Anesthesia

Alika Lafontaine, MD, an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, was inducted as the Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous president, Everything GP reported Aug. 26. 

A LaVale, Md.-based anesthesiologist and pain management practice will pay $980,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for medically unnecessary urine tests, Cumberland Times-News reported Aug. 27. 

Connecticut is the state with the highest annual mean wage for certified nurse anesthetists, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Here are four anesthesiologists making headlines since Aug. 9:

Here are three partnerships from anesthesia-focused pain management company North American Partners in Anesthesia that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 11:

A former anesthesiologist surrendered his license and six more anesthesia stories Becker's has reported on since Aug. 11:

Prescott, refurbisher of surgical microscopes used in ASCs, has expanded into anesthesia support services through the acquisition of Heartland Medical Sales & Service. 

North American Partners in Anesthesia will partner with Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center starting Oct. 1, the company said Aug. 23.

Narendra Raval, a former anesthesiologist at Bakersfield, Calif.-based Mercy Hospital, has surrendered his license after the California Medical Board accused him of administering the wrong medicine to a pregnant woman in labor, which left her parapalegic for one year, bakersfield.com…

North American Partners in Anesthesia partnered with Wilmington (N.C.) Health Ambulatory Surgery Center.