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Dr. Brian Barki, who completed his residency with the UAB Department of Anesthesiology in 2012, is featured on a new Nat Geo show. Called The Surgery Ship, it details the dramatic stories that take place aboard a ship that docks in the poorest sections of West Africa to provide life-saving care for patients who otherwise would go without. The show has begun airing in Europe and Australia—stay tuned for U.S. dates. Meanwhile, we caught up with Dr. Barki about the experience.

At graduation on June 2, the CA-3 residents made a surprise announcement: the launch of the campaign to establish the Susan Black, M.D., Endowed Lectureship in Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

We asked our 2016-17 chief residents to share their thoughts on the job. Meet Michelle Tubinis, M.D.

Dr. Lee Ann Riesenberg, Associate Director Education, reports that everyone who recently took the American Board of Medical Qualty (AMBQ) exam passed.

We asked our 2016-17 chief residents to share their thoughts on the job. Meet Chris Blakely, M.D.

We held the annual Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine golf tournament Saturday, May 6th. Four teams competed in the scramble, and Sam Korbe's dominance of the event finally ended.

We asked our 2016-17 chief residents to share their thoughts on the job. Meet Michael Chestnut, M.D.

From Left: Alethia Baldwin Sellers, MD, MSQ; Brandon S. Brooks, MD; Prentiss Lawson, Jr., MD; Peter Nagi, MD; Marcia J. Howton, MD; Virginia Hazelrig Allred, MSN, CRNP; James Weisberg, PhD; Amy Kennedy, MSN, CRNP; Ryan Almeida, MD; Roland Short, MD.Our physicians and nurse practitioners from the UAB Pain Treatment Clinic were recently in B-Metro magazine. What a talented and great-looking bunch!

Dr. Jianguo Gu, M.B., Ph.D., who held the title of Edward A. Ernst, M.D., Endowed Professor, now holds the title of Edward A. Ernst, M.D., Ph.D., Endowed Chair in Anesthesiology.

The department hosted its Difficult Airway Workshop Saturday, February 4, on the 9^th floor of Jefferson Tower. The annual event, which has been held for more than a decade, drew a crowd of 67 UAB faculty, CRNAs, SRNAs, residents, and fellows. It also included eight industry vendors.

Congratulations to our Division of Molecular and Translational Biomedicine. According to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research, which tracks National Institutes of Health funding, our department now ranks 10th among U.S. anesthesiology departments.