Read the 2024 Edition of Vital Times!
CSA Women’s History Month Spotlight: Shalini Shah, MD and Roya Saffary, MD
By the CSA Women in Anesthesia Committee In recognition of the many major accomplishments by women in anesthesia, CSA will be highlighting a variety of women leaders who practice throughout the state, bringing their diverse backgrounds and life perspectives into their work, taking purposeful steps to create pathways for mentorship and sponsorship, and helping support […]
CSA Women’s History Month Spotlight: Catherine Chen, MD, MPH and Rita Agarwal, MD, FAAP, FASA
By the CSA Women in Anesthesia Committee In recognition of the many major accomplishments by women in anesthesia, CSA will be highlighting a variety of women leaders who practice throughout the state, bringing their diverse backgrounds and life perspectives into their work, taking purposeful steps to create pathways for mentorship and sponsorship, and helping support […]
CSA Women’s History Month Spotlight: Sue Carlisle, PhD, MD and Eugenia Ayrian, MD
By the CSA Women in Anesthesia Committee In recognition of the many major accomplishments by women in anesthesia, CSA will be highlighting a variety of women leaders who practice throughout the state, bringing their diverse backgrounds and life perspectives into their work, taking purposeful steps to create pathways for mentorship and sponsorship, and helping support […]
Black History Month Feature: Representation and Leadership on Multiple Levels within Academic Anesthesiology, with Dr. Ashley Oliver
By Ludwig Lin, MD Black physicians have persevered in the face of racial inequity and professional challenges in this country for nearly two centuries, and have achieved success in every subspecialty. Nevertheless, challenges remain – in particular in our field of anesthesiology – where black physicians remain underrepresented, notably in leadership positions. In honor of […]
The Open Oximetry Project
By Drs. Seif Elmankabadi, Kelvin Moore, Odi Ehie, Philip Bickler, Isabella Auchus, and Michael Lipnick It has long been known that pulse oximeters may perform less accurately in patients with dark skin color. However, this was not widely known to many clinicians and it was only recently that these performance problems have been linked to […]
CSA Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee: Member Spotlight – Dr. Sharon Ashley
By Cesar Padilla, MD What does Black History Month mean to you?It means the celebration of people who helped make America and American history, as well as our way of showing love and family. What has been your role in CSA? What has that meant to you?As junior faculty, during my first CSA meeting in […]
CSA Global Health Committee: Member Spotlight – Dr. Fred Mihm
By Ana Crawford, MD, MSc, 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. The committee […]
Women Physicians Day, 2023: We have more work to do, but also a lot to celebrate!
By Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH I recently had the opportunity to serve as a panelist for the American Medical Women’s Association undergraduate chapter at UCLA. It was both incredible and inspiring to see so many young women interested in a medical career. The undergraduates asked me many thought-provoking questions that forced to me reflect on […]
Happy Physician Anesthesiologists Week!
By Emily Methangkool, MD, MPH Happy Physician Anesthesiologists Week! This is the ninth time that the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the California Society of Anesthesiologists have celebrated the incredible dedication that anesthesiologists have for patient safety and patient advocacy. It is without a doubt that anesthesiology is one of the best medical specialties, as […]
