Anesthesia

The American Medical Association appointed Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, an anesthesiologist, to serve as the organization's 178th president, according to a June 13 news release from the organization. 

Here are 15 statistics on anesthesiologist compensation, debt and more. 

Here are five numbers that may be troubling anesthesiologists. 

When and how procedural anesthesia and postoperative pain blocks are administered often play a role in procedure reimbursements for care. 

Physician specialist shortages, and predicted shortages, are plaguing health systems nationwide, including ASCs. One major shortage especially affecting ASCs is a shortage of anesthesiologists.

Here are four anesthesiologists who have made Becker's headlines since May 22:

The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland will retry anesthesiologist Anna Gabrielian, MD, a former employee of Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins, and her husband, Jamie Lee Henry, for their allegations of conspiring to help Russia by violating patient privacy, CBS…

Twenty-nine percent of anesthesiologists said having to work long hours is the hardest part of their job, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report" for 2023.

Most anesthesiologists do not intend to drop lower-paying insurers, according to Medscape's "Anesthesiologist Compensation Report" for 2023.

Although the mean annual wage among all anesthesiologists in the U.S. is $302,970, that can vary based on factors including experience and practice setting, according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational employment statistics survey.