Uchenna Umeh, MD, FASA, FASRA
@UcheUmehMD
Regional Anesthesiologist; Diversity and Health Equity Champion; Wifey; Mommy; Jollof Rice enthusiast!
This week, we welcomed our nine 2025-2026 RAAPM Fellows— the largest regional fellowship class in the country! We look forward to a year of learning, clinical excellence, and fun! @HSpecialSurgery
Congratulations to Oliver Panzer, MD for winning Teacher of the Year. He was selected by our outgoing fellows for his compassion, patience, and commitment to sharing his clinical knowledge.
ASA President @dearnoldmd outlines ASA's response to the "One Big Beautiful Bill" and addresses next steps for physician advocacy in the wake of its passage. Members, read more: ow.ly/vahy50Wona0
🎉 A huge congratulations to @HSpecialSurgery 's graduating clinical fellows. #fellowshipgraduation
Join the Annual Meeting, presented by IARS and SOCCA, to advance global anesthesia science! Strengthen our specialty through education & mentorship. #IARS2026 #ScholarsDay2026 #anesthesiology #anesthesia @IARS_Journals @openanesthesia Watch: ow.ly/zz4P50Wh5lW
🏳️🌈 Happy PRIDE! Huge thanks to Drs. Raymond Joseph & Darryl Brown for sharing their unique perspectives as regional anesthesiology & pain medicine specialists 🙏 🌟 Don’t miss their powerful interviews via @ASRA_Society ➡️ 🔗 asra.com/the-asra-famil… #PRIDEMonth #Diversity
Last week, our department coordinated Team @HSS's participation in the @JPMorgan Corporate Challenge. Despite the rain, 222 runners and walkers crossed the finish line 🏃♀️🏃♂️ We’re already looking forward to a (hopefully drier) 2026!
Many thanks to Dr @PhilipRLevinMD1 for his leadership and service during this past year as President of @CSAHQ, and congratulations to new CSA President Dr Christy Menor! 👏🏽👏🏽 @indigodoc
Thank you to Dr. Lisa Doan of @nyulangone Anesthesia department for the excellent Grand Rounds on Chronic Widespread Pain. She discussed nociplastic pain and how her research team is using EEG to identify new pain biomarkers. @HSSAnesthesia @sgmemtsoudis
Our newest paper just posted to PubMed! Disparities in #regionalanesthesia for total joint arthroplasty pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40385291/ Link to read full article: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s… @JPForeroMD @aadixit @ericsunmd
Yesterday, we were honored to have Dr. Ed Mariano, @EMARIANOMD, Stanford University, present on opportunities and challenges ambulatory total joint arthroplasty for our annual Nigel E. Sharrock Combined Anesthesia and Arthroplasty Grand Rounds.
Thank you @EMARIANOMD for the insightful lecture on ambulatory joint replacement surgery. @HSSAnesthesia @HSpecialSurgery @stanfordanes
🎉 @ASAmonitor article on the Students to ASA (STASA) program now online! 🙌 Huge thanks to @EugeneViscusiMD for the opportunity. To @odmarabarreto, Drs. Daniel Corsino, Vilma Joseph, @ladyteemd (CPD) for the guidance. 👏 Looking forward to STASA 2025! 🔜 @HSSanesthesia
@jlokmd @nyssapga @Haymaker1917 District 5 Members during NYSSA Legislative Day in Albany!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all the faculty, participants, @ASRA_Society staff & @DProvenzanoMD for making #ASRA50 #ASRASpring25 an unforgettable event! ⚡️Your energy, insights, & collaboration made it truly special 📸Sharing some moments! See you Phoenix👇 asra.com/events-educati…
📢Welcome Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall! A national leader in safety, equity, & implementation science, Dr. Lane-Fall is our new Chair & Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at CUIMC/NYP! Excited for the future of the department under her leadership--read more below! 🎇🎇🎇 anesthesiology.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/meghan-la…
#MayoAnesGR It is an honor to have Dr Eleni Moka @mokaeleni @ESRA_Society President as Visiting Professor @MayoAnesthesia @mayojaxanes to talk on Chronic Post Surgical Pain (CPSP) & Transitional Pain Services (TPS) ! @RyanChadha1 @pmgjones @ASRA_Society @AoraIndia @AFSRA10
Fantastic #ASRASPRING25 meeting. Congratulations @Ropivacaine and the planning committee on a job well done. 👏👏👏 @ASRA_Society see you at the next one