CSA celebrates National Anesthesiologists Week. To toot our own horns, anesthesiologists are key linchpins in the Perioperative as well as healthcare processes of California. We are clinicians, researchers, and advocates. We have solicited essays celebrating the identity of Anesthesiologists from people in different stages of their careers; medical student aspiring to be an Anesthesiologist, residents, […]

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By Eugenia Ayrian, MD, FASA  The 2025 election season is here, and this is your chance to play an active role in shaping the future of the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA). Each year, CSA opens nominations for representatives in its geographic districts and mode-of-practice forums, providing a unique opportunity to contribute to the society’s […]

By Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA Welcome to another episode of Vital Times the California Society of Anesthesiologists’ Podcast with your host Dr. Rita Agarwal.  There have been a lot of questions recently regarding the appropriateness of patients scheduled for care in an ambulatory surgical center (ASCs). It appears that sicker and more complex patients […]

By Project Lead the Way This fall, anesthesiology residents from UCLA Medical Center led a series of engaging, hands-on workshops for nearly 100 high school students in the Los Angeles area who are currently taking PLTW Biomedical Science courses, providing an exciting glimpse into the world of medicine. The workshops focused on life-saving techniques, such […]

By CSA Lobbyist Bryce Docherty Summary: This has been an extremely busy year for CSA “Under the Dome” as we have engaged in legislative and regulatory efforts on multiple fronts. Unfortunately, much of our activity was directed to push back on efforts by the newly re-named California Association of Nurse Anesthesiology to expand CRNA’s scope […]

ASA week is approaching, and we at CSA believe it’s the perfect opportunity to highlight the Californian recipients of the ASA’s Diversity Mentoring Grant, who will be celebrated at a reception in Philadelphia. This year was particularly competitive, with 40 applications submitted. The Californian winners include the following: We persuaded several of these grant recipients […]

By Ana Maria Crawford, MD, FASA “One of the crucial factors in patient safety is real time, reliable monitoring of patients under anesthetic,” – Grainne Harrington for BBC World Service Health Check. (Source: https://www.lifebox.org/news/lifebox-features-on-the-bbc/). Imagine providing sedation and anesthesia without knowing the patient’s oxygen saturation or seeing that reassuring end-tidal CO2 tracing on your monitor. […]

By Christine Doyle, MD, CHCI, FASA, ASA Director for California The ASA held the Annual Board Meeting over the weekend of August 17/18, at the Loews O’Hare. It was the “safest” any of us have felt at the hotel, as there were about 70 Secret Service K-9 teams at the hotel, in preparation for the […]