Dr. Lilian Kanai returns to discuss how anesthesiology practice models are evolving with guest host, Dr. Zach Deutch. Dr. Kanai discusses financial challenges, medical title misappropriation, value proposition communication, and workforce shortages. She considers how ORs are changing, the role of perioperative leadership and EQ, possible noncompete clauses, and more. Recorded June 2023.
Read the companion article in the ASA Monitor.
Lilian Kanai, MD, MBA, FASA, FACHE is an anesthesiologist at Hawaii Pacific Health and The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her leadership roles at ASA include serving on the board of directors representing Hawaii and as the chair of the committee on practice management
Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA, is an associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville and is a guest editor for The Central Line Podcast. Dr. Deutch serves on the editorial board for the ASA Monitor, and is the author of the bimonthly column "Ask The Expert." Dr. Deutch is also the physician review editor of the ASA Monitor Today, is a member of several ASA Committees, and is an at-large member of the ASA House of Delegates from Florida.
Dr. Deutch is a graduate of Princeton University and The George Washington University School of Medicine. His residency training was done at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, followed by a cardiothoracic anesthesia fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Date of last update: June 22, 2023