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On April 13th, faculty, alumni, and family gathered to honor Dr. Patricia Kapur as she retires as Chair of the Department for 17 years and assumes the role of Executive Vice President of the UCLA Health... (Read more)

As part of its mission to improve patient care, safety, and outcomes, the UCLA Department of Anesthesiology continuously strives to innovate healthcare delivery. At the core of innovation lies the human mind and spirit, the source... (Read more)

The Department of Anesthesiology congratulates all of the residents, fellows, and medical students listed below, who presented insightful hypothesis-based studies and interesting cases at an impressive Scientific Evening held on Tuesday, February 26th, 2013. Many thanks go... (Read more)

The Santa Monica Outpatient Surgery Center located at 1223 16th Street (between Wilshire and Arizona), is the newest addition to UCLA Health System. The three-story, 50,000-square-foot building houses eight operating rooms, a linear accelerator for radiation... (Read more)

Dear Colleagues: With great pleasure, I write to announce the appointment of Professor Aman Mahajan as chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, beginning February 1, 2013. Dr. Mahajan, a highly accomplished anesthesiologist and cardiovascular researcher, was selected... (Read more)

New Research Funding Awards for the Division of Molecular Medicine of the UCLA Department of Anesthesiology
January 2nd, 2013
Physician scientist Dr. Marlin Touma was awarded a UCLA K12 Child Health Research Center Development Award (CHRCDA) Dr. Touma is a pediatrician in Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics. She joined David Geffen School of Medicine in... (Read more)

UCLA Faculty Member, Mary Keyes, MD, Participates in “Operation Smile” in Manila, Philippines
December 10th, 2012
“Operation Smile” began in the Philippines in 1982 when plastic surgeon Dr. Bill Magee, and his wife Kathy went for a one-time medical mission to Naga City. Three hundred families travelled to the site hoping to... (Read more)

The UCLA Department of Anesthesiology hosted its annual Continuing Medical Education meeting for our colleagues in Southern California, on Saturday, November 17, 2012, in the Grand Horizon Room at Covel Commons on the beautiful UCLA north... (Read more)


