6 Anesthesiologists on the Move

Here are six recent anesthesiologist accomplishments.

Gregory Randle, MD
, has joined the anesthesiology staff of Red Bud (Ill.) Regional Hospital to provide specialized pain management options for physicians and patients. Dr. Randle currently serves as the CEO of Vigilant Anesthesia Care & Pain Management in Glen Carbon.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center announced that Steven Lisco, MD, will serve as chairman of the department of anesthesiology. Dr. Lisco previously served on the faculty at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine since 2004. He is currently the director of three programs: critical care services, out-of-OR anesthesiology and critical care consult service.

Vijay Sudheendra, MD, has been named chief of anesthesia at Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass.

Fernando Garcia, MD, will serve as medical director of the newly opened Nuviva Medical Weight Loss clinic in Boynton Beach, Fla. The clinic aims to help patients achieve weight-loss goals in a multi-phase program involving diet, exercise, supplements, medications, education and support.

Valley Pain Consultants in Phoenix, announced that interventional pain management specialist Matthew Crooks, MD, has joined the practice. He will primarily serve in the group's East Valley locations.   

Peter Pronovost, MD, received the first ABMS Health Care Quality and Patient Safety Award. Dr. Pronovost designed a checklist to prevent deadly bloodstream infections associated with central line catheters. The list is now implemented in hospitals across the U.S. and is credited with saving more than 1,500 lives. It has helped reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections by 60 percent.

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