May 16, 2026, 11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. The Secret of Our Success: Never Say No Karpf Auditorium

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Speakers:

  • Dr. Abiri completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Kentucky in 2020. He currently serves as the Vice Chair of Administration for the UK College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine. He is also the Medical Director for Non-OR Anesthesia.
     
  • Zaki-Udin Hassan, MBBS, MBA, CPE, FASA, is a board-certified anesthesiologist, department chair, and professor of anesthesiology and surgery at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine. He has specialized training in pain medicine, liver transplant anesthesiology, and cardiothoracic anesthesiology. He completed his MBBS at Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School at the University of London, followed by several years of training as a House Officer, Senior House Officer, and Registrar at various institutions in the United Kingdom that provided him a wide breadth of experience. He then completed an anesthesia internship and residency, a fellowship in pain medicine, and an MBA at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He is currently the Physician-in-Chief and director of Liver Transplant Anesthesia. He also serves as the Enterprise Director of Simulation for UK HealthCare.
     
  • Dr. Hume completed his medical education at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. After medical school, he completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Following residency, Dr. Hume continued his training at the University of Maryland Medical Center / R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center by completing a trauma anesthesiology fellowship.
     
  • Dr. Nguyen completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of Kentucky in 2012. He currently serves as the Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs for the UK College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine. He is also part of UK HealthCare’s Perioperative Management Team, serving as the Anesthesia Medical Director.
Karpf Auditorium
UK College of Medicine Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine
Brian Abiri, DO; Zaki-Udin Hassan, MBBS, MBA, CPE, FASA; Benjamin Hume, MD; Dung Nguyen, MD
Southeastern Universities Department of Anesthesiology Chairs

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