Here are the anesthesiologist moves and achievements that occurred in 2014.
Moves
1. Byung Ho Lee, MD, joined Adventist Health Spine and Pain Center in Hanford, Calif.
2. Riverton, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care appointed Jeffrey Faaberg, MD, to its medical staff.
3. White River Medical Center in Batesville added Robert C. Baker, MD, to its pain management clinic.
4. Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Mark Suojanen, MD, to its physician team.
5. LSU Health Shreveport (La.) added three anesthesiologists to its physician team — Brian Gelpi, MD; Rinoo Shah, MD; and Olga Willett, MD.
6. Niagara, Wis.-based Spine Pain Diagnostics Associates added John Birgiolas, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/dr-john-birgiolas-joins-spine-pain-diagnostics-associates.html
7. Pampa (Texas) Regional Medical Center added Jessie Coleman, MD, to its medical staff.
8. Mercy Clinic-Ardmore (Okla.) added Adam Savage, MD, to its medical staff.
9. Urbana, Ill.-based Carle, an integrated, nonprofit, regional healthcare provider, added Courtney Clifton, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/anesthesiologist-dr-courtney-clifton-joins-carle.html
10. Advanced Pain Management Beaver Dam (Wis.) Clinic added Douglas Keehn, DO, to its medical staff.
11. Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital added Kyle Smith, MD.
12. Asheville, N.C.-based AllCare Clinical Associates added Guy S. Cavaliere, MD.
13. Sumit Katyal, MD, joined The Interventional Pain Management Practice of Plano-based Texas Pain Relief Group.
14. Melanie C. Smith, MD, joined AllCare Clinical Associates in Asheville, N.C.
15. University Healthcare's Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson, W.Va., added Lorne Sheren, MD, JD, a board-certified anesthesiologist, to its physician team.
16. Sanford Aberdeen (S.D.) Medical Center added anesthesiologist Christian Eby, MD, to its medical staff.
17. Pain Consultants of West Florida in Pensacola added David Michael Glener, MD, to its physician team.
18. Roanoke-based Virginia Interventional Pain and Spine Center appointed Tejal Raju, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/dr-tejal-raju-joins-virginia-interventional-pain-and-spine-center.html
19. Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., appointed Nitin Sekhri, MD, as medical director of pain management.
20. Indiana University Health Arnett in Lafayette added Nelson Alverio, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/anesthesiologist-dr-nelson-alverio-joins-iu-health-arnett.html
21. Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Leif Dahleen, MD, to its physician team.
22. AllCare Clinical Associates appointed Frank M. Sutton Jr., MD, as partner.
23. Providence Medical Center in Kansas City announced that Brian M. Jones, MD, has joined Providence Pain Management Center located on the medical center's campus.
24. Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic added Gregory Rypel, MD, to its medical staff.
25. Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., added Paul A. Mazzoni, MD, to its medical staff.
Achievements
26. John J. Vondrell, MD, received the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists' 2014 Distinguished Service Award.
27. Arlington-based Texas Health Resources named Jeffrey L. Canose, MD, senior executive vice president and COO.
28. Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center named Virginia Nelson, MD, chief of anesthesia.
29. Nashville, Tenn.-based AMG, a PhyMed Healthcare Group, appointed Ira Landsman, MD, division chief of pediatric anesthesia.
30. Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic named Mitch McKamey, DO, director of anesthesiology at Great Falls Clinic Medical Center and Great Falls Clinic Surgery Center.
31. Bryan Terry, MD, an American Society of Anesthesiologists member, won the Republican Primary for District 48 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
32. Charles H. Lockhart, MD, was selected as the 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics Robert M. Smith award winner.
33. Paul Yost, MD, was named president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.
34. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center named anesthesiologist Andrew Shaw, MBBS, chief of division of cardiothoracic anesthesiology.
35. The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, an affiliate of the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center named Monica S. Vavilala, MD, medical director.
36. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health named cardiac anesthesiologist Karen Barbara Carbone, MD, president.
37. The American Pain Society named Gregory W. Terman, MD, PhD, president for a two-year term.
38. The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists gave Kurt Markgraf, MD, its Distinguished Service Award.
39. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock named William Brooks Gentry, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology in the College of Medicine.
40. Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that Jana Janco, MD, was elected as the delegate of the American Medical Association Women's Physician Section.
41. Gildasio S. De Oliveira Jr., MD, was named editor-in-chief of Ambulatory Anesthesia, an international, peer-reviewed open access journal.
42. The Illinois State Medical Society named anesthesiologist William A. McDade, MD, president.
43. Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee appointed William Clarke, MD, director of research commercialization.
44. Bibb County Medical Society named Robert Lane, MD, vice president.
45. Charlotte N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants appointed Joshua Miller, MD, corporate medical director.
46. Loves Park, Ill.-based Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated named W. Stephen Minore, MD, president for the 20th year.
47. North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale, Minn., named Andrew Houlton, MD, vice president for medical affairs.
48. The Washoe County Medical Society announced that Henry C. Hicks, MD, was elected as its president.
49. Memphis Medical Society named Gary W. Kimzey, MD, president.
50. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appointed Rafael Miguel, MD, to its Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee.
51. Williamsville, N.Y.-based InvisionHealth announced that Thomas O'Connor, MD, joined its medical staff as the chief of anesthesiology.
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Moves
1. Byung Ho Lee, MD, joined Adventist Health Spine and Pain Center in Hanford, Calif.
2. Riverton, Wyo.-based SageWest Health Care appointed Jeffrey Faaberg, MD, to its medical staff.
3. White River Medical Center in Batesville added Robert C. Baker, MD, to its pain management clinic.
4. Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Mark Suojanen, MD, to its physician team.
5. LSU Health Shreveport (La.) added three anesthesiologists to its physician team — Brian Gelpi, MD; Rinoo Shah, MD; and Olga Willett, MD.
6. Niagara, Wis.-based Spine Pain Diagnostics Associates added John Birgiolas, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/dr-john-birgiolas-joins-spine-pain-diagnostics-associates.html
7. Pampa (Texas) Regional Medical Center added Jessie Coleman, MD, to its medical staff.
8. Mercy Clinic-Ardmore (Okla.) added Adam Savage, MD, to its medical staff.
9. Urbana, Ill.-based Carle, an integrated, nonprofit, regional healthcare provider, added Courtney Clifton, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/anesthesiologist-dr-courtney-clifton-joins-carle.html
10. Advanced Pain Management Beaver Dam (Wis.) Clinic added Douglas Keehn, DO, to its medical staff.
11. Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Cabell Huntington (W.Va.) Hospital added Kyle Smith, MD.
12. Asheville, N.C.-based AllCare Clinical Associates added Guy S. Cavaliere, MD.
13. Sumit Katyal, MD, joined The Interventional Pain Management Practice of Plano-based Texas Pain Relief Group.
14. Melanie C. Smith, MD, joined AllCare Clinical Associates in Asheville, N.C.
15. University Healthcare's Jefferson Medical Center in Ranson, W.Va., added Lorne Sheren, MD, JD, a board-certified anesthesiologist, to its physician team.
16. Sanford Aberdeen (S.D.) Medical Center added anesthesiologist Christian Eby, MD, to its medical staff.
17. Pain Consultants of West Florida in Pensacola added David Michael Glener, MD, to its physician team.
18. Roanoke-based Virginia Interventional Pain and Spine Center appointed Tejal Raju, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/dr-tejal-raju-joins-virginia-interventional-pain-and-spine-center.html
19. Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N.Y., appointed Nitin Sekhri, MD, as medical director of pain management.
20. Indiana University Health Arnett in Lafayette added Nelson Alverio, MD, to its medical staff.
https://www.beckersasc.com/anesthesia/anesthesiologist-dr-nelson-alverio-joins-iu-health-arnett.html
21. Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center in Brainerd, Minn., added Leif Dahleen, MD, to its physician team.
22. AllCare Clinical Associates appointed Frank M. Sutton Jr., MD, as partner.
23. Providence Medical Center in Kansas City announced that Brian M. Jones, MD, has joined Providence Pain Management Center located on the medical center's campus.
24. Green Bay, Wis.-based BayCare Clinic added Gregory Rypel, MD, to its medical staff.
25. Maury Regional Medical Center in Columbia, Tenn., added Paul A. Mazzoni, MD, to its medical staff.
Achievements
26. John J. Vondrell, MD, received the Wisconsin Society of Anesthesiologists' 2014 Distinguished Service Award.
27. Arlington-based Texas Health Resources named Jeffrey L. Canose, MD, senior executive vice president and COO.
28. Syracuse (N.Y.) VA Medical Center named Virginia Nelson, MD, chief of anesthesia.
29. Nashville, Tenn.-based AMG, a PhyMed Healthcare Group, appointed Ira Landsman, MD, division chief of pediatric anesthesia.
30. Great Falls (Mont.) Clinic named Mitch McKamey, DO, director of anesthesiology at Great Falls Clinic Medical Center and Great Falls Clinic Surgery Center.
31. Bryan Terry, MD, an American Society of Anesthesiologists member, won the Republican Primary for District 48 of the Tennessee House of Representatives.
32. Charles H. Lockhart, MD, was selected as the 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics Robert M. Smith award winner.
33. Paul Yost, MD, was named president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists.
34. Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center named anesthesiologist Andrew Shaw, MBBS, chief of division of cardiothoracic anesthesiology.
35. The Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center in Seattle, an affiliate of the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center named Monica S. Vavilala, MD, medical director.
36. Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest Baptist Health named cardiac anesthesiologist Karen Barbara Carbone, MD, president.
37. The American Pain Society named Gregory W. Terman, MD, PhD, president for a two-year term.
38. The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists gave Kurt Markgraf, MD, its Distinguished Service Award.
39. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock named William Brooks Gentry, MD, chair of the department of anesthesiology in the College of Medicine.
40. Melville, N.Y.-based North American Partners in Anesthesia announced that Jana Janco, MD, was elected as the delegate of the American Medical Association Women's Physician Section.
41. Gildasio S. De Oliveira Jr., MD, was named editor-in-chief of Ambulatory Anesthesia, an international, peer-reviewed open access journal.
42. The Illinois State Medical Society named anesthesiologist William A. McDade, MD, president.
43. Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee appointed William Clarke, MD, director of research commercialization.
44. Bibb County Medical Society named Robert Lane, MD, vice president.
45. Charlotte N.C.-based Southeast Anesthesiology Consultants appointed Joshua Miller, MD, corporate medical director.
46. Loves Park, Ill.-based Rockford Anesthesiologists Associated named W. Stephen Minore, MD, president for the 20th year.
47. North Memorial Health Care in Robbinsdale, Minn., named Andrew Houlton, MD, vice president for medical affairs.
48. The Washoe County Medical Society announced that Henry C. Hicks, MD, was elected as its president.
49. Memphis Medical Society named Gary W. Kimzey, MD, president.
50. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appointed Rafael Miguel, MD, to its Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee.
51. Williamsville, N.Y.-based InvisionHealth announced that Thomas O'Connor, MD, joined its medical staff as the chief of anesthesiology.
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