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08/08/2025

The University of Florida's Spring Anesthesia Ski Summit will bring attendees to the beautiful slopes of Vail, Colorado, on March 16-20, 2026! 🎿 The program will feature premier faculty, the latest topics in anesthesiology, and an unparalleled ski experience. Join us in Colorado as we hit the slopes! ⛷

Registration is now open. Room rates will start at $585/night.

08/06/2025

Two of our faculty members are a part of a project to streamline chest and urine drainage management with automated, remote, and continuous monitoring.

Samsun Lampotang, Ph.D., the Joachim S. Gravenstein Professor of Anesthesiology, is at the forefront of this project along with Nikolaus Gravenstein, M.D., the Jerome H. Modell, M.D., Distinguished Professor of Anesthesiology. Their efforts are supported by the UF W. Martin Smith Interdisciplinary Patient Safety Awards Program. 🐊

After experimenting with various cameras and a computer vision application, they discovered that chest and urine drainage systems could be monitored using computer vision, a branch of artificial intelligence. This type of monitoring could provide timely clinical management information and improve patient safety.

Learn more about this project 👉 https://go.ufl.edu/lg

08/04/2025

Shoutout to residents Aksana Aliakseyeva, M.D., Abigail Bawden, M.D., and Tyler Williams, M.D., for volunteering in July with the Summer Pre-Medical Professions Program! The students LOVED getting hands-on time learning about airway management. 🎉

Learn about our residency program 👉 https://anest.ufl.edu/education/residency/

08/02/2025

Our department attended the 2025 Florida Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting! We contributed 14 posters and led 11 sessions or workshops. Overall, we had a great time and can't wait for the next annual meeting. 🎉

Read more about our time at the meeting 👇

Faculty, residents, fellows, and staff from the University of Florida Department of Anesthesiology shared knowledge and research at the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists (FSA) Annual Meeting held June 6-8, 2025, at The Breakers in West Palm Beach, Florida. Department members presented 14 posters....

08/01/2025

In response to identified gaps in anesthesia care, a team from our department launched a project to enhance regional anesthesia skills among anesthesiologists and anesthesiology residents in rural Guatemala, ultimately improving patient outcomes and elevating the standard of care. 🐊

The team was led by Federico Jimenez Ruiz, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology, and consisted of faculty members, a fellow, and a resident. It delivered a comprehensive course in Spanish to the students at the Universidad Rafael Landívar (URL) in Guatemala City. This course combines online learning with hands-on workshops.

With the support of our team, URL intends to host a national regional anesthesia workshop by the end of 2026, furthering the project’s impact.

Learn more about this project 👉 https://go.ufl.edu/gua

07/30/2025

Please help us welcome new fellows to our department! 🎉 Five physicians joined our Regional Anesthesiology & Acute Pain Medicine Fellowship.

Get to know our new fellows 👉 https://go.ufl.edu/rm

07/28/2025

Three CA-2 residents scored in the top 10% nationally on the American Board of Anesthesiology BASIC Examination in June. Congratulations to Victor Adepoju, M.D., Dimitri Kampouris, M.D., and Rohan Patel, M.D., on their outstanding performance. 👏👏

The BASIC Exam tests residents on their scientific understanding of anesthesiology. This exam is usually taken at the end of an anesthesiology resident's first clinical year and helps them on their way to becoming an anesthesiologist.

These high scores are a testament to our residents' commitment to hard work and lifelong learning.

Learn about our residency program 👉 https://anest.ufl.edu/education/residency/

07/26/2025

: Emuejevoke “Voke” Chuba, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been elected to represent the College of Medicine in the University of Florida Faculty Senate! 👏👏 Her term begins in the fall of 2025 and runs through the spring of 2028. Dr. Chuba was chosen along with six other members of the College of Medicine.

Congratulations Dr. Chuba! 👏

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Emuejevoke “Voke” Chuba, M.D., M.S., assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been elected to represent the College of Medicine in the University of Florida Faculty Senate. Her term begins in the fall of 2025 and runs through the spring of 2028. Chuba was chosen along with six other members of...

07/25/2025

Please help us welcome new fellows to our department! Six physicians joined the Multidisciplinary Pain Medicine Fellowship, and two anesthesiologists joined the Endoscopic Spine Fellowship. 🎉

Get to know our new fellows 👉 https://go.ufl.edu/paen

07/23/2025

Congratulations to Janos Geli, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology, who was chosen by our residents as the June 2025 Faculty Educator of the Month! 👏

Dr. Geli's nominations highlight his patience and teaching skills. One nomination said, "Dr. Geli is always willing to go over difficult learning topics with his residents and always makes it a priority to ensure some dedicated learning time during each of our cases together." Residents also remark that they enjoy his instruction: "Dr. Geli is a pleasure to work with and I enjoy the time he takes to teach!"

View opportunities to join our faculty 👉 https://anest.ufl.edu/recruitment/

07/21/2025

Congratulations to our colleagues for their research being featured at the 2025 World Congress of Neuropsychopharmacology! 🎉 This presentation highlighted the achievements of our department in research at an international level.

Presented by Anatoly Martynyuk, Ph.D., “Mechanisms and Pharmacological Therapy of Intergenerational Neurocognitive Deficiencies Induced by Exposure to the General Anesthetic Sevoflurane” was co-authored by Department of Anesthesiology researchers Ling-Sha Ju, M.D., Ph.D., Zeeshan Khan, Ph.D., Nikolaus Gravenstein, M.D., and the Department of Psychiatry’s Barry Setlow, Ph.D., and the work was funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The findings of this groundbreaking study were selected for oral presentation amongst the highest ranked abstract submissions.

Congratulations to Dr. Martynyuk and his colleagues! 👏👏

Learn more about the research 👉 https://go.ufl.edu/ma

07/19/2025

: CA3 resident Anthony Boateng, M.D., and CA2 residents Kellen Creech, D.O., and Abby Schirmer, M.D., were inducted into the UF Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) chapter on May 2. 👏👏👏

The GHHS chapter at the UF College of Medicine is called the Chapman Society and is one of more than 180 chapters in medical schools and residency programs. Members are expected to be humanistic leaders and lead initiatives that foster the human connection in healthcare.

The GHHS community is made up of medical students, physicians, and other leaders who have been recognized for their compassionate care.

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We are thrilled to announce CA3 resident Anthony Boateng, M.D., and CA2 residents Kellen Creech, D.O., and Abby Schirmer, M.D., were inducted into the UF Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) chapter on May 2. The GHHS chapter at the UF College of Medicine is called the Chapman Society and is one of mo...

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A Brief History

The Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine was founded by Dr. J.S. Gravenstein in 1958. During his time at UF, Gravenstein’s accomplishments were vast. Dr. Gravenstein was the co-founder and original member of the Board of Trustees of the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and he led a team of scientists and engineers in the creation of “Stan” the Human Patient Simulator and the Virtual Anesthesia Machine (VAM). These inventions, created and maintained here at UF, remain some of the most widely used medical simulation devices both nationally and internationally.

In 1969, Jerome H. Modell, MD, took over the fledgling department, which at the time comprised 11 people. He served 23 years as chair, holding several administrative positions in addition to Chair and overseeing the establishment of a visiting professor program that has brought more than 200 professors to the department.

Over the years, various leaders have brought tremendous growth and innovation to the department: several fellowship programs, a visiting professor program, new organizational structures, cutting-edge technology, and more.

Today, the department is one of the larger programs in the country, achieving national and international distinction. The hospital’s operating rooms are completely full with high utilization and will continue to grow as UF Health expands.