Past Annual Meeting Award Winners

Margaret Wood Resident Research Award

The Margaret Wood Resident Research Award is awarded to the highest scoring abstract submitted to the AUA Annual Meeting by a resident or fellow.

2026 Annual Meeting

A novel slow γ-aminobutyric acid type-A receptor anesthetic KSEB 01-1 preserves mouse astrocyte mitochondrial dynamics after glucose deprivation injury.
Saptaparni Hazra, MBBS, MD

2025 Annual Meeting

Nifedipine mitigates the anesthesia/surgery-induced delirium-like behavior and Tau phosphorylation in aged mice
Daoyun Lei, MD Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School

2024 Annual Meeting

Opioid Consumption in the First 30 Days After Surgery: A Major Risk Factor for New Persistent Opioid Use
Brittany Ervin-Sikhondze, MD Michigan Medicine at University of Michigan Ann Arbor

2023 Annual Meeting

An immune signature of Surgical Site Infections (SSI), a retrospective study with a novel machine learning pipeline for biomarker identification
Amélie Cambriel, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

2022 Annual Meeting

Phase-Locked Acoustic Stimulation Increases Human Thermal Arousal Thresholds during Dexmedetomidine Sedation
Christian Guay, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, United States

2021 Annual Meeting

Modulation Of Microvascular Blood Flow And Stroke Outcome Via GPR39 in Mice
Yifan Xu, MD/PhD, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, United States

2019 Annual Meeting

Sustaining the Gains – A 6 Year Follow through of the Impact of a Hospital Wide Patient Safety Strategy on Global and Anesthetic Patient Safety Outcomes 
Ming Ann Sim, MBBS, National University Hospital Singapore, Singapore

2018 Annual Meeting

Derivation, Validation, and Sustained Performance of a Hospital-Wide Elective Surgery Delirium Risk Tool (AWOL-S)
Elizabeth L. Whitlock, MD, MSc, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, United States

2017 Annual Meeting

Weak EEG α-power during general anesthesia as a marker of delirium in the PACU
Matthias Kreuzer, PhD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States

2016 Annual Meeting

A Novel Association Between High Density Lipoprotein Levels and the Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery
Loren E. Smith, MD, PhD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

2015 Annual Meeting

The Relative Effects of Dexmedetomidine and Propofol on Cerebral Blood Flow and Brain Oxygenation: A Noninferiority Study
Michael Kot, MD, Cleveland Clnic, Cleveland, OH, United States

2014 Annual Meeting

Postoperative Dementia: Role of Anesthesia and APOE4
Katie J. Schenning, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

Lisa Wise-Faberowski Resident Prize for Research Excellence Award 

2026 Annual Meeting

Preoperative Inflammatory Biomarkers Identify Dexamethasone Responders in Cardiac Surgery: A Post Hoc Analysis of the DECS Trial
Ian A. Jones, MD Resident Physician, University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine

2025 Annual Meeting

Ketamine as a modulator of LPS-induced innate immune response in mice
Jae Woong Lee, MD Yale University

2024 Annual Meeting

Association Between Mental Health Diagnoses and Mortality in Surgical Patients - A Retrospective Cohort Study
Megan Rolfzen, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center

Top Oral Abstracts

    2026 Annual Meeting

    Long-Term Effects of Repeated Adolescent CBD Exposure on Social-Emotional Behaviors and Dendritic Architecture in Rats
    Nima Sadrian, MD Postdoc, University of California, San Francisco 

    2023 Annual Meeting

    Lung entropic hysteresis: The concept of retained energy in mechanically ventilated ARDS patients
    Aiman M. Suleiman, MD, MSc, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
     
    The influence of intraoperative opioid administration on postoperative pain and opioid requirements
    Laura A. Santa Cruz Mercado, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

    Resident Travel Award

    The Resident Travel Award is awarded to the top scoring abstracts submitted to the AUA Annual Meeting by a resident or fellow.

    2026 Annual Meeting

    A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients with Reduced Clinical Response to Sugammadex
    Kishanee Haththotuwegama, ScB – Student, Washington State University, Elson S Floyd College of Medicine

    2025 Annual Meeting

    Neonatal outcomes with regional versus general anesthesia for cesarean delivery: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trails
    Sarah Langer, MD University of Pennsylvania

    2024 Annual Meeting

    Differences in pediatric Premedication Utilization Based on Race/Ethnicity. A Retrospective Observation Study at a Quaternary Pediatric Hospital
    Danika Dorelien, MD Stanford Healthcare

    2023 Annual Meeting

    The causes of hypoxemia and their relative contribution in COVID-19 respiratory failure: a combined Multiple Inert Gas Elimination Technique and Dual-Energy Computed Tomography study
    Mattia Busana, MD, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany

    2022 Annual Meeting

    The effect of tidal volume on postoperative respiratory complications is dependent on patients’ respiratory system elastance: A multicenter hospital registry study
    Aiman Suleiman, MD, MSc, SPC, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

    2019 Annual Meeting

    Bacterial Sepsis Increases Fibrillary Amyloid Load and Neuroinflammation in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s disease Pathology
    Jacob Basak, MD, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO, United States

    Response to inhaled anesthetics measured by the Triple Variable Index reveals population-specific patterns of intraoperative hypotension exposure
    Michael P. Schnetz, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    2018 Annual Meeting

    Extracellular miRNAs and Innate Immune Activation Following Polytraumatic Injury in Mice
    Andrew O. Suen, MD, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States

    The pro-apoptotic protein BAX is necessary for neuron death associated with exposure to isoflurane general anesthesia in a neonatal mouse model 
    Andrew Slupe, MD, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, United States

    2017 Annual Meeting

    Clinical Study of Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) for Prediction of Fluid Responsiveness in Spontaneously Breathing Subjects
    Richard B. Boyer, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

    Sensitivity to volatile anesthetics predicts postoperative delirium
    Bradley A. Fritz, MD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MI, United States

    2016 Annual Meeting 

    Low Molecular Weight Hyaluronan Mediated Inflammation and Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Acid Aspiration Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice
    Weifeng Song, MD, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

    Mitochondrial TRPV1 Regulates Endothelial Dysfunction in Diabetes
    Nana-Maria Wagner, MD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

    2015 Annual Meeting

    Dexmedetomidine’s Inhibitory Effects on Acetylcholine Release from Cholinergic Nerves in Guinea Pig Trachea: A Mechanism That Accounts for its Clinical Benefit during Airway Irritation
    Maya Mikami, MD, PhD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States

    Effects of Race and Common Genetic Variation on Therapeutic Response Disparities in Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation
    Nazish K. Hashmi, MB, BS, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States

    2014 Annual Meeting

    miR-200c Contributes to Injury From Transient Cerebral Ischemia in Mice by Targeting Reelin
    Creed M. Stary, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

    Genetic Deletion of the GABAA ∝4 Subunit Leads to Increased Airway Resistance and Inflammation
    Gene T. Yocum, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

    2013 Annual Meeting

    Novel Chloride Channel Blockers Relax Airway Smooth Muscle: Potential New Tools to Treat Bronchospasm
    Jennifer Danielsson, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

    Stimulation of Stimulation of α2-Adrenergic Receptors Antagonizes Isoflurane-Induced Activation of Sleep-promoting VLPO Neurons and Partially Attenuates Anesthetic Hypnosis
    Michael R. Chalifoux, MD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    2012 Annual Meeting

    Anesthetics Interfere With Axon Guidance via a GABAA Receptor Mechanism
    Cyrus D. Mintz, MD, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

    Identification and Characterization of a Novel Compound That Protects Cardiac Tissue From hERG-Related, Drug-Induced Arrhythmias
    Amanda N. Lorinc, MD, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

    2011 Annual Meeting 

    Determination of Optimal Blood Pressure for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Based on Near Infra-Red Spectroscopy Autoregulation Monitoring Versus Estimates From Preoperative Blood Pressure
    Charles Brown, MD, The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

    Inhibition of KCC2 in Mouse Spinal Cord Neurons Leads to Hypersensitivity to Thermal Stimulation
    Thomas M. Austin, MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, United States

    2010 Annual Meeting

    Modulation of the Post-Surgical Hypercoagulable State: Effi cacy of Intravenous Heparin and Possible Implications for Prevention of Organ Failure
    Sara S. Cheng, MD, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, CO, United States

    Targeted Discovery of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the GIRK Channel
    Daniel F. Lonergan, MD, University Medical Center, Franklin, TN, United States

    2009 Annual Meeting

    Hypothalamic Knockout of Leptin Receptor in a Murine Model Leads to Early Obesity and Diabetes
    Laurence Ring, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

    Metabolomic Serotypes of Perioperative Myocardial Infarction Following Cardiac Surgery with Planned Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion
    Robert Lobato, MD, MS, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, United States

    2008 Annual Meeting

    Preoperative and Intraoperative Predictors of 30 Day Cardiovascular Events after Non-Cardiac Surgery
    Sachin Kheterpal, MD, MBA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Alpha 2-Noradrenergic Antagonist Administration into the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala Blocks Stress-Induced Hypoalgesia in Awake Behaving Rats
    Justin Ortiz, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

    2007 Annual Meeting

    Weak Polar Interactions Confer Albumin Binding Site Selectivity for Haloether Anesthetics
    Renyu Liu, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

    Determination of the EC50Amnesic Concentration of Etomidate and Its Diffusion Profile in Brain Tissue: Implications for In VitroStudies
    Claudia Benkwitz, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, United States

    Junior Faculty Travel Award in Pediatric/Pediatric Anesthesia Winners

    The Junior Faculty Travel Award is awarded to the top scoring abstracts submitted to the AUA Annual Meeting in the areas of pediatric anesthesia or perioperative medicine by an early-stage academic anesthesiologist within the first six years of faculty appointment at the instructor or assistant professor level.

    2025 Annual Meeting

    Exposures of Neonates in the NICU to Opioid Analgesic and Sedative Agents
    Shawn Jackson, MD, PhD Harvard Medical School

    2022 Annual Meeting

    Incidence and Risk Factors of Perioperative Respiratory Adverse Events in Children Undergoing Elective Surgery Employing Logistic Regression and Machine Learning Cluster Analysis
    Johnny  Kenth, BSc, MSc, MBBS, FRCA, PG Cert, MSc, MAcadMEd, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, England

    Association of Anesthesiologist Staffing Ratio with Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality
    Michael Burns, MD, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    2021 Annual Meeting

    CYP2B6 and POR polymorphisms influence metabolism and clinical outcomes of perioperative methadone in children
    Senthil Packiasabapathy, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, United States

    Anesthesia and the gut microbiome: exploring the effects of isoflurane, propofol, and supplemental oxygen in a murine model of general anesthesia
    Mara Serbanescu, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States

    2019 Annual Meeting

    The electroencephalographic signature of spinal anesthesia in infants: a multi-center pilot study
    Emmett Whitaker, MD, University of Vermont Health, Burlington, VT, United States

    Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infection in Spinal Fusion Surgery and Patterns of Discordance with Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Retrospective Case-Level Analysis
    Dustin R. Long, MD, University of Washington Medicine, Seattle, WA, United States

    2018 Annual Meeting

    Unplanned Postoperative Intubation in Infant and Neonatal Surgical Patients: Predictors and Associated Mortality
    Lisa Eisler, MD, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, United States

    Echocardiographic Assessment using Subxiphoid-only view (EASy) compared to Focused Transthoracic Echocardiography (FoTE) in the perioperative period: A multicenter prospective study
    Nibras Bughrara, MD, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, United States

    2017 Annual Meeting

    Age at Exposure to Anesthesia in Children and Mental Disorder Diagnosis
    Caleb Ing, MD, MS, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

    A Randomized Trial of Perioperative Gabapentin to Promote Pain Resolution and Opioid Cessation in a Mixed Surgical Cohort
    Jennifer Hah, MD, MS, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

    Junior Faculty Research Award

    The Junior Faculty Research Award is awarded to the top scoring abstracts submitted to the AUA Annual Meeting by an early-stage academic anesthesiologist within the first six years of faculty appointment at the instructor or assistant professor level.

    2025 Annual Meeting

    Mechanical Ventilation Elevates Brain Tau-PT217 Levels Through the Lung-Vagus-Brain Axis in Aged Mice
    Xiang Li, MD Massachusetts General Hospital

    2022 Annual Meeting

    Preoperative factors predict neurocognitive disorder after CABG or PCI in a population-based cohort of older adults
    Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MSc, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Local anesthetics induce an anti-tumoral immune response in vitro and in tumor established in mice
    Lucillia Bezu, MD, PhD, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    2021 Annual Meeting

    Comparison of Intravenous Waveform Analysis to Current Markers for Detection of Hemorrhage in a Rat Model
    Matthew Barajas, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, United States

    2019 Annual Meeting

    Implementation of a Distributed Research Network Virtual Data Warehouse for a Multi-Center Observational Study 
    Seshadri Mudumbai, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States

    Total Intravenous Anesthesia with a Novel Formulation of Isoflurane Perfluorocarbon-based Nano-emulsion: Safety, Efficacy and Toxicity in Dogs 
    Behrouz Ashrafi, MD, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States

    2018 Annual Meeting

    Concurrent Surgery and Perioperative Outcomes: A Retrospective Analysis from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group 
    Eric Sun, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

    Pharmacological calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMKII) Inhibition Protects Against Purkinje Cell Damage Following Cardiac Arrest and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Mice 
    Nidia Quillinan, PhD, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, United States

    2017 Annual Meeting

    Photo-Relaxation: Light Mediated Airway Smooth Muscle Relaxation
    Peter Yim, MD, Columbia University, New York, New York

    Bitter Taste Receptors in Airway Smooth Muscle Cells of a Cystic Fibrosis Mouse Model
    Nicholas M. Dalesio, MD, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

    2016 Annual Meeting

    The Analgesic Effects of Dopamine 
    Norman E. Taylor, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

    Gating of the TREK1 Tandem Pore Potassium Channel, A Molecular Signal Integrator and Anesthetic Target 
    Paul M. Riegelhaupt, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, United States

    2015 Annual Meeting

    Isoflurane Discrupts the Development of Dendrites in the Mouse Hippocampus via Activation of the mTOR Pathway 
    Cyrus Mintz, MD, PhD, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, United States

    Pediatric Delierium in Critically Ill Infants and Preschool-aged Children: Validation and Reliability of the Preschool Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (psCAM-ICU)
    Heidi A.B. Smith, MD, MSCi, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

    2014 Annual Meeting

    Inflammation Increases Brain Sensitivity to General Anesthetics
    Sinziana Avramescu, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada

    Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators in a Mouse Model of Postoperative Cognitive Decline
    Niccolo Terrando, BsC (hons), Karolinska Institut, Stockholm, Sweden

    2013 Annual Meeting

    Optogenetic Stimulation of Dopamine Neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area 
    Norman E. Taylor, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

    A Novel Strategy to Treat Human Pre-Term Labor – Targeting the TMEM16/Anoctamin Chloride Channel in Human Pregnant Uterus 
    George Gallos, MD, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States

    2012 Annual Meeting

    Switching Microglia to a Neuroprotective Phenotype: A Novel Way to Improve Neuronal Survival After Cardiac Arrest
    Ines P. Koerner, MD, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

    An Engineered Water Soluble Variant of Human MU Receptor
    Renyu Liu, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    2011 Annual Meeting

    Perineural Dexmedetomidine Added to Ropivacaine for Sciatic Nerve Block in Rats Prolongs the Duration of Analgesia by Blocking the Hyperpolarization-Activated Cation Current (Ih Current)
    Chad Brummett, MD, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

    Long-Term Differences in Cognitive and Language Ability After Exposure to Surgery and Anesthesia in Infancy
    Caleb Ing, MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, United States

    Junior Faculty Perioperative Medicine Research Award

    (Award supported by Dr. Y.S. Prakash, MD, PhD)

    2025 Annual Meeting

    Performance in Simulated Crises Correlates with Time Since Training and with Exposure to Challenging Clinical Situations
    Jeffrey Huang, MD, MS, CHSE Mayo Clinic

    2024 Annual Meeting

    The Use of Personalized Music to Decrease Pediatric Emergence Agitation: A Multicenter Pilot Study
    Bejamin Sanofsky, MD, MSED Washington University in St. Louis

    Provider Uptake of Advanced Informatics Techniques to Improve Techniques to Improve Documentation of Co-morbidities in Surgical Admissions
    Hannah Lonsdale, MBCHB Vanderbilt University Medical Center   

    2023 Annual Meeting

    Rectus femoris muscle cross-sectional area measured by ultrasound is associated with postoperative recovery metrics following deceased-donor kidney transplantation
    Nicholas Mendez, MD, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Junior Faculty Research Award for Clinical Science

      2026 Annual Meeting

      Does guideline adherence lead to empty stomachs?
      Lucas Skoda, MD

      2025 Annual Meeting

      Is Post-Intensive Care Syndrome a Nociplastic Phenomenon?
      Lauriane Guichard, MD University of North Carolina

      2024 Annual Meeting

      Tau Protein and Gut Microbiota Correlation in Patients with Postoperative Delirium
      Yiying Zhang, MD, PHD, Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts General Hospital

      2023 Annual Meeting

      Gut microbiota is associated with postoperative delirium in patients
      Laura Zhang, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

      Junior Faculty Research Award for Laboratory Science

        2026 Annual Meeting

        Diazepam relaxes mouse peripheral airways in a non-GABAA-receptor dependent manner by directly inhibiting phosphodiesterase-4 and increasing cAMP in airway smooth muscle
        Julie J. Hwang, MD Physician, Columbia University

        2025 Annual Meeting

        Spinal Anesthesia and Tau Trafficking: Reducing Pain-Induced Tau Phosphorylation and Postoperative Delirium
        Han Chen, MD Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School

        2024 Annual Meeting

        Global Cerebral Ischemia Decreases Dendritic Spine Density, Enhances Microglial/Synapse Co-Localization in a Mouse Model of Cardiac Arrest
        Jacob Basak, MD, PHD The University of Colorado School of Medicine

        2023 Annual Meeting
        Ischemic Post-Conditioning Increases Rate of Return of Spontaneous Circulation after Cardiac Arrest in Diabetic Rats          
        Matthew Barajas, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

        Fellow Research Award

          2021 Annual Meeting

          Over-Transfusion in Pediatric Patients Intra-operatively. A Retrospective Observational Study at a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital.
          Timothy Walsh, MD, Boston Children’s Hopsital, Boston, MA, United States

          Best Poster Award 

          The Best Poster Award is awarded to the top poster abstract(s) submitted to the Annual Meeting.

          2016 Annual Meeting

          Designing a Novel Manual Communication System for Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
          Miriam Madsen, Meng, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, United States

          Anterior Insula Suppression at Loss of Volitional Behavioural Response
          Katie Warnaby, PhD, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United States

          2015 Annual Meeting

          Selective Inhibition of the Calcineurin Interaction Site of TRPV1 Reduces Myocardial Infarct Size by Reducing Mitochondrial Calcium Influx
          Eric R. Gross, MD, PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

          Intraoperative Normoxia, Oxidative Damage, and Organ Injury following Cardiac Surgery
          Frederic T. Billings IV, MD, MSc, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

          2014 Annual Meeting

          Training Factors that Modulate Laryngoscopy Learning
          Randolph Hastings, MD, PhD, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States

          A Network of Discrete Metastable Activity States Mediates Recovery from Isoflurane Anesthesia
          Andrew Hudson, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States

          2013 Annual Meeting

          Parasagittal Approach During Interlaminal Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injections is Better in Long-Term Pain Relief and Quality of Life Improvement in Patients with Low Back Pain and Unilateral Radicular Pain
          N. Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, IL, United States

          The Role of the preBötzinger Complex in Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression is Age-Dependent
          Astrid G. Stucke, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States

          2011 Annual Meeting

          Chitosan Surface Coating for Biomaterials: Unique pH-Dependent Swelling and Antibacterial Properties
          David Eckmann, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States

          The Difficult Airway Response Team (DART): An Intervention to Manage In-Hospital Airway Emergencies
          Lynette Mark, MD, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, United States

          2010 Annual Meeting

          The Mu Opioid Receptor Regulates Lewis Lung Carcinoma Tumor Growth and Metastasis
          Jonathan Moss, MD, PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

          Genomewide Association Study (GWAS) of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury (VILI) Using Dense Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Maps in Mice 
          Li-Ming Zhang, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States