Here’s what you should know:
1. Peter Sawras, MD, an Allied Anesthesia physician, wrote the inaugural post on the dangers of eating before surgery.
2. Allied Anesthesia team leader Perry Chu, MD, said in a release, “The group wanted to start this medical blog as another way to reach out to patients, which is why we’re basing it wholly on the really important and common questions we hear every day.”
3. The blog will feature physicians answering patient question, while also featuring outside contributors.
Dr. Chu said, “We’ll have anesthesia-related posts by our own physicians, of course, but we also plan to include posts by other physicians and experts, even outside the field of anesthesia. Anyone who’s interested should definitely get in touch.”
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