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  2. Solmaz Manuel, MD

Solmaz Manuel, MD

Assistant Clinical Professor

Dr. Solmaz Poorsattar Manuel is a physician-educator in the UCSF Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care. She is a graduate of the UCSF School of Medicine and the Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital Anesthesiology Residency Program. Clinically, Dr. Manuel specializes in Acute Pain, Regional Anesthesia, and Neuroanesthesia. She is passionate about providing each patient with the safest, highest quality, and most compassionate care. She is proud to practice at an institution with phenomenal colleagues and that offers the most cutting edge surgical, anesthetic, and perioperative care.

Academically, Dr. Manuel focuses on medical education, mentorship, and quality improvement. She is an Assistant Course Director for the ABC (core cardiac, respiratory and hematology) block for first year medical students; anesthesiology clerkship site director; faculty advisor for the UCSF Anesthesiology Interest Group, and career advisor for students pursuing a residency in anesthesiology. She additionally serves as an advisor in the anesthesiology residency program.

Dr. Manuel’s excellence as a medical educator has been recognized through multiple competitive awards nominated by both trainees and colleagues. Under her advising and coordination, the UCSF Anesthesia Interest Group (AIG) received national ASA recognition as most outstanding AIG. She has been nominated for the UCSF Ronald D. Miller Award for Excellence in Resident Mentorship, awarded the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, awarded the UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2020 Convocation Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching by Clinical Faculty, and inducted into the UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators. She was honored to have been the keynote speaker for the ASA Medical Student House of Delegates in 2020.

Dr. Manuel is involved in several collaborative research projects across departments and institutions that reflect her interests in quality improvement, patient blood management, and medical education. In addition, Dr. Manuel is a dedicated champion for diversity and equity within the fields of anesthesiology and medical education.  She has led efforts to reduce bias and improve the educational environment for rotators and trainees in anesthesiology, engages in research to uncover disparities in the perioperative environment, and mentors through multiple pipeline program for undergraduate and high school students from underrepresented backgrounds.
Education
2019 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California
- Anesthesiology Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
M.D., - School of Medicine, University of California - San Francisco
B.S., - Economics, Mathematics, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Honors and Awards
Induction into Academy of Medical Educators, UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, 2020 Excellence in Teaching for Clinical Faculty Award, UCSF School of Medicine Class of 2020 Convocation Teaching Awards, 2020 Outstanding Anesthesia Interest Group Award, Best Overall Chapter, American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2019 Nominated for Ronald D. Miller Award for Excellence in Resident Mentoring, UCSF Department of Anesthesia, 2019 Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award, UCSF Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators, 2019 Highest Rated Improvement Initiative, Poster Leader Rounds, UCSF Health Improvement Symposium, 2019

 solmaz.manuel@ucsf.edu

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