Anesthesia

Richard Berlin, MD, has been tapped to lead the first-ever obstetric fistula repair mission for Operation Smile, an international children's medical aid organization.

Researchers have identified a compound that seems to play a role in the development of opioid tolerance, according to a study published in Anesthesiology.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., added Scott Klier, DO, to its physician team, according to a report by The Herald-News.

Cincinnati-based UC Health named William Hurford, MD, its first CMO.

Here are the top five causes of anesthesiologist burnout, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2015:

Albert Lea, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System added Robert Maddock, MD, to its medical staff, according to an Austin Daily Herald report.

U.S. Anesthesia Partners has entered into a partnership with Denver-based Greater Colorado Anesthesia.

Asheville, N.C.-based AllCare Clinical Associates named John T. Bryant IV, MD, a partner.

A majority of anesthesiologists believe that marijuana should be legalized, according to a Medscape Anesthesiologist Lifestyle Report 2015.

The International Anesthesia Research Society appointed Alan Jay Schwartz, MD, as editor-in-chief of its online journal Anesthesia & Analgesia Case Reports.