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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Carmelita Pablo, M.D., to Chair Department of Anesthesiology
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JULY 31, 2002 | Dean E. Albert Reece,
M.D., Ph.D., M.B.A., of the College of Medicine has announced the
appointment of Carmelita Pablo, M.D., as the new chair of the Department of
Anesthesiology.
"I am delighted that Dr. Pablo has agreed to serve as chair
of the department of anesthesiology. She has immense clinical and interpersonal
skills and a broad base of support
and respect among
the faculty and
staff", Dean Reece said today.
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Carmelita Pablo, M.D. (Kevin Christensen)
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"She will be an excellent leader as we work together to
develop new programs in the College of Medicine and enhance
clinical care, teaching and research in the Department of
Anesthesiology."
Dr. Pablo has been interim chair as well as an associate professor of anesthesiology. She also holds appointments in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
in the College of Medicine and at
the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (VA), an affiliate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
"It is an honor to have been chosen for this position from among such fine candidates. Having been at UAMS for more than 20 years, I feel that I am an integral part of this institution and the surgical environment. I look at this as an opportunity to help fulfill the clinical, educational and research vision for the Department of Anesthesiology at
UAMS College of Medicine, Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH), and the VA.
"The department is working hard toward attaining the vision of the
College of Medicine. My vision is for continued academic enrichment and unparalleled service. Encompassed in this vision are growth in clinical practice, with special emphasis on
program enhancement and development; to continue ongoing research and begin new projects; and to enhance educational training of residents, students, and nurses through the use of a patient simulator as a teaching tool."
Dr. Pablo earned her medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines, and was a resident in anesthesiology at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She was
staff physician in Allentown,
Pa., before joining the College of Medicine faculty in 1980, where she first
pursued a cardiovascular fellowship.
She has held a wide variety of administrative and teaching posts at UAMS, including serving on the Resident Selection Committee and the Resident/Fellow Evaluation Committee since 1985; as faculty advisor to anesthesiology residents since 1994;
and current service on the Surgical Services Task Force, the Surgical Services Steering Committee, and the Surgical Services Board. Dr. Pablo is a member of the International Anesthesia Research Society, American Society of Anesthesiologists, and Arkansas Society of Anesthesiologists. She received the Red Sash Award from the Class of 2001 of the College of
Medicine as a testimony to her commitment to teaching.
Physicians in the Department of Anesthesiology staff the operating rooms at three major surgical centers as well as one-day surgery, labor and delivery, a pain clinic, the laser center, and the pre-operative center at UAMS Medical Center.
The department has an accredited four-year residency program with approximately 50 residents. The residents experience various sub-specialties
in the College of Medicine at UAMS, the VA, and ACH. Residents receive the majority of their training in the operating rooms, with additional training in pain management, the pre-operative center,
laser center, and obstetrics.
Several members of the anesthesiology faculty have current research grants from the National Institutes of Health or are participating in sponsored clinical trials.
Dr. Pablo has indicated that she plans new appointments and
initiatives to enhance scholarship in the department.
Dean Reece said today, "I
invite members of the college and others to join me in
congratulating Dr. Pablo on her appointment, and I solicit your support on behalf of Dr. Pablo."
Christopher T. Westfall, M.D., FACS, associate professor of ophthalmology, chaired the search committee.
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Department of Anesthesiology: http://www.uams.edu/anesthesiology/
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