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There are two periods of time during which an anesthesiologist may request to have a case at an ASC cancelled — during the pre-op screening process and on the day of the procedure, according to Thomas Wherry, MD, principal of…

The Connecticut State Medical Society has announced it bestowed a lifetime achievement award for distinguished service to anesthesiologist Stanley J. Keating, MD, of Simsbury.

Anesthesiologist Andy Harris, MD, has won the Maryland 1st Congressional District, according to news reports.

MEDNAX boosted its earnings 27 percent in the third quarter, as the company continued growth in neonatal, maternal-fetal, pediatric and anesthesia physician services, according to a South Florida Business Journal report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists has announced its support for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's proposal to place propofol into schedule IV of the Controlled Substances Act.

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American Anesthesiology, a subsidiary of MEDNAX, has announced the acquisition of Greensboro Anesthesia Physicians, a physician group practice that provides patient services at three hospitals in the Moses Cone Health System and two ASCs in Greensboro, N.C., according to a…

Anesthesiologists can use an alternative anesthetic technique involving a gum elastic bougie device when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work, according to an article published in the Sept. 2010 issue of Anesthesia Progress.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists and three other leading healthcare groups will gather in an invitation-only meeting aimed at addressing the national drug shortage problem, according to a news release.

Memory loss after anesthesia could be prevented by blocking a receptor thought to contribute to memory deficits, according to a study published in the Nov. 2010 issue of Anesthesiology.