Eleven University of Utah Department of Anesthesiology Residents Selected to Present at the 2021 Western Anesthesiology Residents Conference

  • Kumiko Chino, MD (mentor Charles Galaviz, MD) will present  “If at first you don’t succeed, look for a tonsil stone.”
  • Alastair Moody, MD (mentor Elizabeth Thackeray, MD) will present “Anesthetic Considerations in Von Hippel Lindau Disease.”
  • Somya Mishra, MD (mentor Candace Chang, MD) will present “Quality Improvement education provided virtually to a global audience.”
  • Ryan Graham, MD (mentor Carina Jackman, MD) will present “Beginnings of an Opioid Tapering Clinic: Data Collection.”
  • Brian Engle, MD (mentor Candace Chang, MD) will present “Patient Positioning During Anesthesia- A Quality Improvement Initiative.”
  • Ravi Patel, MD (mentor Kate Koniuch, MD) will present “Novel Electronic Preoperative Screening Tool to Guide Appropriateness for Ambulatory Surgery.”
  • Aaron Smith, MD (mentor Candace Chang, MD) will present “Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Station.”
  • Jake Brandenburg, MD (mentor Christine Warrick, MD) will present “Fetal CHAOS Managed with EXIT Procedure and Tracheostomy.”
  • Rebecca Freeland, MD (mentor Candace Chang, MD) will present “Anaphylaxis After Multiple Uneventful Cefazolin Exposures: A Case Report.
  • Nathaniel Richins, MD (mentor Candace Chang, MD) will present Massive Hemoptysis Emergency Response - A Quality Improvement Project
  • Dasha Kenlan, MD (mentor Emily Drennan, MD) will present “An Anesthesia Department Response to Pandemic Drug Shortages.”