Anesthesia

A trial for an anesthesiologist who "danced, gestured and appeared to sing along to music" in a video filmed during a 2017 surgery began July 26, according to a report from Courtroom View Network.

Here are the top three residency programs for anesthesiology, according to Doxmity's Residency Navigator.

California, the state with the largest population, has the most active anesthesiologists while Wyoming, the state with the smallest population, has the fewest, according to May data from KFF.

Here are four anesthesiologists or anesthesia-related stories since June 28: 

Anesthesia practice management provider Premier Anesthesia has promoted Miguel Cervantes, MD, and Anthony Dominic, DO, to regional medical director positions. 

Anesthesia reimbursement denials are on the upward swing, according to a June 26 blog post from Rita Astani, president of anesthesia for Coronis Health. 

While anesthesia providers have only three modes to report to payers, one seems to cause a lot of confusion among professionals, according to a July 3 blog post from Rita Astani, president of anesthesia for Coronis Health. 

The average annual wage for an anesthesiologist is $302,970, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are two anesthesiologists making leadership moves that Becker's has reported on since June 14: 

Matthew Meyer, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, spoke with Becker's to discuss how ASCs can leverage their unique positions to recruit anesthesia staff.