UCLA Anesthesiology

Preoperative frailty is strongly associated with: 👉 Postoperative complications 👉Prolonged recovery 👉 Delirium 👉Mortality Learn about ways to reduce frailty through prehabilitation, tailored #anesthetic planning, and other targeted support. ow.ly/pql550YTyU9

Thank you @iars360 for another outstanding #iars2026! Grateful to see friends, hear great talks, and discuss how #DataScience and #AI Are Influencing #Pediatric Perioperative Care with @HJLonsdale, Asad Siddiqui, and Tori Sutherland. Montreal is a beautiful city! 🇨🇦

The good times keep rolling at #SOAPAM2026, #IARS2026, & SOCCA 2026 in Montreal! We were thrilled to see a number of #FAERgrantee superstars present today – including Drs. Brittany Burton (2025 SOAP-FAER MRTG), Tori Sutherland (2022 MRTG), Theodora Wingert (2025 MRTG), Mike Devinney (2018 RFG & 2021 GEMSSTAR), Mitra Heshmati (2020 MRTG), & Stacie Deiner (2011 GEMSSTAR)! Excited for more great content to come! #Anesthesiology #Research

Phenomenal panel at #IARS2026 on technology-based and sleep science-informed approaches to clinician wellbeing and burnout moderated by @imswimming3

“Despite the remarkable level of safety achieved during the intraoperative phase, postoperative mortality rates remain high, constituting the third leading cause of death worldwide,” write Drs. Basma Mohamed and Maxime Cannesson. ow.ly/RuoU50YCltz @Duke_Anesthesia @UCLAAnes

Thrilled to learn from @UCSFAnesthesia visiting professor @EHigginsMD as he discusses psychometric rigor in well-being measurement 🤩 @UCLAAnes

So proud of super fellow Kelly Feldman leading this work as a pediatric critical care fellow, and now pediatric cardiology fellow At UCLA 🦸🏻‍♀️👶🫀 This work moves the needle for #research and #quality in mechanical ventilation outcomes 🫁👩‍⚕️🩻 #criticalcare #ICU

✨Excellent panel on the importance of mentorship by @UCLAAnes faculty Drs. Antongiorgi, Szokol, and Whittington moderated by Ted Sakai at @AUA_Anesthesia 2026 ✨ 🥼👩🏽‍⚕️🩺 #ClinicianEducator #ClincianScientist #MentorshipMatters

@TheodoraWingert Congratulations!!!

Honored to receive the NOA for my first NIH grant! 🥹 Beyond grateful for the many many amazing mentors who made this possible. Excited to use minute-to-minute hemodynamic + physiologic waveform data with AI/ML to improve prediction of pediatric perioperative outcomes 👶🫀🫁🩺

Drs. Susana Vacas and Daniel Cole discuss the role that these mechanisms play in shaping the risk of developing adverse postoperative outcomes, such as perioperative #neurocognitive disorders. 🧠Explore the Patient’s Brain column: ow.ly/moO050YqcSK @UCLAAnes @harvardmed

Another productive @ASALifeline Board of Directors meeting with engaging discussions on critical issues. My favorite part is catching up in person with #anesthesiology colleagues, ASA staff, leaders and friends from around the country 🙌🏽

Alexa Jennings, Pratiti Dasgupta and Sean Bridges presenting at 18th Annual Anesthesiology Scientific Evening

So proud of the @UCLAAnes Pediatric Anesthesiology team representing at #CCAS26 #PedsCards 🫀💙💛

So proud to call Huy Vo one of our @UCLAAnes colleagues. As a Nurse Anesthetist, he brings singing bowls, lavender, conscious breathing & even galaxies on the ceiling into the OR. Science-backed. Nervous system aware. Deeply human care. 💙💛 uclahealth.org/sites/default/…

@FeliciaKnaul @dgsomucla Great Grand Rounds this morning! Thank you so much!!

Thank you to the @dgsomucla & @UCLAAnes community for the warm welcome and inspiring discussion during today’s Grand Round. Exploring how we can close the global divide in #palliativecare and pain relief is not only an academic challenge —it is a moral imperative. Grateful for the shared commitment to advancing access and equity worldwide.

Looking forward to tomorrow’s grand round with the @dgsomucla @UCLAAnes to talk about “Closing the Global Divide in Palliative Care and Pain Relief” 🗓 Wednesday (25th) | ⏰ 7–8:00 am PT Join us to discuss – Hybris event 👇👇👇 medschool.ucla.edu/sites/default/…

UCLA Magazine is proud to present our Winter 2026 edition! From hidden movie histories to the UCLA marching band's 100th anniversary to remembering urban planning wizard Donald Shoup, this issue has a little something for every Bruin. ucla.in/3MDgvU6

📣 Improving well-being in GME requires insights into the organizational foundations of well-being! #ACGME2026 @acgme Tomorrow! Join us to discuss how to evaluate training culture and why a systems lens is strategically necessary. #WISHwellbeing #WISH SES008, 1:30 Friday