Academic Mentorship Program

Program Overview People News Publications Presentations
Program Overview
The Academic Mentorship Program (AMP) was founded in 2022 as a resident-led initiative to promote resident, student and faculty engagement in scholastic activities. The goals of the program include:
  • Provide an enriching academic environment for faculty members, residents and medical students 
  • Create a robust system in which teams can produce publishable work in a timely manner 
  • Connect key stakeholders at various stages of their academic career
  • Familiarize residents with increasing leadership and responsibility in academic practices
Projects supported by the mentorship program benefit from the scientific insights of experienced academic faculty, administrative support from the resident and student chiefs, as well as a growing library of reference materials. This has been a highly successful program that has led to an unprecedented increase in resident and student participation in peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national conferences.
People

Zhaosheng Jin, MBBS
Co-founder, Faculty Director
Assistant Professor

Alina Razak, MD
Resident Director (Research Chief)
CA-3 Resident


Student Chief
4th Year Medical Student



Ana Costa, MD
Faculty Leadership
Associate Professor
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs
Associate Residency Program Director

Joy E. Schabel, MD
Faculty Leadership
Professor
Vice Chair for Education
Director: Residency Training Program
Director: Medical Student Education

Sergio D Bergese, MD
Faculty Leadership
Professor
Vice Chair for Professional Development
Director of Outcomes and Clinical Research in Perioperative Medicine

Alexandra Tsivitis, DO
Resident Director elect (Research Chief)
CA-2 Resident

Jasper Murphy
Student Chief - elect
3rd Year Medical Student

Lana Shteynman
Student Mentor
3rd Year Medical Student
Former members:

Giacomo Scorsese, DO
co-founder, Chief Anesthesia Resident 2022-2023
Assistant Professor


News
Publications
Key: Resident author   Medical student author
    2025 (3 total)

DiMaria S, Mangano N, Bruzzese A, Bartula B, Parikh S, Costa A. Genetic Variation and Sex-Based Differences: Current Considerations for Anesthetic Management.

Wang A, Bitzas S, Perez D, Schwartz J, Zaidi S, Oster J, Bergese SD. Perioperative Considerations of Novel Antidiabetic Agents in Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery.

Zimmerman AJ, Mangano N, Park G, Kaushal AK, Bergese SD. Glial Modulator Antibiotics for Neuropathic Pain: Current Insights and Future Directions.


    2024 (24 total)

Bargnes III V, Davidson S, Talbot L, Jin Z, Poppers J, Bergese SD. Start Strong, Finish Strong: A Review of Prehabilitation in Cardiac Surgery.

Beg T, Kerolus K. The Well-Being of the Perioperative Physician.

Bell J, Bindelglass A, Morrone J, Park S, Costa A, Bergese S. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in the Ambulatory Surgery Center: A Narrative Review.

Crugnola W, Cinquina A, Mattimore D, Bitzas S, Schwartz J, Zaidi S, Bergese SD. Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Outcomes in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices.

Dammavalam V, Lin S, Nessa S, Daksla N, Stefanowski K, Costa A, Bergese S. Neuroprotection during Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Review of Future Therapies.

Dammavalam V, Rupert D, Lanio M, Jin Z, Nadkarni N, Tsirka SE, Bergese SD. Dementia after Ischemic Stroke, from Molecular Biomarkers to Therapeutic Options.

Desai A, Razak A, Ghaly L, Bennici L, Moore R. Opioid-Obviating Analgesia for Adolescent Multilevel Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Problem-Based Learning Discussion.

Elias M, Tateosian VS, Richman DC. What's New in Preoperative Cardiac Testing.

Gooden CK, Jin Z, Drum ET. Celebrating our 2023 Humanitarian Award Winners.

Jin Z. Progress Starts With Participation.

Jin Z, Bargnes V, Tsivitis A, Oster J, Lin J. Palliative Care Surgery of Cancer Patients.

Kianian S, Bansal J, Lee C, Zhang K, Bergese SD. Perioperative multimodal analgesia: a review of efficacy and safety of the treatment options.

Kirsch E, Rahman S, Kerolus K, Hasan R, Kowalska DB, Desai A, Bergese SD. Dysmenorrhea, a Narrative Review of Therapeutic Options.

Lee E, Kim J, Rahman S, Daksla N, Caldwell W, Bergese S. Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for Treatment of Lower Back Pain.

Mathew A, Kerolus K, Bitonti N, Guzman A, Moore R, Bergese S. Back to the Future: Historic Insights and Recent Innovations in Pediatric Regional Anesthesia.

Murphy J, Pak S, Shteynman L, Winkeler I, Jin Z, Kaczocha M, Bergese SD. Mechanisms and Preventative Strategies for Persistent Pain following Knee and Hip Joint Replacement Surgery: A Narrative Review.

Oliver B, Devitt C, Park G, Razak A, Liu SM, Bergese SD. Drugs in Development to Manage Acute Pain.

Razak A, Al Bizri E, Fardos Y, Romeiser JL, Bennett-Guerrero E. Nationwide survey of intraoperative methadone administration for perioperative analgesia.

Razak A, Baburyan S, Lee E, Costa A, Bergese SD. Role of Point-of-Care Gastric Ultrasound in Advancing Perioperative Fasting Guidelines.

Torpey A, Bellow E, Samojedny V, Ahluwalia S, Desai A, Caldwell W, Bergese S. Nanotechnology in Pain Management.

Tsivitis A, Hafeman M, Tateosian V, Weinhold A. Pediatric Anesthesia: Giggle Gas, Time Travel, and Working with the Best Population.

Wang A, Tsivitis A, Ma S, Jin Z, Al Bizri E, Moore R. The safety and efficacy of sugammadex for reversing neuromuscular blockade in younger children and infants.

Wang A, Kerolus K, Garry E, Li D, Desai A, Bergese S. Novel Techniques and Local Anesthetics for Perioperative Pain Management.

Yan A, Torpey A, Morrisroe E, Andraous W, Costa A, Bergese S. Clinical Management in Traumatic Brain Injury.


    2023 (27 total)

Ahn J, Bennici L, Costa A. The Gas Looks Greener on the Other Side: Using Novel Tech to Minimize Anesthesia Greenhouse Emissions.

Bargnes V 3rd, Corrado T, Abola R. What’s Your No Phone Zone? Sterile Cockpit and Airline Industry Perspectives in Anesthesia Workflow.

Bargnes V 3rd, Oliver B, Wang E, Greenspan S, Jin Z, Yeung I, Bergese S. Taming Postoperative Delirium with Dexmedetomidine: A Review of the Therapeutic Agent's Neuroprotective Effects following Surgery.

Bargnes V 3rd, Jacob S, Schabel J, Richman DC. Preoperative Clinic: A Gateway to DEI Education in Anesthesiology Residency.

Burjek NE, Hafeman M, Guthrie D, Desai A, Jin Z, Brockel M, Moore R . Perioperative use of gabapentinoids in pediatric patients.

Cuenca J, Scorsese G, Li D, Poppers J, Fischl A. Acute and Chronic Right Heart Failure: A Narrative Review of Mechanical Circulatory Support.

Daksla N, Wang A, Jin Z, Gupta A, Bergese SD. Oliceridine for the Management of Moderate to Severe Acute Postoperative Pain: A Narrative Review.

Dammavalam V, Murphy J, Johnkutty M, Elias M, Corn R, Bergese S. Perioperative cognition in association with malnutrition and frailty: a narrative review.

Elias M, Gombert A, Siddiqui S, Yu S, Jin Z, Bergese S. Perioperative utility of amisulpride and dopamine receptor antagonist antiemetics-a narrative review.

Fardos Y, Mattimore D, Andraous W, Geralemou S, Bergese S, Costa A. Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Ghaly L, Bargnes V, Rahman S, Tawfik GA, Bergese S, Caldwell W. Interventional Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.

Hafeman M, Greenspan S, Rakhamimova E, Jin Z, Moore RP, Al Bizri E. Caudal block vs. transversus abdominis plane block for pediatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Hum B, Christophides A, Jin Z, Elias M, Taneja K, Bergese SD. The validity and applications of the analgesia nociception index: a narrative review.

Jin Z, Lee C, Zhang K, Jeong R, Gan TJ, Richman DC. Utilization of Wearable Pedometer Devices in the Perioperative Period: A Qualitative Systematic Review.

Jin Z, Rismany J, Gidicsin C, Bergese SD. Frailty: the perioperative and anesthesia challenges of an emerging pandemic.

Kianian S, Kwon AH, Bergese SD. Off the Beaten Path: The Footprints of Anesthesiologist Innovators.

Kianian S, Scorsese G, Zabirowicz E, Poppers J. Perioperative Management of a Patient with Hemophilia C and Allergy to Fresh Frozen Plasma.

Li R, Mukherjee MB, Jin Z, Liu H, Lin K, Liu Q, Dilger JP, Lin J. The Potential Effect of General Anesthetics in Cancer Surgery: Meta-Analysis of Postoperative Metastasis and Inflammatory Cytokines.

Mattimore D, Fischl A, Christophides A, Cuenca J, Davidson S, Jin Z, Bergese S. Delirium after Cardiac Surgery-A Narrative Review.

Rahman S, Kidwai A, Rakhamimova E, Elias M, Caldwell W, Bergese SD. Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Pain.

Razak A, Corman B, Servider J, Mavarez-Martinez A, Jin Z, Mushlin H, Bergese SD. Postoperative analgesic options after spine surgery: finding the optimal treatment strategies.

Scorsese G, Jin Z, Greenspan S, Seiter C, Jiang Y, Huang MB, Lin J. Effectiveness of Thoracic Wall Blocks in Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery, a Network Meta-Analysis.

Shafai A, Tateosian V. The Path Toward a Sustainable Global Health Partnership.

Sigona A, Richman DC. Identifying and reducing risks of postoperative pulmonary complications.

Tsivitis A, Wang A, Murphy J, Khan A, Jin Z, Moore R, Tateosian V, Bergese S. Anesthesia, the developing brain, and dexmedetomidine for neuroprotection.

Tsivitis A, Kozlowski P, Corrado T, Chesler D, Moore R, Al Bizri E. Traumatic carotid artery injury caused by a metal sipping straw in a pediatric patient: Anesthetic management and considerations.

Wang A, Murphy J, Shteynman L, Daksla N, Gupta A, Bergese S. Novel Opioids in the Setting of Acute Postoperative Pain: A Narrative Review.

Presentations
    2024 (19 total)

Krauss B, Crugnola W, Ahn J, Al Bizri E. Pre- and Intraoperative Management of Immune Thrombocytopenia and Stroke Risk in a Patient Undergoing Splenectomy. ASA 2024

Li D, Shteynman L, Jin Z, Lu WH, Schabel JE. The Role of Medical School Clerkship Experiences in Anesthesiology as a Career Preference. ASA 2024

Razak A, Ma S, Jin Z, DeLemos M, Bergese SD. Utility of Remimazolam Versus Propofol for Total Intravenous Anesthesia: A Meta-analysis. ASA 2024

Greenspan S, Gordon J, Oo J, Caldwell W. Combined Basivertebral Nerve Ablation and Interspinous Spacer Implants Provides Effective Long-term Pain Relief in a Patient with Severe Low Back and Leg Pain. ASA 2024

Mangano N, De La Hoz M, Oo J, Caldwell W. Basivertebral Nerve Ablation and Spinal Cord Stimulation for Successful Management of Lower Back and Radicular Leg Pain Refractory to Spinal Fusion Surgery. ASA 2024

Bargnes VH, Lee E, Oliver B, Razak A, Mathew A, Oleszak S. Perioperative Management of a 25-week Gravid Mother Undergoing Repeat Subglottic Stenosis Dilation Complicated by Tension Pneumothorax and Diffuse Thromboembolic Strokes. ASA 2024

Bargnes VH, Ghaly L, Belford J, Aminov J, Oleszak S. Opportune Perioperative Management of a Patient with Multiple Allergies. ASA 2024

Bargnes VH, Chen X, Lin T, Barsch M, Feit A. Cardiogenic Shock Due to Influenza Myocarditis Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation with Complete Recovery of Cardiac Function. ASA 2024

Jin Z, Rakhamimova E, Christophides A, Poppers J. Parasternal intercostal nerve block for analgesia in surgeries requiring sternotomy, a systematic review and meta-analysis. ASA 2024

Wang A, Al Bizri E. External Oblique Intercostal (EOI) Block for Patients Undergoing Nephrectomy for Postoperative Pain Management: A Case Series. ASA 2024

Greenberg S, Stephen SR, Abola R, Costa A. Outcomes after Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis for Cerebral Infarction of Various Vascular Territories. ASA 2024

Murphy J, Chen R, Li D, Kim C, Razak A, Nada E. Trends in Regional Anesthesia Clinical Trials: A Quantitative Analysis of Trials Registered with Clinicaltrials.gov. ASA 2024

Mangano N, Bitonti N, Desai A. Regional Anesthetic Management of Rib and Clavicle Fracture in an Elderly Patient with Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Block. ASRA Fall 2024

Elias M, Wang E, Hum B, Scott B, Nada E. Regional Anesthetic. Approach to Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement. PGA 2024

DiMaria S, Li J, Cuenca J, Fischl A. Management Of Acute Cardiogenic Shock Secondary To Viral Myocarditis Using Mechanical Circulatory Support. PGA 2024

Yerramalli G, Bargnes V, Oster J, Atkinson D, Poppers J. Patient with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia having Adverse Reactions to Heparin having Mitral Clip Placement for Severe Mitral Regurgitation. PGA 2024

Espeleta J, Bargnes V, Fischl A. Don’t Be Conned by Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Anesthetic Considerations for Conn Syndrome. PGA 2024

Tsivitis A, Atkinson D, Nguyen N, Feit A. Urgent laparotomy and salpingectomy secondary to ectopic pregnancy in a patient requiring VA ECMO after V fib arrest at home. PGA 2024

Winkeler I, Jin Z, Zhu M, Poovathoor S, Bergese S. Comparing the efficacy of remimazolam and midazolam for procedural sedation, a meta-analysis. PGA 2024