Anesthesia

There is a need for more research concerning the safe administration of anesthetics and sedatives to children under four years old, as stated in the consensus statement released by SmartTots, according to newswise.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD, the new editor-in-chief of Anesthesiology, the official journal of the ASA.

Evan Kharasch, MD, PhD, will become editor-in-chief of the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Anesthesiology journal.

Steven Barker, PhD, MD, received the Harvey W. Weiley Lifetime Achievement Award at the Innovations and Applications of Monitoring Perfusion, Oxygenation, and Ventilation Symposium in Tokyo, Japan.

North Shore Medical Center in Salem, Mass., recently honored Wilfred Lewis, MD, with a 2015 Department of Surgery Clinical Excellence and Professionalism Award, according to a Wicked Local report.

Megan Olejniczak, MD, will travel to Rwanda to participate in a teaching program at two hospitals.

Ohio Society of Anesthesiologists named Paul Wojciechowski, MD, president.

Springfield (Vt.) Hospital added Xiangtian Hu, MD, to its physician team, according to a Times Argus report.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists named DeLaine Schmitz executive of the Anesthesia Quality Institute.

1. In May 2014, there were 30,060 anesthesiologists working in America, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.