Our residents are strongly encouraged to participate in departmental research opportunities. To facilitate scholarly activity, you will be paired with faculty research mentors from the transitional year to the CA-3 year to help achieve your research goals. Research opportunities include case reports/presentations, quality improvement projects, and clinical trial participation, amongst others. Current research pursuits within the department include liver transplantation, cardiac anesthesia, medical and interventional pain management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our residents routinely present their scholarly activities at national and regional meetings.

The department currently employs two research fellows who assist with departmental research endeavors. Additionally, the department welcomes medical students to apply for a Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF) funded by the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER). Past participating students have presented their work at the Anesthesiology Annual Meeting along with peer-reviewed publications.

Yearly academic project

As a resident, you will work on a scholarly projects each year. Scholarly projects may include clinical or laboratory research, quality improvement projects, or case reports suitable for presentation or publication, Grand Rounds presentations, preparation and publication of review articles, book chapters, manuals for teaching or clinical practice, or similar academic activities. Your advisers will oversee the project and ensure that it meets academic standards.

All residents travel and present their scholarly work at the Western Anesthesia Residents Conference (WARC) on an annual basis. A generous travel stipend is provided by Mayo Clinic for conference attendance and presentations.

The Milde Resident Research Award, named in honor of Dr. Leslie N. Milde, a pioneering female full professor at Mayo Clinic and our former department chair, is granted to a transition year through CA-3 residents for their exceptional scholarly activity. The award's recipient is determined through a voting process held in spring, with the announcement taking place at the graduation ceremony.

Recent publications from the department

• Milam AJ, Ramakrishna H. Predicting Survival After HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation-Progress Continues. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2023 Aug;37(8):1347-1348. doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2023.04.015. Epub 2023 Apr 14. PMID: 37149472.
• Johnson B, Covington S, Maita M, Strand N. Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Lesser Occipital and Greater Auricular Nerve for Post Herpetic Neuralgia in a Case of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: Case Report. Orthop Rev (Pavia). 2023 Aug 25;15:85149. doi: 10.52965/001c.85149. PMID: 37641792; PMCID: PMC10460630.
• Krog L, Maloney J, Pew S, Adeleye O, Johnson B, Glenn B, Gill B, Tieppo Francio V, Pagan-Rosado R, Whitney M, Sinha N, Strand N. Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation: A Review. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Apr;28(4):239-249. doi: 10.1007/s11916-023-01200-8. Epub 2023 Dec 26. PMID: 38147282.
• Maloney J, Strand N, Wie C, Pew S, Dawodu A, Dunn T, Johnson B, Eells A, Viswanath O, Freeman J, Covington S. Current Review of Regenerative Medicine Therapies for Spine-Related Pain. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2023 Dec 19. doi: 10.1007/s11916-023-01194-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38112985.
• Covington S, Strand N, Pew S, Dawodu A, Dunn T, Johnson B, Hand B, Abd-Elsayed A. Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Neck Surgery Syndrome. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Feb 3. doi: 10.1007/s11916-024-01214-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38308745.
• Edwards JN, Whitney MA, Smith BB, Fah MK, Buckner Petty SA, Durra O, Sell-Dottin KA, Portner E, Wittwer ED, Milam AJ. The role of methadone in cardiac surgery for management of postoperative pain. BJA Open. 2024 Jun; 10:100270 Epub 2024 Mar 22
• Jaroszewski DE, Bostoros P, Farina JM, Botros MM, Aly MR, Peterson M, Lackey J, Pulivarthi KV, Smith B, Craner R, Stearns JD. Evolution of Pain Control for Adult Pectus Excavatum Repair. Ann Thorac Surg. 2024 Apr; 117 (4):829-837 Epub 2023 June 04
• Cohen JB, Smith BB, Teeter EG. Update on guidelines and recommendations for enhanced recovery after thoracic surgery. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2024 Feb 1; 37 (1):58-63 Epub 2023 Nov 23
• Bruce MR, Frasco PE, Sell-Dottin KA, Cuevas CV, Chang YH, Lim ES, Rosenthal JL, DeValeria PA, Smith BB. Days Alive and Out of the Hospital After Heart Transplantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2024 Jan; 38 (1):93-100 Epub 2023 Sept 30
• Harbell MW, Langley NR, Seamans DP, Kraus MB, Carey FJ, Craner RC. Deep parasternal intercostal plane nerve block: an anatomical study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Mar 4; 49 (3):179-183 Epub 2024 Mar 04
• Kraus MB, Bingham JS, Kekic A, Erickson C, Grilli CB, Seamans DP, Upjohn DP, Hentz JG, Clarke HD, Spangehl MJ. Does Preoperative Pharmacogenomic Testing of Patients Undergoing TKA Improve Postoperative Pain? A Randomized Trial. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2024 Feb 1; 482 (2):291-300 Epub 2023 Aug 18
• Milam AJ, Vandenberg M, Kraus M. In Response. Anesth Analg. 2024 Feb 1; 138 (2):e11-e12 Epub 2024 Jan 12
• Dumitrascu CI, Eneh PN, Keim AA, Kraus MB, Sharpe EE. Anesthetic management of parturients with achondroplasia: a case series. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2024; 37 (1):63-68 Epub 2023 Dec 20
• Harbell MW, McMullen KB, Kosiorek H, Kraus MB. Women Representation in Anesthesiology Society Leadership Positions. Anesth Analg. 2023 Dec 1; 137 (6):1171-1178 Epub 2023 Apr 03
• Patel S, Alfafara C, Kraus MB, Buckner-Petty S, Bonner T, Youssef MR, Poterack KA, Mour G, Mathur AK, Milam AJ. Individual- and Community-Level Socioeconomic Status and Deceased Donor Renal Transplant Outcomes. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Nov 14 [Epub ahead of print]
• Kraus MB, Whitney MA, Dodd SE, Harbell MW. Hidden Perioperative Risk for Contraceptive Failure. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2023 Nov; 32 (11):1158-1160 Epub 2023 June 13 Harbell MW, Langley NR, Seamans DP, Koyyalamudi V, Kraus MB, Carey FJ, Craner R. Evaluating two approaches to the erector spinae plane block: an anatomical study. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2023 Oct; 48 (10):495-500 Epub 2023 Feb 16
• Douglas RN, Sharpe EE, Kraus M, Saddawi-Konefka D, Hanson AC, Pulos B. Mental Health Questions on State Medical License Applications and Evaluation of Updates. JAMA Netw Open 2023 Sep 5; 6 (9):e2333360 Epub 2023 Sept 05
• Harbell MW, Maloney J, Anderson MA, Attanti S, Kraus MB, Strand N. Addressing Bias in Acute Postoperative Pain Management. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2023 Sep; 27 (9):407-415 Epub 2023 July 05
• Vandenberg MT, Kraus M, Misra L, Hertzberg L, Buckner-Petty S, Padmanabhan A, Tollinche LE, Milam AJ. Racial Disparities in Compensation Among US Anesthesiologists: Results of a National Survey of Anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2023 Aug 1; 137 (2):268-276 Epub 2023 July 14

Research presentations

Our residents are encouraged and supported to present their scholarly projects and research pursuits at national and international conferences. Our residents routinely present at the American Society of Anesthesiology, Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiology, and American Society for Regional Anesthesia annual meetings. Funding for presentation trips is provided by the School of Graduate Medical Education. See Trainee compensation and benefits: Time off plans.