By Dr. Todd Primack, Chair, Legislative and Practice Affairs Division, CSA As anesthesiologists, we are the cornerstone of safe patient care. We dedicate our careers to providing the highest standard of care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes before, during, and after surgery. However, this commitment is constantly challenged. This year alone, we faced legislation that threatened […]

By Todd Primack, DO, FASA, Chair, Legislative and Practice Affairs Division CSA leadership is engaged in an effort at the state and local levels concerning the delivery of anesthesia services in the San Joaquin Valley. Recent investigations by the California Department of Public Health and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services demonstrated that patients were […]

By Jeff Poage, MD, CSA Past President and ASAPAC Board Member In the vast realm of US healthcare, anesthesiologists stand as pillars of expertise, utilizing our skills to alleviate pain and safely navigate our patients through often stressful perioperative experiences. From routine ambulatory procedures to more complex in- patient surgeries, our commitment to patient safety […]

By Todd Primack, DO, FASA, Chair, Legislative & Practice Affairs Division This has been an extremely busy year for CSA as we have engaged in legislative and regulatory efforts on multiple fronts. This communication will attempt to catch you up on several recent developments: defeating legislation that would have recognized “Nurse Anesthesiologist Week”; unsupervised CRNA […]

By Mark Zakowski, MD, FASA, Chair, CSA Foundation for Education Board of Directors The CSA Foundation for Education was first envisioned several years ago under the presidency of Dr. Jim Moore and established with the persistent leadership of Dr. Karen Sibert.  The CSA Foundation for Education was established as a separate charitable entity to support […]

By Christine Doyle, MD, CHCI, FASA – ASA Director and Antonio Hernandez Conte, MD. MBA, FASA – CSA President On May 14th, twenty members of the CSA (including 4 residents) started a three-day marathon at the annual ASA D.C. Legislative Conference.  Each of the attendees visited multiple offices with our first meetings on Monday morning […]

By Natacha Telusca, MD, MPH Haitian Heritage Month, observed in May, is a commemoration of Haitian history, culture, and pride. It is particularly significant for those of us of Haitian descent in the United States as a way to honor and acknowledge our native roots, along with the significant contributions Haitian-Americans have made to society. […]

By Harrison Chow, MD “A dream is a wish your heart makes when it is asleep” – Disneyland Hotel Pillow Fear Dream Survey #174, Kelley #1 In early October 2021 I received a welcome back text from Miranda Shull, a former Stanford CRNA who had just left to go to another hospital 2 months earlier. […]

By Jenny (Jia) Tang, MD, MBA The CSA Committee on the History of Anesthesia congratulates Dr. Jenny (Jia) Tang, the 1st place winner of the 2024 CSA History of Anesthesia Essay Contest! Dr. Tang, who was born in Singapore and raised in Fremont, California, is a CA-2 resident physician at UCLA. She loves traveling, scuba […]