2013

Safar Center Study Featured in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Pitt Chronicle

Kline Students Receive Multiple Awards

Dr. Dixon to Receive Neurotrauma Chair in Neurological Surgery

John T. Povlishock, PhD to give the 2013 Peter and Eva Safar Lecture for the Sciences and Humanities

Society of Critical Care Medicine New Investigator Award 2013

A New Neuroprotective Agent Identified

2012

Dr. Empey to Receive the 2013 Young Investigator Award

Dr. Au Published in Journal of Neurotrauma

Dr. Kochanek Publishes Guidelines in Pediatric Clinical Care Medicine

Congratulations Dr. Shoykhet

Berger Appointed to Child Abuse Task Force

2011

Dr. Kochanek selected to receive Master in Critical Care Medicine (MCCM)

Safar Center Graduate Student Researcher Jing Ji Successfully Defends Doctoral Thesis

Dr. Robert Garman’s work on blast injury featured on the cover of Journal of Neurotrauma

Dr. Travis Jackson receives grants from the American Heart Association and Laerdal Foundation

The Thirty-First Peter and Eva Safar Annual Lectureship in Medical Sciences and Humanities and The 9th Safar Symposium

Drs. Rachel P. Berger, Michael J. Bell and Patrick Kochanek Cited on FOX News Website Article titled: "New Research Looks to Help Diagnose Shaken Baby Syndrome", June 24, 2011

Dr. Rachel P. Berger had the cover article on the Forum section of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, June 12, 2011

Drs. C. Edward Dixon and Patrick Kochanek Cited in PITTMED Article on Traumatic Brain Injury

Guest Professor Dr. Claudia Robertson Visits the Safar Center

New Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Laboratory Opens in the Safar Center

Undergraduate Student, Linda Glah, Accepted to Medical School with Scholarship

Brian Blasiole Receives a Seed Grant from the Department of Anesthesiology

Dr. William Armstead Visits the Safar Center

2010

Dr. Alicia Au Receives McGrevin Post Doctoral Award

Safar Center Honored by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

The Thirtieth Peter and Eva Safar Annual Lectureship in Medical Sciences and Humanities and The 8th Safar Symposium

Dr. Ericka Fink Spends Time Volunteering in Haiti

Dr. Philip Empey Receives NIH Career Development Award

Dr. Mioara Manole Receives American Heart Association Grant

Conferral of tenure for Dr. Anthony E. Kline

Several students from Dr. Kline’s Rehabilitation Research laboratory receive recognition for their research

Congressman Murphy visits the Safar Center

Guest Professor COL James Atkins, MD, PhD visits the Safar Center

Dr. Patrick Kochanek gave Integra Lecture

MD/PhD Student James Bales Publishes Article in Journal of Neurotrauma

Dr. Hülya Bayir appointed as Director of Pediatric Critical Care Research

SCRR Student Rachel Kyper wins 3rd place at the annual Children’s Hospital Poster Day

Pediatric Neurotrauma Center (PNTC) Releases Its Annual Report

Undergraduate student Kathryn Marie Ehrenberg awarded Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) travel Fellowship

Undergraduate student Amanda Hope Panos receives Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) Summer Undergraduate Research Program Fellowship

2009

2009

Dr. Samuel Tisherman receives the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award in Trauma Resuscitation Science

2009

Guest Professor William Armstead, MD visits the Safar Center

2009

Robert Garman, DMV presented the Symposium lecture series on Neuropathology at the Safar Center

2009

The Twenty-Ninth Peter and Eva Safar Annual Lectureship in Medical Sciences and Humanities and The 7th Safar Symposium

2009

Colonel Dallas Hack visited the Safar Center

2009

University Times ran an Article featuring the Safar Center

2009

Xianren Wu, MD won First Place at the West PA Resident Research Competition

2009

Graduate Student Jing Ji Receives Travel Grant from Neurotraum

2009

Journal of Neurotrauma Blast Issue Released as the July Issue.

2009

Tomas Drabek, MD Receives Beginning Investigator Grant Support from the American Heart Association

2009

A New T32 Grant Year Begins

2009

Robert Clark, MD Accepts Position as Chief of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

2009

2009 T32 Fellow Graduates Move on to Outstanding New Faculty Positions

2008

11 Nov 2008

Vienna Renames A Street In Honor Of Dr. Peter Safar

5 Nov 2008

The Twenty-Ninth Peter and Eva Safar Annual Lectureship in Medical Sciences and Humanities and The 7th Safar Symposium

5 Nov 2008

Wagner team wins award 2nd year in a row—Undergrad student Rashed Harun awarded the Bradler Award in Neuroscience

5 Nov 2008

Tomas Drabek, MD to present at the 2009 Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting

5 Nov 2008

Benjamin Wells de Witt awarded Stephen Phillips Award for Outstanding Research Accomplished during the Dean’s Summer Research Program for Medical Students

5 Nov 2008

Manuella Lahoud-Rahme, MD receives Young Investigator Award from AHA Resuscitation Research Symposium

12 Oct 2008

Dr. Kochanek receives AAP Distinguished Career Award

6 Oct 2008

Safar Center honored at Pitt’s 4th Annual Celebration of Innovation

26 Sep 2008

50th Anniversary celebration of the Multidisciplinary ICU started by Dr. Peter Safar at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

1 Aug 2008

Mioara Manole, MD K award funded

1 Jul 2008

Anthony E. Kline, PhD, promoted to Associate Professor, PM&R

30 Apr 2008

The Twenty-Eighth Peter and Eva Safar Annual Lectureship in Medical Sciences and Humanities

10 Apr 2008

Michael J. Bell, MD accepts position as Associate Director, Pediatric Neurointensive Care at the Safar Center

27 Mar 2008

Jennifer Arnold, MD receives Ray Helfer Award from PAS

11 Mar 2008

Guest Professor Sujatha Kannan, MD visits the Safar Center

28 Feb 2008

Amy Wagner, MD Receives DOD Concept Award

22 Feb 2008

SCRR Fellows Win 2 out of 6 Awards at the AHA 16th Annual Fellows Research Day in Pittsburgh

12 Feb 2008

Former SCRR T32 fellow Alia Dennis, MD, receives recognition for her volunteer and humanitarianism work by the International Children’s Heart Foundation

14 Feb 2008

Guest Professor Donald Marion, MD visits the Safar Center

23 Jan 2008

Guest Professor William Armstead, PhD, Visits The Safar Center

7 Jan 2008

Pediatrics to Publish Research of Former T-32 Fellow Mary Hartman, MD, MPH

2007

4 Dec 2007

Undergrad student Annie Hoffman awarded Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) travel Fellowship

10 Nov 2007

Former T-32 Fellow, Jennifer Arnold, MD, Featured On Good Morning America Weekend Edition

8 Nov 2007

T32 fellow Jennifer Arnold, MD chosen to present abstract at 8th International Simulation Meeting and the 29th Greater New York Conference on Perinatal Research

17 Oct 2007

2nd Annual Faculty-Fellow Research Day held at Safar Center

10 Oct 2007

Undergrad student Laura Drewencki awarded the Bradler Award in Neuroscience

4 Oct 2007

T32 fellows Mioara Manole, MD and Ajit Sarnaik, MD chosen to present abstracts at Annual National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research/NICHD Workshop in Washington, DC.

27 Sept 2007

Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC)’s COL. Poropatich and Mr. Read visit the Safar Center

26 Sept 2007

Dr. Patrick M. Kochanek guest speaker at the opening ceremony of the new PICU/CvICU at Children’s Hospital of Orange County

13 Sept 2007

Melinda F. Hamilton, MD, MSc named director for the Pediatric Simulation Center at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh

20 Aug 2007

Lesley Foley Selected as a Poster Finalist at the 2007 National Neurotrama Society Meeting

15 Aug 2007

2007 Summer Student Research Seminar at the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research

9 Aug 2007

Safar Center Investigators featured in Science Magazine

8 Aug 2007

Drs. C. Edward Dixon And Patrick Kochanek Participate In US Army Conference On Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury

2 Aug 2007

Lauren Bueke Receives First Prize At Children’s Hospital Of Pittsburgh Student Research Day

31 May 2007

5th Annual Safar Symposium

12 April 2007

SCRR Trainees Honored at the 2007 SCCM Congress

14 February 2007

Mioara Manole Awarded for Poster

14 February 2007

New Journal of Neurotrauma Special Issue

2006

18 December 2006

Dr. Xiaopeng Zhang Published in Journal of Neurotrauma

22 November 2006

Safar Center Investigators Contribute to New Textbook on Brain Injury Medicine

16 November 2006

Dr. Rachel Berger Featured in Pittsburgh Magazine

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Fourth Annual Safar Symposium

2005

30 June 2005
Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation

A Statement from the University of Pittsburgh and the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research

23 June 2005

Third Annual Safar Symposium

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