Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist John Tinker, MD, has passed away at the age of 74, according to an ABC 8 report.

Sasha Shillcutt, MD, was awarded the University of Nebraska Medical Center's New Investigator Award, according to an Washington County Pilot-Tribune & Enterprise report.

Medtronic is donating two enhanced direct laryngoscopes to each of the 115 accredited nurse anesthesia educational programs across the United States.

A recent Medscape survey looked at the state of anesthesiologists' exposure to malpractice lawsuits, as reported by Anesthesia Business Consultants.

Representative Andy Harris, MD, (R-Md.) has endorsed Ben Carson, MD, for president, according to a report by The Hill.

Baptist Health Paducah (Ky.) selected NorthStar Anesthesia to manage its anesthesia services.

Anesthesiologists continue to enjoy an automatic specialty-based exemption from the meaningful use program requirements despite two recent MU developments, according to an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog.

Continental Who's Who recognized Jeffrey Uppington, MBBS, as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of medicine.

A study presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists shows that anesthesia-related medical malpractice claim frequency has decreased, according to a Clinical Advisor report.

Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists members were among the physicians participating in Wisconsin's third annual Doctor Day at the Capitol legislative advocacy conference on Feb. 10, according to an American Society of Anesthesiologists report.