The California Society of Anesthesiologists named James Moore, MD, president, according to The Beach Reporter.
Here are four things to note:
1. Dr. Moore is a clinical professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine; administrative director of the Preoperative Evaluation and Planning Center at University of California Los Angeles and physician informaticist for the UCLA Health System.
2. He has served as a committee chair for the American Society of Anesthesiologists. He is a California delegate to the ASA House of Delegates.
3. He completed his residency at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
4. Dr. Moore also completed two fellowships at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle — one in regional anesthesiology and anesthesiology research.