Articles written by Kara M. Barnett
Volume 78 Number 1
The Lung Microbiome During Cocktail Hour
At a recent family celebration, I found myself in conversation with a cousin about his research interests: the lung microbiome. The lung microbiome? I asked him to elaborate…
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Practicing What I Teach
Before every lecture, I practice my talk for my husband to get his feedback. Over the years, he has picked up quite a bit himself—from perioperative lactation safety to non-operating room anesthesia in the outpatient setting. But I think his favorite was the time I practiced my active listening and empathy talk before the 2024 Post-Graduate Assembly.
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A Day in the Life of an Ambulatory Anesthesiologist
“More than two decades ago, my mother’s friend—a seasoned ambulatory anesthesiologist—gave me what she considered sage advice: ‘Don’t go into anesthesiology. It’s boring. All I do is sedate healthy patients for colonoscopies.’ Looking back, I am so grateful I followed my heart—and not my mom’s friend’s advice.”
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Safety While Traveling: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide is a true silent killer—odorless, colorless and tasteless. It claims over 1,000 lives each year in the United States. This is a timely issue with holiday and mid-winter vacations right around the corner.
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Exploring Anesthesiology Through a Summer Research Fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
“After our first year of medical school, we had the exciting opportunity to participate in the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF) at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK). This eight-week summer research program was an important step in our journey into anesthesiology.”
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Dr. Rebecca S. Twersky: A Pioneer in Ambulatory Anesthesia Safety (1955–2023)
Rebecca Twersky, M.D., MPH, FASA, affectionately known as Riki, grew up as the third of four children in an Orthodox Jewish household in Los Angeles. Her father, a Holocaust survivor, was a prominent rabbi, and her mother was daughter of a rabbi who had emigrated to the United States after World War I. Dr. Twersky’s […]
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Women Pioneers
For the past 20 years, women have comprised roughly half of all medical school classes in the United States. Yet only 36% of today’s full-time academic anesthesiologists in this country are women—and even fewer women hold leadership roles within the specialty. Here in the 21st century, the gender gap in anesthesiology still persists.
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Building on a Strong Foundation
It is an honor to step into the role of Sphere editor and chair of the NYSSA Communications Committee. This marks an exciting opportunity to build on the strong foundation put in place by our former editor and communications chair, Dr. Sonia Pyne. I would like to thank Dr. Pyne, who served as chair for […]
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