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Anesthesia • November 19, 2025

Victor Polshin, MD, named new Director of Orthopedic Anesthesia

Victor Polshin, MD, has been selected as our next Director of Orthopedic Anesthesia. Dr. Polshin, who joined BIDMC in 2019, has been a floor manager at our main campus and also managed our clinical site at 1 Brookline Place. As director, he will standardize care for orthopedic surgery across our network, help integrate our expanding educational presence at New England Baptist Hospital, and collaborate with orthopedic surgeons to ensure that we continue to provide cutting edge care to these patients. Dr. Polshin received his MD at Boston University School of Medicine. He did his anesthesia residency at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, and a fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center in New York.

Anesthesia • October 28, 2025

Jessica Liu, MD, PhD wins 2025 STAT Wunderkind award

Jessica Liu, MD, PhD, who recently joined the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine (DACCP), has been named a 2025 STAT Wunderkind, an honor that celebrates the most promising early-career researchers in health and medicine across North America. As a new faculty member, Dr. Liu aims to connect the bioengineering and clinical worlds—applying AI, device innovation, and translational science to personalize anesthesia and improve care delivery across all settings. Click the header to learn more.

Anesthesia • September 10, 2025

Anesthesia Department receives NIH grant to study delirium and cognitive decline in older cardiac surgical patients

The Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine has received a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), “Proteomic Signatures of Delirium and Long-Term Cognitive Decline in Older Cardiac Surgical Patients." This 5-year, 7-million-dollar grant, with Dr. Bala Subramaniam as Principal Investigator, is a collaboration with the Systems Biology Lab at BIDMC. Click the header to read more.

Anesthesia • September 9, 2025

Register now for Consciousness: Science, Spirituality & Global Impact conference on Oct. 10-11

Join HMFP and BIDMC physicians for a groundbreaking conference uniting leading scientists, scholars, spiritual leaders, and changemakers. Explore topics ranging from brain dynamics, mental health, and psychedelics to ancient wisdom, physics, and space exploration, sparking dialogue that transcends disciplines. Whether you're a researcher, a seeker, or simply curious, be part of this transformative conversation shaping the future of science, self, and society. Click the header for details, and to register.

Anesthesia • June 17, 2025

Harvard Anæsthesia marks 55 years of innovation and impact

On Friday, May 16, 2025, faculty and trainees from across the four academic Harvard anesthesia training programs—Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), Boston Children’s Hospital (TCH), and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)—gathered at the Harvard Faculty Club to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the founding of an independent Harvard Medical School Department of Anæsthesia. Click the header to read more.

Anesthesia • June 11, 2025

Ameeka Pannu, MD, selected as Director of Cardiac Critical Care in the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine

Ameeka Pannu, MD, has been selected as Director of Cardiac Critical Care. This is a new position that reflects our department’s expanding role in the critical care capacities at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Department Chair Daniel Talmor, MD, MPH, spoke about the responsibilities of this new position: “This important new role was developed as the department takes on greater responsibility for critical care in the Coronary Care Unit and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit. The new director will work under the Vice Chair for Critical Care, Todd Sarge, MD, to ensure that we continue to teach, learn, and innovate in this important area. Dr. Pannu already serves as the chair of the hospital code committee and has held leadership roles in our cardiac fellowship programs. This combination of experience will allow her to have an important positive impact on the care of all our patients with serious cardiovascular disease.”

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