Welcome to the web site for the UCSD Department of Anesthesiology. You will see that we emphasize postgraduate education in anesthesiology and opportunities to develop clinical and research skills in all aspects of anesthesiology and pain medicine. Since recruitment and selection of each resident class are among the most important aspects of what we do each year, interactions with our next class of residents is very important to us. We welcome your inquiries and hope the brochure available in this site gives you some sense of the flavor of our department, which although continuously evolving, remains close-knit, friendly, and informal.

- Gerard Manecke, M.D., Chairman

5th Annual Regional Anesthesia Course

We are delighted to announce the 5th Annual Intensive Regional Anesthesia Course co-hosted by the Departments of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center, and Naval Medical Center San Diego.

The Saturday morning lectures by our panel of experts will present basic and advanced techniques of upper and lower extremity peripheral nerve blockade, ultrasound guidance, and continuous perineural infusion.

The main emphasis of this intensive course is hands-on learning.  Cadaver dissections prepared by our faculty will allow participants to study peripheral nerve anatomy firsthand.  The ultrasound workshops will give participants the opportunity to identify surface anatomic landmarks and correlate them to cross-sectional imaging at the point of care as well as practice real-time needle guidance.

Based on positive feedback from last year, we will offer optional Advanced Ultrasound Workshops to a limited number of participants who have already mastered basic skills in ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia to learn advanced techniques from our expert faculty in an intensive small group setting. 

We hope that you will be able to join us.  This course will offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in a comprehensive learning environment dedicated specifically to the practice of regional anesthesia.  Registration will open in February 2009.  Please continue to check our website for updates

-Edward Mariano, M.D.

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New Regional Anesthesia Fellowship at UCSD

We are pleased to announce the first Regional Anesthesia Fellowship program in California to be recognized by the American Society of Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Directors.  At UCSD, postgraduate fellows will be immersed in a comprehensive curriculum incorporating advanced regional anesthesia techniques such as continuous perineural infusion and ultrasound-guidance; multimodal acute pain management strategies; and clinical and translational research. 

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UCSD Center for Pain Medicine

UCSD Center for Pain Medicine provides multidisciplinary inpatient and outpatient pain services devoted to the highest level of individualized patient care. The center also aims to create awareness among faculty, residents, and affiliated staff of the services and to improve understanding of the mechanisms of pain through quality, peer-reviewed research into the physiology, pharmacology, and molecular biology of nociceptive processing.

UCSD Anesthesiology in the News

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