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A study, published in Anesthesiology, examined the difference in outcomes between when anesthesiologists are assisted by nurse anesthetists and when they are assisted by anesthesiologist assistants, finding procedures in both instances had similar outcomes.
Top Doctor Awards named Dr. Bhiken Naik a 2018 Top Doctor in Virginia.
Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Forrest General Healthcare Foundation named four physicians to the 2018 Doctors' Hall of Fame including anesthesiologist William B. Strong, MD, Mississippi Business Journal reports.
Houston-based Texas County Memorial Hospital is opening an outpatient pain clinic, May 31, the Houston Herald reports.
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The U.S. Surgeon General and board-certified anesthesiologist Jerome Adams, MD, assisted in a medical emergency on a Delta flight from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Atlanta May 16, The Washington Post reports.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists recognized Michael Lewis, MD, with the 2018 Bertram W. Coffer, MD, Excellence in Government award.
Plexus Technology Group is going worldwide after partnering with Synopsis Healthcare to offer its Anesthesia Touch and Pharmacy Touch platforms in the United Kingdom.
Spindletop Capital Management acquired San Antonio-based Tricity Pain Associates and Interventional Pain Associates.
A Black Book Research survey named iProcedures the No. 1 ranked anesthesia vendor for the second consecutive year.