5 anesthesiologists making headlines — April 2018

Here are five anesthesiologists that made headlines in April 2018.

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Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute selected anesthesiologist Rich Gilbert, MD, to serve as its new CEO.

Retired Stevens Point, Wis.-based anesthesiologist Anne Schierl, MD, 86, died.

Eric Shepard, MD, the director of anesthesia for Frederick (Md.) Surgical Center, and Robert Fisher, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Monocacy Health Partners in Frederick, completed their first total knee replacement surgery without using narcotics.

Pocatello, Idaho-based Portneuf Medical Center appointed anesthesiologist Dan Snell, MD, as its new CMO.

Somnia Anesthesia announced Jasper Mesarch, MD, of El Paso, Texas-based University Medical Center was the recipient of its sixth annual Anesthesiologist of the Year award.

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