Anesthesia

Augusta, Ga.-based Medac, a provider of revenue cycle and practice management services and solutions to anesthesia-related healthcare providers, plans to establish its headquarters in North Augusta, S.C., according to a report by The Post and Courier.

In an Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post, President and CEO Tony Mira discusses the discrepancies in the numbers provided in various compensation surveys.  

Juan Francisco Gutierrez-Mazorra, MD, has been recognized as the Professional of the Year 2013 in Pediatric Anesthesiology in America's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, a publication that showcases thousands of professional men and women in all academic areas and professions.

Anesthesia Business Consultants announced it will be attending the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Quality Meeting in Dallas, April 12-13.

Anesthesiologists receive the highest compensation in the North Central region, as compared to other U.S. regions, according to the Medscape Anesthesiologist Compensation Report 2014.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare is a provider of comprehensive physician services in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, neonatology and radiology for hospitals and medical facilities.

FOAA Anesthesia Services, a division of North American Partners in Anesthesia, announced that Srinivas Sharma, MD, will be a featured panelist at the Mid-Atlantic Anesthesia Research Conference in Baltimore, April 26.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that the ARKON Anesthesia System with version 2.0 software, by SpaceLabs HealthCare, has been recalled.

Sunrise, Fla.-based Sheridan Healthcare announced that Marya Williamson is the winner of the 2014 Sheridan National Allied Health Scholarship for Anesthesiologist Assistant Students.

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center announced that Alastair J. Gillies, MD, who established the department of anesthesiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and served as chair for nearly 15 years, has died.