“This is the journal of record for our field, and it is committed to publishing and disseminating the highest-quality work to inform the daily clinical practice of physician anesthesiologists and to transform the practice of medicine in our specialty,” said Dr. Kharasch. “I am both excited and privileged to help advance that mission.”
Here are five key notes on Dr. Kharasch:
1. Throughout his career, Dr. Kharasch has held several leadership roles. Most recently he was the vice chancellor of anesthesiology and director of clinical and translational research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
2. He is a member of and chairs the ASA committee on research and an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. He is a vice chair for grants and on the executive committee of the Foundation for Anesthesiology Education.
3. He received the 2011 ASA Excellence in Research Award and delivered the 2014 John W. Severinghaus Lecture on Translational Science at the ANESTHESIOLOGY annual meeting.
4. He was associate editor of Anesthesiology for five years and editor for nine years following. He will replace James C. Eisenach, MD, as editor-in-chief.
5. His research focuses on clinical pharmacology, drug metabolism and drug interactions. He has published more than 235 peer-reviewed manuscripts, several book chapters and co-editor of two comprehensive textbooks on anesthetic pharmacology.
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