For a deep dive into the economics of anesthesiology, Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Drs. Christopher Troianos and Grant Lynde, guest editors for the special ASA Monitor+ supplement. This wide-ranging conversation touches on how economics impacts patient safety, ethics, equity, business, and more. Recorded March 2023.
Christopher A. Troianos, MD, FASE, FASA, is professor and chair of the Anesthesiology Institute of the Cleveland Clinic and Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Troianos has earned a national and international reputation as a cardiac anesthesiologist and echocardiographer. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, three textbooks including the most recent edition of Perioperative & Critical Care Echocardiography, and has been an invited speaker to over 240 national and international scientific educational conferences.
Dr. Troianos earned a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Carnegie-Mellon University and his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Troianos completed his anesthesiology residency at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, and a cardiothoracic anesthesiology fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a past president of the SCA, and currently serves as the president for the National Board of Echocardiography. He is also the chair of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ section of professional practice.
Dr. Grant Lynde the chair of ASA’s section on professional standards. His research has examined the use of automation to improve patient care. He is also interested in the care environment, examining how the culture of communication in the operating room affects staff turnover, and overall patient outcomes.
Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is the past chair of the ASA’s Committee on Communications and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Wisconsin and serves as Director of Clinical Operations for pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.
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