Anesthesia

Coudersport, Pa.-based Cole Memorial added anesthesiologist Sarah Sorlien, MD, to its staff.

St. George, Utah-based Desert Pain Specialists is opening a second office in Cedar City, Utah, and adding Ryan Workman, MD, to its staff, St. George News reports.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists is urging the Oregon Health Authority Health Evidence Review Committee to reconsider its ruling eliminating coverage for epidural steroid injections for patients with chronic back pain through the state's health programs.

The American Health Council added cardiothoracic anesthesiologist Richard Hughes, MD, of Ada, Mich.-based Anesthesia Practice Consultants, to its physician board.

The American Health Council added University of Miami Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology Fouad Souki, MD, to its education board.

Here are eight things to know about anesthesiologist compensation this year, based on the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2017.

Continental Who's Who recognized anesthesiologist Roya Yumul, MD, as a pinnacle professional member for her career in medicine.

Michael Danko, MD, opened a new pain management clinic in Mount Orab, Ohio, The Clermont Sun reports.

Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia cardiac anesthesiologist Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD, will present at the European Association of Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiology Annual Congress 2017, April 19 to April 21, in Berlin, Germany.

A study published in PLOS ONE determined conscious sedation was a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.