Archive for 2026

PGA79: Photos from Attendees

PGA79: Professional Photos

RFS Workshops Scientific Panels Exhibit hall Intl. Scholars HOD Sunday Posters General Prof. Diversity cocktail reception Rovenstine HOD Saturday Robertazzi Spotlights President’s reception WPC happy hour Jesse Ehrenfeld Past Presidents lunch EWEs

The 42nd Annual International Symposium: Clinical Update in Anesthesiology, Surgery and Perioperative Medicine

The 42nd Annual Update in Anesthesiology, Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, organized by the Department of Anesthesiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, was held January 18th –23rd, 2026 at the Royal Sonesta San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The Role of Anesthesiology Assistants in the Anesthesiology Care Team Model

This article seeks to answer the fundamental questions surrounding the training and credentialing of CAAs and explore their equivalence to CRNAs.

Highlights from the 2025 Young Investigator Research Contest

The 2025 Young Investigator Research Contest during PGA79 was a huge success! We were excited to have a large number of high-quality submissions, eight of which were selected for presentation during an engaging two-hour session.

An Early Exposure to Anesthesia, a Formal Training Before the Textbooks

When my application to medical school was rejected straight out of college, I felt as though my whole world got upended. What I did not realize at the time was that this unexpected detour would become one of the most formative experiences of my medical journey.

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An Early Exposure to Anesthesia, a Formal Training Before the Textbooks When my application to medical school was rejected straight out of college, I felt as though my whole world got upended. What I did not realize at the time was that this unexpected detour would become one of the most formative experiences of my […]

Myths from NYSANA and the Facts from NYSSA

The New York State Society of Anesthesiologists, Inc. (NYSSA) is committed to providing quality anesthesia care to all New York state patients.