Anesthesia

MEDNAX acquired MEMAC Associates in Warren, Mich.

Michael Hicks, MD, joined the University of North Texas Health Science Center as its executive vice president for clinical affairs.

The International Anesthesia Research Society named Jean-François Pittet, MD, editor-in-chief of its flagship journal Anesthesia & Analgesia.

University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson named Wayne Jacobsen, MD, head of the Department of Anesthesiology, according to a KGUN 9 report.

Most patients do not know the full extent of an anesthesiologist's duties, according to research from a Rutgers University physician that was presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners entered into new partnership with Anesthesia Consultants of Dallas.

Anesthesia Pain Care Consultants in Tamarac, Fla., opened a new office in Boca Raton, Fla., according to a Sun Sentinel report.

A new approach to identifying compounds may lead to the next generation of anesthetics, according to a study published in the February issue of Anesthesiology.

Somnia Anesthesia will join the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists from Jan. 25 to 31, to celebrate the work of certified registered nurse anesthetists.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Howard Zucker, MD, JD, as commissioner of the State Department of Health, according to an ASA report.