Anesthesia

George T. Vaida, MD, leads New York City-based NYU Langone Robotic Surgery Center's anesthesia team.

Keith Zwingelberg, MD, is an anesthesiologist at Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center.

Former University of Maine offensive lineman Justin Roberts, MD, now works as an anesthesiologist at Rutgers University's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, N.J., according to Bangor Daily News.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based Surgical Information Systems outlined the top anesthesia trends for ASCs to know.

Salem, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center bestowed its Physician of Excellence award on anesthesiologist Wilfred Lewis, MD.

Anesthesia Business Consultants released the winter 2019 issue of Communiqué focusing on the business of anesthesia and pain management.

Tampa, Fla.-based Select Physicians Surgery Center's David Samuels, MD, founded Non-opioid Patient Engagement — also known as NOPE! — to provide education about the risks of opioid use, according to the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Chester County, Pa., plans to sue at least two opioid manufacturers, alleging they violated the federal Controlled Substances Act, The Philadelphia Tribune reports.

Allied Pain & Spine Institute opened an office in Mountain View, Calif.

Plexus Technology Group will present its EMR solution Anesthesia Touch at the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Practice Management 2019, Jan. 18-20 in Las Vegas.