Read the 2024 Edition of Vital Times!
Difficult Airway Made Easier: How Dr. Jonathan Benumof Pioneered Airway Management with the First Difficult Airway Algorithm
By Hayk Manuk-Hakobyan, MD The CSA Committee on the History of Anesthesia congratulates Dr. Hayk Manuk-Hakobyan, the 2nd place winner of the 2023 CSA History of Anesthesia Essay Contest! Dr. Manuk-Hakobyan is a CA-2 resident at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He grew up in Los Angeles, where he attended college at UCLA before medical school at […]
The Importance of Outreach
By Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD, and Anika Sinha Lack of diversity in the health sciences is a well-recognized problem with serious implications for the health and well-being of all communities. Resulting from hundreds of years of inequitable policies, laws, institutional and social structures, those from the African American, Hispanic / LatinX, Native American / […]
CSA Global Health Committee Spotlight: Meet Dr. Vrushali Ponde
By Genevieve D’Souza, MD, FASA The World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The CSA Committee on Global Health works to celebrate the volunteerism, philanthropy, and global health impact of CSA members, both locally and internationally. Where did you grow up? […]
We Need You Wednesday, August 9!
GASPAC Day of Contributing Challenge 2023 has been an eventful year in the California State Legislature, witnessing the introduction of thousands of bills, many of which have a direct impact on healthcare and physicians, particularly Anesthesiologists. In the midst of this legislative flurry, the California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) has been tirelessly fighting for the […]
Communicating Your Value: New ASA Practice Management Toolkit to Create Your Value Proposition
By Puja Trivedi, DO Hospital acquisitions and mergers, changes in insurance reimbursement rates and misinformation about our training have led to increased scrutiny of anesthesia groups and questions about our value. Most internal practice changes to improve safety, efficiency and cost reduction remain unseen by hospital administrators unless we can find an effective way to clearly […]
“The Story of Anesthesia” Animated Video
By Mark Singleton, MD, FASA The California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA), along with many other state component societies of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), celebrates its 75th year since being founded in 1948. On an occasion such as this, it seems appropriate not only to revel in our accomplishments as a medical specialty, but […]
What does PRIDE month mean to you? An interview with Travis Reece-Nguyen, MD, MPH, FAAP
By Becky Wong, MD Dr. Travis Reece-Nguyen is a pediatric anesthesiologist at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) at Stanford. He is the LGBTQ+ Health Leader for the Stanford Anesthesiology Department, Medical Director of the Gender Recognition and Affirmative Care through Education (GRACE) Team at LPCH, and Chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) […]
CSA Launches New Website
By Christine Doyle, MD, FASA The CSA launched its new website beginning of June during the House of Delegates meeting. This has been a months-long process, starting from proposals in October to this weekend’s launch. Our new website serves as the communication foundation for the association – housing our resources, providing information for internal and […]
Reflections on Juneteenth
By Anthony Sawyer, MD, MPH Anthony Sawyer, MD, MPH is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Stanford University. Yesterday was Juneteenth in the US, and I’m going to do my best to briefly reflect on what this holiday is to those who aren’t familiar with it, as well as give a little insight […]
