Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla., named Giovanni Cucchiaro, MD, director of the chronic pain program in the anesthesia department.
Here's what you should know:
1. He was also named professor of anesthesia and critical care with Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, pending academic review.
2. Dr. Cucchiaro has nearly 30 years of experience in pediatric anesthesia, pain management and palliative care.
3. He most recently served as the pain and palliative care services director at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.