Anesthesia

A study presented at the ESTRO 36 conference examined if videos projected in a radiotherapy machine could be an effective substitute for general anesthesia during radiotherapy treatment.

A study in JAMA Neurology examined monitored anesthesia care's efficacy and effectiveness, Neurology Advisor reports.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke University anesthesiology professor Joannes Karis, MD, died May 12, DukeToday reports.

Highland Heights-based Northern Kentucky University officially launched its nurse anesthetist program, WCPO reports.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals is including anesthesiologist David Jankowski, DO, in its Leading Physicians of the World publication.

The International Association of HealthCare Professionals is including anesthesiologist Frank Eaton, MD, in its The Leading Physicians of the World publication.

Allied Anesthesia added eight physicians in Orange and Fullerton, Calif.

Police found Richard Field, MD, and Lina Bolanos, MD, dead in their Boston home May 6 after a shootout with the alleged suspect, The Boston Globe reports.

Pontiac, Ill.-based OSF St. James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center added Timothy Koritz, MD, to its staff, The Times reports.

St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital named Mohamed Rehman, MD, chair of the anesthesiology department.