Global Health Rotation |
| 10:08 AM | 13 | Christabelle Junaidi | UC San Francisco | Anesthetic Management in a Patient with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: A Case Report |
| 10:16 AM | 13 | Grace Wilson, MD | University of Colorado | Perioperative Management of a Patient with Severe Mitral Valve Regurgitation Who Presented with Acute Blood Loss Secondary to a Ruptured Ovarian Cyst |
| 10:24 AM | 13 | Michael Ortiz | University of New Mexico | Capnothorax: Diagnosis and Management in Perioperative Settings |
| 10:32 AM | 13 | Annelise Jones | University of Utah | Intrathecal Clonidine for Peripartum Analgesia in Opioid Use Disorder: A Case Study |
Poster Session 3 (11:00am-12:00pm)
Start Time |
Display |
Name |
Institution |
Presentation Title |
| 11:00 AM | 1 | Adam Guemidjian | UC Davis | Correlations between clinical assessments of sedation and the patient state index (PSI) in critically ill patients |
| 11:08 AM | 1 | Sierra Mastrantonio, MD | University of Utah | Acute Postoperative Large Ischemic Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) Presenting with Cardiogenic Shock: A Rare and Devastating Complication of Bacterial Endocarditis |
| 11:16 AM | 1 | Yeyoon "Lily" Choi, MD | UC Irvine | Suspected Placenta Accreta Spectrum in a Patient with Fontan Physiology |
| 11:24 AM | 1 | Pearl Huynh | University of New Mexico | Balancing Bleeding and Perfusion: ECMO in a Pediatric Patient with Intraoperative Cardiac Arrest During Emergency Craniotomy |
| 11:00 AM | 2 | Anika Sinha | UC San Diego | Intraoperative Placement of a Sciatic Catheter in a Patient with Severe Posterior Thigh Burns and Ankle Fracture |
| 11:08 AM | 2 | Philip Patrick | UC Irvine | Navigating Difficult Airway Challenges: A Case of Intraoperative Obstruction Requiring Multimodal Intervention |
| 11:16 AM | 2 | Tiffany Luu, MD | UC San Diego | Percutaneous Cryoneurolysis for Subacute Traumatic Lower Extremity Amputation Pain |
| 11:24 AM | 2 | Scott Griffiths, MD | University of Utah | TEE Findings of Post-operative Paradoxical Thromboembolism |
| 11:00 AM | 3 | Marluce Gois de Oliveira | University of Utah |
Comparison of volatile anesthesia and TIVA for endovascular thrombectomy in AIS patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis |
| 11:08 AM | 3 | Helene M. Kuffel, MD | Stanford | The treatment of Amanita mushroom toxicity with percutaneous cholecystostomy tube placement |
| 11:16 AM | 3 | Rachel Kirsch, MD | UC San Francisco | All I Need is the Air that I Breathe: Case Report of Emergent Tracheotomy in a Patient with an Obstructive Laryngeal Mass |
| 11:24 AM | 3 | Tiffany Nguyen | University of Colorado | To Test or Not to Test: Ethical and Clinical Implications of Preoperative Pregnancy Testing |
| 11:00 AM | 4 | Andrew Dobrowski, MD | University of Utah | Syncope and Apnea in the PACU |
| 11:08 AM | 4 | Mustafa Jundi | UC Davis | Use of Partial REBOA for Reperfusion in Trauma Patient With Surgical Aortic Cross Clamp |
| 11:16 AM | 4 | Michelle Lin, MD | University of Washington | A Resident-Led Quality Improvement Project on Monitoring and Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Anesthesiology Residents |
| 11:24 AM | 4 | Raymond Bui | USC | Anesthesia providers’ experiences in preoperative evaluation of language-discordant patients: A qualitative analysis of semi-structured interviews |
| 11:32 AM | 4 | Welly Agate , MD | Mayo - Scottsdale | Use of Femoral to descending aorta Arterial Line for Hemodynamic Monitoring in a Tetra-Amelia Patient Undergoing Spine Surgery |
| 11:00 AM | 5 | Peter Weitzel, DO | University of New Mexico | New kid on the block, is caffeine halothane contracture test for malignant hyperthermia obsolete with new advances in genetic testing? |
| 11:08 AM | 5 | Natasha Radosevich, MD | University of Utah | Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia in a Complex Medical Case: A Report of a 30-Year-Old Female with Multiple Comorbidities |
| 11:16 AM | 5 | Richard Lee | Albany Medical College | Critical Use of POCUS to Uncover a Case of Cardiac Tamponade Post-Intubation |
| 11:24 AM | 5 | William Hancock-Cerutti, MD | UC San Francisco | Presumed Fat Embolism Syndrome in a Medically Complex Patient Undergoing Revision Left Total Knee Arthroplasty |
| 11:00 AM | 6 | Arjun Johal | UC San Francisco | Lumbar epidural placement under general anesthesia facilitates bedside wound care in patients with lower extremity skin and soft tissue infections: A case series |
| 11:08 AM | 6 | Sam Atoa, MD | University of Utah |
Through the Cords: A novel technique in postoperative sore throat |
| 11:16 AM | 6 | Nicholas Johnson | University of Washington | Improving early extubation rates in low-risk cardiac surgical patients through the implementation of an operating room extubation protocol |
| 11:24 AM | 6 | Rita Derderian, DO | Riverside University Health System | Evaluating the Efficacy of Famotidine in Reducing Perioperative Nausea and Vominting in Cesarean Delivery Patients |
| 11:00 AM | 7 | Austin Du, MD | UCLA | Emesis on Extubation following Upper Airway Surgery in a Transgender Patient |
| 11:08 AM | 7 | Brandon Ngo, MD (On behalf of Samantha O'Connell Campbell, MD) | Oregon Health & Science University | Enhancing Perioperative Care for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Patients: A Survey on Language Services and Communication Barriers |
| 11:16 AM | 7 | Nicolas Quach, MD | Stanford | The Pressure Recovery Phenomenon: An Uncommon Cause of Valve Gradient Discrepancy in the Cardio-obstetric Patient |
| 11:24 AM | 7 | Ronuck Patel | Midwestern University AZCOM | The Management of Postoperative Delirium in a Patient with Huntington’s Disease |
| 11:32 AM | 7 | Xinwen Hu, MD | University of Washington | Succinylcholine Use in Electroconvulsive Therapy for Patient with Catatonia – A Case Report |
| 11:00 AM | 8 | William Mitchell, MD | UC Irvine | Sugammadex Failure |
| 11:08 AM | 8 | Nicole Buleza, DO | Inspira Health Network - Mullica Hill | Delayed Onset: Malignant Hyperthermia and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation after Successful Prior Anesthetic Use |
| 11:16 AM | 8 | Ryan Warner, DO | Naval Medical Center San Diego | Anesthetic Considerations in Congenital Cobalamin C Defects and Nitrous Oxide: Avoiding Adverse Risk in the Perioperative Setting |
| 11:24 AM | 8 | Yinuo Zhang | UC Irvine |
Atypical Prolongation of Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine: A Case Report |
| 11:32 AM | 8 | Philip Cheng, MD | Cedars-Sinai | Management of a Patient with Acute Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy for Urgent Spinal Abscess Drainage |
| 11:00 AM | 9 | Noah Valentine | University of Utah | A Case Report: Thoracotomy for Large Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst |
| 11:08 AM | 9 | Sabrina Antonio, MD | UC San Diego | Endocarditis: Only Half Revealed. Explant of a Sapien 3 Edwards Valve in an Alterra Adaptive Prestent |
| 11:16 AM | 9 | Zer Keen Chia, MD | UC San Francisco | Flooding in the Field – A Case of Flood Syndrome |
| 11:24 AM | 9 | Sumedha Attani | Mayo - Scottsdale | Evaluating measures of socioeconomic status and their relationship to clinical outcomes in the transplant population |
| 11:00 AM | 10 | David Lei | Western University | Challenges in Anesthetic Management of Chronic Cannabis Patients. Can opioid tolerance be present? |
| 11:08 AM | 10 | Oluwatoyin Thompson, MD | UC San Diego | Anesthetic Management of a Laboring Patient with Acute Cardiopulmonary Distress |
| 11:16 AM | 10 | Sachi Kaneko | Western University of Health Sciences | Navigating Perioperative Management of GLP-1 Agonists in Time Sensitive Surgeries |
| 11:24 AM | 10 | Nathaniel Co | UC Riverside | Evaluating the Efficacy of Ezetimibe in Improving Outcomes After MCA Stroke A TriNetX Analysis |
| 11:00 AM | 11 | Ali Jordan | University of Utah |
The Role of Thromboelastometry in Diagnostic Hyperfibrinolysis |
| 11:08 AM | 11 | Esther Park | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Investigation of Code Resulting in Death during Routine Anesthesia in a Patient with Pancreatic Mass |
| 11:16 AM | 11 | Paramjyot Singh Panesar, MD | Stanford | Continuous Nerve Catheter Rash: Infection or Dermatitis? |
| 11:24 AM | 11 | Sebastian Sanchez-Luege, MD | Stanford | A Treacherous Trach: Anesthetic Management of a Tracheoinnominate Artery Fistula Repair in an 8-year-old boy. |
| 11:32 AM | 11 | David Beckman, MD | University of Utah | Using Remimazolam to Generate Hemodynamically Stable Burst Supression: A Case Report |
| 11:00 AM | 12 | Jaden Poulter | Creighton University School of Medicine- Phoenix | Geographic and Practice-Type Trends in Online Ratings of Pain Doctors |
| 11:08 AM | 12 | Paras Shah, MD | Harbor-UCLA | Successful Awake Nasal Fiberoptic Intubation in a Patient with Obstructive Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma |
| 11:16 AM | 12 | Seth Evans | University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville |
The Trapezius Trap: A lesson on erector spine plane block versatility |
| 11:24 AM | 12 | Kabungo Yanick Malumba, MD | Stanford | Implementation of Point-of-Care Ult Research |
| 11:32 AM | 12 | Joshua Metcalf, MD | University of Utah | Massive Hemoptysis Emergency Response - A Quality Improvement Project |
| 11:00 AM | 13 | Kelli Scheinman, MD | University of Utah | Pre-operative optimization of a medically complicated, high-risk patient for a total hip arthroplasty |
| 11:08 AM | 13 | Jeff Chapman, MD | UC San Diego | Continuous suprainguinal fascia iliaca block for medial thigh free flap donor site analgesia |
| 11:16 AM | 13 | Patrick Wasserman, MD | University of Colorado | Emergency Cesarean Section after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy |
| 11:24 AM | 13 | Sarah Doe-Williams, MD | Stanford | Laryngospasm in a 15-Month-Old With Unknown Acquired Psuedocholinesterase Deficiency |
Oral Presentations Room A (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Start Time |
Group |
Name |
Institution |
Presentation Title |
| 1:00 PM | 1 | Amanpreet Bilg, MD | UC San Francisco | Mic Drop In the Birth Shop: Introduction to an OB Anesthesia Podcast for Resident Education |
| 1:14 PM | 1 | Flora Liu, MD | University of Utah | Total Joint Arthroplasty Workflow: Opportunities for Growth? |
| 1:28 PM | 1 | Scott J Lewis, MD | UC Dan Diego | Improving Communication in the Operating Room: Interdisciplinary Simulation Training for General Surgery and Anesthesiology Residents |
| 1:42 PM | 1 | Sehra Rahmany, MD | University of Arizona - Tucson | Extended Duration of Peripheral Nerve Blocks with Low, Non-weight-based Adjuncts of Dexamethasone and Dexmedetomidine Compared to Dexamethasone Alone in Orthopedic Surgery: A Prospective, Single-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial |
| 2:05 PM | 3 | Kelly Lin | USC | Assessing Patient Understanding of Regional Nerve Blocks vs. General Anesthesia: A Preoperative Survey on Knowledge and Misconceptions |
| 2:19 PM | 3 | Lauren Bitterman, MD | Loma Linda University | Assessment of Diagnostic Adequacy of Artificial lIntelligence-assisted Point of Care Echocardiography among Anesthesiology Trainees |
| 2:33 PM | 3 | Michael Kaplan, MD, PhD | University of Washington | Introducing the Curated University of Washington TransEsophageal Echocardiography (CUWTEE) Database for Education and Machine Learning Applications |
| 2:47 PM | 3 | Michael LoBasso, MD | UCLA | The Impact of Anesthesiology Residency Program Factors on Resident Well-Being: A Multi-Institutional Study |
Oral Presentations Room B (1:00pm-3:00pm)
Start Time |
Group |
Name |
Institution |
Presentation Title |
| 1:00 PM | 2 | Ashton Pike, MD | Oregon Health & Science University | External Oblique Intercostal Block: A Retrospective Study in Management of Post-Operative Pain in Liver Transplants |
| 1:14 PM | 2 | Daniel Secor | Mayo - Scottsdale | Preservation of coagulation function by normothermic machine perfusion in liver transplant as evidenced by thromboelastography parameters |
| 1:28 PM | 2 | Ian Jones, MD | University of Washington | Real or Imagined Benefit: Is Perioperative Dexamethasone More Than Just an Antiemetic? |
| 1:42 PM | 2 | Jason Chwa | USC | Barriers and Opportunities for Improvement in Intraoperative Care for Limited-English Proficiency Patients: A Qualitative Study of Anesthesia Providers' Perspectives |
| 2:05 PM | 4 | Sean Woytowitz | USC | Effect of Robot Assistance in Total Knee Arthroplasty on Opioid Usage, Pain, and Length of Stay during Initial Post-Operative Recovery |
| 2:19 PM | 4 | Seth Vogel, MD, PhD | Oregon Health & Science University | Evaluation of the Typical Spinal Block for Cesarean Delivery |
| 2:33 PM | 4 | William Zeng | USC | Cardiovascular Morbidity and Mortality in Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Surgery across Surgical Approaches |