Histotechnology Memorial Fund to honor the late Rosalyn Garman at the Safar Center
Rosalyn’s histotechnology fund is designed to provide additional support that will target the histotechnology programs within the various Safar Center research projects,
A Tribute to Dr. Patrick Kochanek, Director Emeritus
The Safar Center pays tribute to Dr. Patrick Kochanek upon his retirement after 31 years as Director, honoring his transformative impact on resuscitation and traumatic brain injury research, his leadership in pediatric critical care medicine, and his legacy as an exceptional mentor and collaborator.
Introducing New Safar Center Leadership Roles
The Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh announces three inaugural Executive Directors — Drs. Corina Bondi, Shaun Carlson, and Dennis Simon — each bringing expertise in traumatic brain injury research and strong records in NIH-funded science and mentorship.
New Chabal Endowment for Breakthroughs in Resuscitation Research Established
Pitt alumni Charles Chabal III and Sharon W. Chabal have pledged $1.5 million to establish an endowed fund supporting the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
The Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was founded by the late Dr. Peter Safar in 1979, initially as the International Resuscitation Research Center
In recognition of Dr. Safar’s innumerable contributions to the field of resuscitation medicine, it was renamed the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research in 1994.
The Safar Center’s current research programs include Traumatic Brain Injury, Child Abuse, Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation, Hemorrhagic Shock, Combat Casualty Care, and Rehabilitation of CNS Injury. Center investigators work closely with the depts. of Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at both the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
In addition to conducting basic research, the Safar Center also provides training to the next generation of resuscitation researchers. The Center is a 20,000 square-feet freestanding research facility that houses the laboratories of scientists and clinician-scientists working across a broad spectrum of fields important to resuscitation medicine.
The Safar Center for Resuscitation Research at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine was founded by the late Dr. Peter Safar in 1979, initially as the International Resuscitation Research Center
In recognition of Dr. Safar’s innumerable contributions to the field of resuscitation medicine, it was renamed the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research in 1994.
The Safar Center’s current research programs include Traumatic Brain Injury, Child Abuse, Cardiac Arrest, Emergency Preservation and Resuscitation, Hemorrhagic Shock, Combat Casualty Care, and Rehabilitation of CNS Injury. Center investigators work closely with the depts. of Critical Care Medicine, Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Anesthesiology, Emergency Medicine, and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at both the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.
In addition to conducting basic research, the Safar Center also provides training to the next generation of resuscitation researchers. The Center is a 20,000 square-feet freestanding research facility that houses the laboratories of scientists and clinician-scientists working across a broad spectrum of fields important to resuscitation medicine.
Birth of CPR
Classic photo from 1956 of Dr. Peter Safar in the development of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation component of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Dr. Safar is positioned behind the Anesthesia machine on the left, managing the airway. Dr. Safar is known as the father of modern day resuscitation.
Birth of CPR
Classic photo from 1956 of Dr. Peter Safar in the development of mouth-to-mouth resuscitation component of Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Dr. Safar is positioned behind the Anesthesia machine on the left, managing the airway. Dr. Safar is known as the father of modern day resuscitation.
The History of the Safar Center
The Safar Center was initially founded as the International Resuscitation Research Center (IRRC) in 1979 by Dr. Peter Safar. In the late 1950s, Dr. Safar pioneered the development of the ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation) of resuscitation, including the technique of “mouth-to-mouth” resuscitation, and assembled these techniques, together with others, into what is currently known and implemented as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
The study and application of additional steps of advanced and prolonged life support led to the development of the concept of cardiopulmonary cerebral resuscitation (CPCR).