Our department actively encourages and supports resident research and quality improvement (QI) projects. We have faculty with particular research interests in the fields of transesophageal echocardiography, cardiac surgical outcomes, patient safety, medical education, and quality improvement. In addition to research interests, our department has a robust QI initiative with a focus on root cause analysis and systems improvement.

Importantly, two of our faculty members serve on the editorial board of prestigious journals. Dr. De Oliveira serves as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia. Dr. Maslow is on the editorial board of the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia.

During residency training, residents will be expected to participate in a scholarly project that results in a presentation or peer-reviewed publication.

Hayward G, Kendall MC, Bui D, Gandee Z, Jacobsen T, Tanzer J, De Oliveira G. Characteristics of anesthesia program that graduating medical students find important: A cross-sectional survey. J Clin Anesth. 2025 Apr;103:111791.

Sawka DM, Kendall MC, Diorio MS, Derias NO, Rajaee A, Ji C, Asher SR. Impact of a Preclinical Elective on Medical Student Performance on an Anesthesiology Simulation Scenario. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2025 Jul 19;16:1229-1238.

Hunter C, Kendall MC, Chen TH, Apruzzese P, Maslow A. Serum Levels of Bupivacaine After Bilateral Ultrasound-Guided Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block in Cardiac Surgery with Median Sternotomy. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Nov;38(11):2675-2683.

Chen T, Vargas Galvan LA, Walsh KL, Winegarner A, Apruzzese P, Asher S, Maslow A. A Retrospective Review of the Deep Parasternal Intercostal Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery with Median Sternotomy. J Clin Med. 2025 Mar 18;14(6):2074.

Malgieri C, Kendall MC, Rajaee A, Hoffman I, Apruzzese P, Oliveira G. The Effectiveness of Direct Supervision by an Attending Compared To a Senior Resident on Quality of Supervision of Novice Anesthesiology Residents: A Randomized Study. J Educ Perioper Med. 2023 Dec 27;25(4):E718.