Dr. Seyed Safavynia, Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Resident, Honored with ASA Research Essay Award

The Department of Anesthesiology is happy to acknowledge that resident Seyed Safavynia, MD, PhD, has been honored with an award by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Dr. Safavynia was awarded second place in the Residents’ Research Essay Contest for his scientific abstract submission, “The Effects of GABAA Receptor Modulation by Flumazenil on Emergence from General Anesthesia”. He will formally receive the award at the ASA Annual Meeting in October in San Diego. He is a member of the Residency Class of 2018 and a Van Poznak Research Scholar. The Department congratulates Dr. Safavynia on this prestigious award.

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