Alika Lafontaine, MD, an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, was inducted as the Canadian Medical Association's first Indigenous president, Everything GP reported Aug. 26. 

A LaVale, Md.-based anesthesiologist and pain management practice will pay $980,000 to resolve allegations they submitted false claims for medically unnecessary urine tests, Cumberland Times-News reported Aug. 27. 

Connecticut is the state with the highest annual mean wage for certified nurse anesthetists, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' occupational employment statistics survey released March 31.

Here are four anesthesiologists making headlines since Aug. 9:

Here are three partnerships from anesthesia-focused pain management company North American Partners in Anesthesia that Becker's has reported on since Aug. 11:

A former anesthesiologist surrendered his license and six more anesthesia stories Becker's has reported on since Aug. 11:

Prescott, refurbisher of surgical microscopes used in ASCs, has expanded into anesthesia support services through the acquisition of Heartland Medical Sales & Service. 

North American Partners in Anesthesia will partner with Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center starting Oct. 1, the company said Aug. 23.

Narendra Raval, a former anesthesiologist at Bakersfield, Calif.-based Mercy Hospital, has surrendered his license after the California Medical Board accused him of administering the wrong medicine to a pregnant woman in labor, which left her parapalegic for one year, bakersfield.com reported Aug. 15. 

North American Partners in Anesthesia partnered with Wilmington (N.C.) Health Ambulatory Surgery Center.

As the demand for anesthesia providers grows, there is a rising concern for the ability to maintain patient safety, according to a June blog post by Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO. 

Average certified registered nurse anesthetists pay dropped nearly 14 percent in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Here are three anesthesiologists who've made headlines since July 11:

North American Partners in Anesthesia, an anesthesia-focused pain management company, is providing services to NYU Langone Ambulatory Surgery Center-Garden City (N.Y.).

Here are seven key stats on anesthesiologist pay:

An anesthesiologist helped victims of a mass shooting, a report found an almost nine percent anesthesiologist pay bump in the last year, and a Boston program won the top spot in Doximity's residency program ranking.

Here are the top 10 anesthesiology residency programs, from Doximity's 2022-2023 residency navigator:

Anesthesiologist pay jumped 8.9 percent percent in the last year, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Tony Mira, founder of anesthesia billing and software company Anesthesia Business Consultants, explained the importance of a quality physical status assessment before undergoing anesthesia in a July 5 Anesthesia Business Consultants blog post.

The regulations of the No Surprises Act have yet to financially affect anesthesia groups, according to a June blog post from Tony Mira, Anesthesia Business Consultants' president and CEO.