Anesthesia

A study presented at the 2015 New York State Society of Anesthesiologists PostGraduate Assembly found that exercise programs aimed at increasing exercise tolerance before a surgical procedure may decrease morbidity and mortality, as reported by Anesthesiology News.

A new postoperative pain anesthesia modality will allow Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute to expand its outpatient total joint replacement services.

The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine named Santhanam Suresh, MD, winner of its Distinguished Service Award.

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville named anesthesiologist Jerry Epps, MD, senior vice president and CMO.

Ladd M. Campbell, DO, and Bradley A. Stone, MD, recently earned pediatric anesthesiology certification from the American Board of Anesthesiology, according to a Citizen-Times report.

Douglas Hester, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., participated in Vanderbilt University's Lectures in the Library series, "Alternative Medicine: Poets Who Heal."

Anesthesiologist pay increased by 1 percent over the past year, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2016.

The American Board of Anesthesiology and American Board of Emergency Medicine launched a combined training option in emergency medicine and anesthesiology for residency programs.

Sheridan, the physician services division of AmSurg, has acquired North Florida Anesthesia Consultants in Jacksonville.

Lodi, Calif.-based Morpheus Anesthesia physicians have joined CEP America, according to Central Valley Business Times.