Anesthesia

Around 91 percent of anesthesiologists over the age of 70 years admitted to being one of many parties named in a lawsuit, according to the Medscape Malpractice Report 2015: Why Anesthesiologists Get Sued.

North American Partners in Anesthesia expanded its partnership with Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, N.Y.

CytoSorbents added Volker Humbert, MD, as senior manager of clinical affairs.

Soubrata V. Raikar, MD, is now offering pain management at his practice, Midwest Anesthesia in Fremont, Neb., according to Fremont Tribune.

Patients 40 years old and above who underwent anesthesia prior to surgery showed no evidence of any subsequent associated mild cognitive impairment in their lives, according to a study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Mednax acquired West End Anesthesia Group in Richmond, Va., as well as its related entities, Hanover Anesthesia Group and West End Anesthesia Group.

North American Partners in Anesthesia has partnered with Riverside Medical Center and its affiliated ASC, Riverside Ambulatory Surgery Center, in Kankakee, Ill.

Society for Technology in Anesthesia honored Steven Barker, PhD, MD, with the 2016 J.S. Gravenstein Award for lifetime achievement.

Continental Who's Who recognized Jeffrey B. Magnes, MD, as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of healthcare.

Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa., added Isoken Osunde, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Pennsylvania Business Central report.