News & Events

Francis Chang, MD Promoted to Associate Professor

Monday, February 9, 2026

Dr. Francis Chang has been promoted to Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine.

Dr. Chang currently serves as Associate Program Director for the Anesthesiology Residency Program.

Dr. Peter Papadakos Published in Currents

Friday, February 6, 2026

Check out Dr. Peter Papadakos, Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Neurology and Neursurgery's most recent publication in Currents titled "The Collapose of Health Car ein Gaza, How Can We as a Society Help?"

Patent Issued to Drs. Ward and Karan

Friday, January 23, 2026

We are pleased to announce that U.S. Patent No. 12,508,382, titled “Myofunctional Training with Negative Airway Pressure for Obstructive Sleep Apnea,” issued on December 30, 2025, and names Dr. Denham Ward and Dr. Suzanne Karan as inventors.

This innovation reflects advancements in novel therapeutic approaches for obstructive sleep apnea, expanding research horizons in respiratory physiology and perioperative care. Congratulations to Drs. Ward and Karan on this significant achievement.

Dr. Papadakos Featured on iHeartRadio

Monday, January 12, 2026

Check out Dr. Peter Papadakos Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, recent interview by Manny Munoz on iHeart Radio! They will be discussing the Dangers of Driving at Night and being blinded by oncoming traffic with LAD Xenon Headlights.

Dr. Papadakos Featured on Anesthesiology News Presents

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Check out Dr. Peter Papadakos, Professor of Anesthesiology, Surgery, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, recent podcast “WHO Addresses Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome”.

Bob Dworkin Co-authors Journal of Clinical Anesthesia Article on Postoperative Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression

Friday, January 9, 2026

Robert Dworkin, PhD, is a co-author of recommendations for research designed to identify patients at high-risk for the development of postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression and to test interventions to prevent the development of serious morbidity or death. These recommendations were based on a meeting held at Ohio State University in November 20024, at which Bob gave a talk on clinical trials. The full reference follows: Urman RD, Taenzer AH, Dahan A, Alparslan T, Abdelmalak B, Saugel B, Gali B, Dworkin RH, Masud FN, Chung F, Johnson KB, Mathur P, Wong M, van der Schrier R, Sabry A, Weingarten TN, Gan TJ, Khanna A. Improving definitions and innovations for identification and prevention of postoperative opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD): proceedings of the international consensus conference. Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, in press.

Drs. Philip & Dworkin Publish Clinical Trial in Pain

Friday, January 2, 2026

Annie Philip, MD, and Bob Dworkin, PhD, are co-authors of an article published in Pain that reports the results of a randomized clinical trial in patients with painful knee osteoarthritis. The trial was conducted by NIH’s Early Phase Pain Investigation Clinical Network (EPPIC-Net), for which Dr. Dworkin served as a multiple PI of the Clinical Coordinating Center and Dr. Philip served as the PI of the UR site for the trial.