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Central Line is the official monthly podcast from the American Society of Anesthesiologists, edited by Dr. Adam Striker. We’ll bring together leaders in the field of anesthesiology for conversations that address challenges and opportunities vital to the field. Listen to learn more about how the anes…

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    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 36m AVG DURATION
    • 162 EPISODES


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    Inside the Monitor – Advances in Transfusion Medicine and Patient Blood Management

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 27:31


    Dr. Zach Deutch interviews Dr. Nicole Guinn, guest editor of the June ASA Monitor, and Dr. Steven Frank, contributor, about blood management and transfusion medicine. Listen in as the guests share thoughts on bloodless care, the history of transfusion medicine, patient populations, the possibilities of predictive modeling, and more. Recorded April 2025.

    Physician Led Care

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 24:59


    Dr. Kathy Perryman joins Dr. Adam Striker to share her unique experiences as a nurse anesthetist turned anesthesiologist. Listen in as they consider how the roles of CRNAs and anesthesiologists have evolved, differences in training and practice, the value of physician led care, and more. Recorded April 2025.

    Inside the Monitor - Advances in Trauma and Emergency Preparedness

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 41:31


    Dr. Zach Deutch interviews Dr. Tom Grissom, guest editor of May's ASA Monitor, along with contributor, Dr. Brenda Gentz, about trauma and emergency preparedness. From tips for managing possible large-scale disasters to new guidelines on ketamine usage and the status of the opioid crisis, this episode offers fresh perspectives and resources. Recorded April 2025.

    PECS Blocks and Nomenclature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 18:22


    Dr. Adam Striker discusses PECS blocks and nomenclature with Dr. Christine Vo, member of the ACE editorial board. Learn about the history and efficacy of PECS blocks, the challenges of heterogeneous nomenclature, ongoing efforts to standardize nomenclature, and more. Recorded April 2025.

    AI from A to Z (Part One)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 35:18


    In this special episode, Dr. Striker presents four short conversations with members of ASA's Committee on Informatics and Information Technology (CIIT). Dr. Beth Minzter offers an intro to AI; Dr. Vesela Kovacheva discusses patient safety and predictive models; Dr. Kent Berg shares thoughts on remote monitoring; and Dr. Vikas O'Reilly-Shah sheds light on AI's academic and subspecialty applications. Recorded March 2025.

    Inside the Monitor – The Road to and from the Perioperative Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 36:33


    Drs. Muhammad Rafique and Igor Tkachenko, guest editors of the April ASA Monitor, discuss the road to and from the perioperative experience with Dr. Zach Deutch. Learn about the history of perioperative medicine, the role of anesthesiologists beyond the OR and around the globe, and more. Recorded February 2025. 

    Alternative Payment Models in Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 32:08


    Drs. Diana Mosquera and Neeju Ravikant discuss Alternative Payment Models (APMs) with Dr. Brooke Trainer.  Learn how APMs intersect with broader operational and financial goals, how they impact patients and physicians, and what implementation looks like in practice. Recorded February 2025.

    Inside the Monitor - Advances in Pain Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 34:22


    Dr. Zach Deutch speaks with Drs. Beth Darnall and Meredith Barad, contributors to the March ASA Monitor, about the advances in pain medicine. The episode explores the rewards and pitfalls of pain medicine, the subspecialty's outlook, and the emerging role of biopsychosocial interventions and other innovations. Recorded February 2025.

    Blood Transfusion Concerns and Pulse Oximetry Measurement Errors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 35:52


    Dr. Brooke Trainer speaks with Dr. Jason Chi, editor for Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE), about two studies included in the 41A issue of SEE that aim to help anesthesiologists manage patients who resist blood transfusions due to concerns about the COVID-19 vaccine, and add to our understanding of bias in pulse oximeter readings with patients who have darker pigmented skin. Recorded January 2025.

    Subspecialty: Society for Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 35:35


    Drs. Jeans Santana and Gage Parr from the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists join Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the role of cardiac anesthesiologists in and beyond the OR, the use of transesophageal echocardiography, recent AHA guidelines, and more. Recorded January 2025.

    Inside the Monitor - Genetic Breakthroughs in Malignant Hyperthermia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 37:18


    Drs. Henry Rosenberg and Kumar Belani, guest editor of the February ASA Monitor, speak with Dr. Zach Deutch about genetic breakthroughs in malignant hyperthermia. The episode touches on the advances and limitations of genetic testing, the expanding scope of malignant hyperthermia, how to best manage a diagnosis, and more. Recorded January 2024.

    Hot Topics with Central Line Hosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 46:22


    Drs. Adam Striker and Brooke Trainer discuss hot button issues facing the specialty today. Their lively conversation touches on the recent Anthem Blue Cross decision to propose and then rescinded a cap on anesthesia time, how the media covers anesthesiology, potential legislative solutions, and more. Recorded December 2024. 

    ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 27:17


    Dr. Adam Striker shares clips from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024 in this special episode. Listen in as outgoing president Dr. Ronald Harter and incoming president Dr. Donald Arnold—along with Drs. Sean Runnels, Barrett Larson, Michael Hofkamp, Benjamin Houseman, Lois Connolly and Jonathan Gal—discuss commercial payer policies, Anesthesia Toolbox, Swimming with the Sharks, the specialty's challenges, and more. Recorded by TopMedTalk in October 2024 at the ASA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia.

    Inside the Monitor - Hanging Up the Scrub Cap

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 28:05


    Dr. Lalitha Sundararaman, guest editor of the January ASA Monitor, and Dr. Aaron Tebbs, Chair of the Committee on Late Career and Retired Members, join Dr. Zach Deutch to discuss retirement. This episode explores the stages of retirement, ways to stay involved with the specialty, considerations beyond finances, and more. Recorded November 2024.

    LIVE from Center Stage: Opioids in America with Sam Quinones

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 47:57


    Recorded live at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024, Dr. Adam Striker discusses the opioid epidemic with accomplished journalist and ASA's keynote speaker, Sam Quinones. Listen in as Mr. Quinones shares what he learned from his extensive research about the role of pain specialists, pharmaceutical companies, and Mexican drug cartels as well as the state of legislation today and how anesthesiologists can contribute to solutions. Recorded October 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – When Bad Things Happen to Good Anesthesiologists

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 24:12


    Dr. Muhammad Rafique, guest editor of December's ASA Monitor, joins Dr. Zach Deutch for a conversation about what happens when bad things happen to good anesthesiologists. Learn how physicians and health care organizations can prepare for, or react to, bad outcomes, legal issues, personal challenges, and more. Recorded November 2024.

    LIVE from Center Stage with Drs. Wolpaw and Arkoosh

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 51:56


    Recorded live at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2024, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, anesthesiologist and secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Listen in as Dr. Wolpaw and the live audience ask Dr. Arkoosh about the intersection of anesthesiology and public service. Recorded October 2024.

    Inside the Monitor - Palliative Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 25:02


    Dr. Zach Deutch discusses palliative care with Dr. Sandra Sacks, guest editor of November's ASA Monitor. Learn how palliative care differs from hospice; understand the aims of palliative care and its role outside of the ICU; get practical tips for prognosis, planning, and end of life discussions; and more. Recorded October 2024.

    Medical Ethics in Mass Casualty Situations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 26:29


    Dr. Ahmed Shalabi, member of the ACE editorial board, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss medical ethics in mass casualty situations, a topic highlighted in the 21B issue. Listen in as they discuss the role of ethics in managing mass casualties, what health care organizations can do to prepare, issues anesthesiologists face in a crisis, and more. Recorded September 2024.

    Inside the Monitor: Advocacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 20:46


    Dr. Keya Locke discusses advocacy with Dr. Sam Page, guest editor of October's ASA Monitor. Learn about the issues ASA is fighting for, what's at stake, how to get involved, and more. Recorded September 2024.

    Military Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 38:08


    Drs. Brian Brenner and Jeffrey Carness, medical officers in the United States Navy, share their unique experiences and knowledge with Dr. Adam Striker. Learn about the history and evolution of military medicine, as well as what it's really like to practice anesthesiology in military settings today. Recorded September 2024.

    Subspecialty: Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 45:53


    Drs. Heather Nixon and Tracey Vogel from the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) join Dr. Brooke Trainer for a no-holds-barred conversation about intraoperative pain during cesarean delivery. Listen in as they explore the consequences of painful birth experiences and consider how anesthesiologists can meaningfully address the problem. Recorded August 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – Physician Employer Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 42:11


    Dr. Zach Deutch speaks to Dr. George Tewfik, guest editor of September's ASA Monitor, about the pivotal relationship between employees and employers. Listen in as they discuss the pros and cons of various practice models as well as workforce trends, contract considerations, unionization, the use of metrics to gauge clinician efficacy, and more. Recorded July 2024.

    New Findings re Ketamine

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2024 23:27


    Dr. Adam Striker and Dr. Aaron Primm, editor for Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE), discuss recent studies included in the 40B issue of SEE that add to our understanding of ketamine. Learn how ketamine compares to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of chronic depression and how intranasal ketamine might be used to treat refractory chronic migraines (https://www.asahq.org/see). Recorded July 2024.

    SafeHaven – A Clinician Well-Being Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 43:21


    Listen in as Dr. Ronald Harter, ASA's president, speaks with Melina Davis, executive vice president and CEO of the Medical Society of Virginia, about ASA's new clinician well-being program, SafeHaven (asahq.org/safehaven). Learn about this unique partnership, how SafeHaven is helping anesthesiologists and their families, and more. Recorded July 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – Practice Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 23:32


    Dr. Joseph Staggenborg, guest editor of the August ASA Monitor, shares his thoughts on anesthesiology's most salient practice management topics with Dr. Keya Locke. Discover how practices have changed, how to prove value to hospital groups, the pros and cons of unionization, and more. Recorded July 2024.

    Subspecialty: Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 40:19


    Dr. Adam Striker interviews Drs. Steven Butz, Victor Davila, and Thomas Durick from the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia (SAMBA) about common perioperative myths. Is hypercarbia preferable to hypocarbia? Is MAC best in ambulatory settings? Is propofol safe for patients with allergies? Learn answers to these questions and more in this informative episode. Recorded June 2024.

    Sustainable ORs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 44:47


    Dr. Adam Striker explores the subject of sustainable ORs with Drs. Praveen Kalra and Matthew Meyer. Discover how anesthesiologists are taking the lead, the real impact of gases and plastics, the role of hospitals and health systems, and more. Recorded May 2024.

    Inside the Monitor - Social Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 32:24


    Dr. Keya Locke interviews Dr. Elizabeth Malinzak, the guest editor of  July's ASA Monitor, about how anesthesiologists use social media for professional development, advocacy, education, and more. Learn about best practices, pitfalls, and platforms in this informative episode. Recorded June 2024.

    Inside the Journal, ANESTHESIOLOGY

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 44:31


    Dr. James Rathmell, the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal, ANESTHESIOLOGY, joins Dr. Adam Striker to share his plans for the future. Discover how ANESTHESIOLOGY will evolve, how the author experience will change, tips for anesthesiologists working to get published, and more. Recorded May 2024.

    Inside the Monitor: New Frontiers in Patient Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 26:05


    Drs. Monica Harbell and Emily Methangkool with Dr. Adam Striker about advancing patient safety in 2024 and beyond. From why anesthesiologists are so well suited to driving patient safety efforts, to the challenges facing the specialty, to how to think about “zero patient harm” and the differences between “patient safety” and “quality improvement,” this episode dives deep into this most essential topic. Recorded May 2024.

    Subspecialty: Pain Management

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 31:31


    Dr. David Provenzano, president of the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, ASRA PM, speaks with Dr. Brooke Trainer about trends in pain management. Learn about new treatments for pain, patient access challenges, and where the subspecialty is going. Recorded May 2024.

    Inside the Monitor: Updates in Medical Education

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 31:45


    Dr. Shobana Rajan, guest editor of June's ASA Monitor, speaks with Dr. Zach Deutch about the many ways anesthesia education is evolving. From workforce shortages to mentorship and sponsorship, from virtual reality to the validity of online learning platforms, the conversation touches on a range of salient issues. Recorded April 2024.

    Subspecialty: Perioperative Strokes and Thrombectomy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 31:40


    Dr. Adam Striker interviews Drs. Paul Picton and Matt Whalen from the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care, SNACC, about perioperative stroke. Hear their expert opinions on risk factors, the measurement gap, guidelines, the importance of early detection, the effectiveness of thrombectomy, and more. Recorded April 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – 30-Day Mortality after Anesthesia and Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 29:05


    Dr. Daniel Sessler, contributor to the May ASA Monitor, joins Dr. Zach Deutch to discuss 30-day mortality after anesthesia and surgery and the role anesthesiologists might play in addressing postoperative mortality. From the prevalence of preventable death in this period to major causes and potential solutions, this episode explores an underrecognized and emerging topic in the specialty. Recorded April 2024.

    GLP-1 Agonists

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 28:32


    Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Dr. Vaibhav Bora, member of the ACE editorial board, to the show to discuss GLP-1 Agonists, a topic that appears in the 21A issue. The conversation touches on mechanisms of action, brand names, how these agents interact with insulin, side effects, guidelines, and more. Recorded March 2024

    Innovations in Anesthesiology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 39:06


    From innovations in clinical care and technology to trends in education and practice management, anesthesiology continues to evolve. Dr. Irving Ye from ASA's Committee on Innovation joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss where the specialty is headed and innovations that will make an impact on patients and practices. Recorded March 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – Critical Care Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 33:14


    Dr. Zach Deutch interviews the co-editors of April's ASA Monitor, Dr. Shahla Siddiqui and Dr. Ashish Khanna, about evolving trends, practices, and procedures in critical care medicine. From new guidelines related to perioperative tube feeding to the use of mechanical circulation support devices to the ethics of end of life discussions in the perioperative period, this episode examines some of the novel, innovative, and important shifts in critical care. Recorded February 2024.

    Subspecialty: Pediatrics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 34:59


    Drs. John Fiadjoe and Annery Garcia-Marcinkiewicz from the Society of Pediatric Anesthesia join Dr. Adam Striker for an in-depth conversation about pediatric airways and the pediatric difficult intubation registry. Learn how the registry works, what the data reveals, and how the subspecialty is evolving. Recorded February 2024.

    Inside the Monitor – Global Critical Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 43:19


    The intersection of global health and critical care is explored in this conversation between guest host Dr. Keya Locke and Dr. Ana Maria Crawford, guest editor of the March ASA Monitor. Listen in as they discuss assumptions that can harm patients, what we can learn from global colleagues, gaps in critical care, and more. Recorded February 2024.

    New Findings re Postpartum Hemorrhage and Pediatric Airway Management

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2024 28:07


    Dr. Adam Striker and Dr. Alyssa Brzenski, editor for Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE), examine two recent studies featured in the 40A issue. Listen in as they discuss a study of the use of a prophylactic methylergonovineduring intrapartum cesarean birth, and a second study comparing the use of general anesthesia versus sedation for pediatric airway management. Recorded February 2024.

    Subspecialty: Critical Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 37:13


    Dr. Brooke Trainer talks to Drs. Somnath Bose and Talia Ben-Jacob about the role of intensivists. Listen in as they discuss the value critical care anesthesiologists bring to departments and hospitals, the role of the Society of Critical Care Anesthesiologists (SOCCA), the subspecialty's future, and more. Recorded January 2024.

    Inside the Monitor - Challenges Abound for Indigenous Peoples of North America

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 29:03


    Dr. Elizabeth Drum, guest editor of the February ASA Monitor, joins guest host, Dr. Keya Locke, for a discussion of the challenges facing Indigenous People of North America and the anesthesiologists who work with this patient population. Learn about some of the health care issues prevalent in tribal nations, the work being done to address this critical global health challenge, the Indian Health Service (IHS), and more. Recorded January 2024.

    The Leaders' Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 42:19


    This special episode of Central Line pairs ASA's new president, Dr. Ronald Harter, with ASA's new CEO, Mr. Brian Reilly, for a conversation about the challenges and opportunities facing ASA and the specialty of anesthesiology. Go behind the scenes with ASA leadership as they share their hopes and worries as well as their plans, expectations, best advice, and more. Recorded December 2023.

    ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2023 21:51


    In this special episode, Dr. Adam Striker shares clips from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023 featuring experts and leaders, including ASA's outgoing president, Dr. Michael Champeau, and incoming president, Dr. Ronald Harter, as well as Dr. George Williams, Dr. Peter Killoran, Dr. Lois Connolly, Dr. Michael Beck, and others. Listen in as leaders from the field discuss topics ranging from ASA's advocacy efforts to workforce issues, AI, payment models, and the role of HBCUs in educating our future leaders. Recorded by TopMedTalk in October 2023, at the ASA Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

    Women in Anesthesia Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 40:20


    Dr. Jane Moon, contributor to the January ASA Monitor, joins the podcast to discuss women in anesthesia leadership with Dr. Striker. Learn about the history of women in the specialty, the challenges and opportunities facing women anesthesiologists today, and tactics that can lead to a more equitable future. Recorded November 2023. 

    Early Career Membership Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2023 39:39


    Dr. Kyle Robinson joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss his first few years of practice and ASA's Early Career Membership Program. From managing transitions to finding resources to how he has used ASA's new program, listen in for insights into the challenges and opportunities facing young anesthesiologists today. Recorded November 2023.

    Inside the Monitor - E is for Equity

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 51:59


    Dr. Keya Locke, co-guest editor of December's ASA Monitor, joins guest host, Dr. Brooke Trainer, for a candid conversation about equity in health care and the specialty. Their forthright conversation touches on steps anesthesiologists can take to advance equity, the intersection of equity and patient care, the import of equity in medical education and leadership, and more. Recorded November 2023.

    Generations of Anesthesiologists Live from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 54:31


    Live from Center Stage at ASA's annual meeting, Dr. Adam Striker hosts a panel of anesthesiologists at different career stages. He joins Dr. Abigail Schirmer, a CA1, along with late career anesthesiologist, Dr. Mark Singleton, and recent retiree, Dr. Richard Himes, in conversation about how the specialty has evolved, what they wish other generations understood better, their expectations for the future, and more. Recorded October 2023.

    Postoperative Delirium and Patient Monitoring Take Center Stage with ASA and ACCRAC

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 49:12


    Recorded in front of a live audience at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2023, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, examines some of the specialty's key advancements. Dr. Deborah Culley talks about advances in understanding postoperative delirium, and Dr. John Eichhorn discusses his role in evolving patient monitoring standards. Recorded October 2023.

    Inside the Monitor - Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Anesthesia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 37:56


    Drs. Kumar Belani and Ronald Pearl, guest editors of November's ASA Monitor, join Dr. Adam Striker to discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning. Learn how it all started, how the technology is being used in perioperative care today, and how it might impact the future of anesthesiology in this far-reaching episode. Recorded September 2023.

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