Anesthesia

White River Medical Center in Batesville added Robert C. Baker, MD, to its pain management clinic, according to an Arkansas Business report.

Marshall Ki Lee, MD, was appointed an assistant professor of anesthesiology at Temple University School of Medicine, and an attending physician at Temple University Hospital.

California lawmakers have passed a bill requiring baseline education and competency standards for surgical technologists.

Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Mark Suojanen, MD, to its physician team.

Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center named Virginia Nelson, MD, chief of anesthesia, according to a report by The Post-Standard.

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Nashville, Tenn.-based AMG, a PhyMed Healthcare Group, appointed Ira Landsman, MD, division chief of pediatric anesthesia, according to a report by The Tennessean.

Memphis-based LifeLinc Anesthesia is adding four new locations, according to a Memphis Business Journal report.

Bob Dick, 72, recently underwent a 90-minute total knee replacement — without general anesthesia.