Editorial introductions

Abstract

Current Opinion in Anesthesiology was launched in 1988. It is one of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of anesthesiology is divided into 15 sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Keith J. RuskinKeith J. RuskinKeith J. Ruskin is currently Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care and Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesia at the University of Chicago. He attended medical school at the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed his residency in anesthesiology at New York University Medical Center. His major academic interests include neurosurgical anesthesia, medical informatics and educational technology, human performance, and aerospace medicine. Keith is a member of the American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Committee on Patient Safety and Education and Chair of the Aerospace Medical Association's Human Performance Committee. He has published numerous book chapters, articles and scientific abstracts in each of these areas, and he lectures internationally. His most recent book is a comprehensive textbook on perioperative quality and safety; it will be released in October, 2016. Keith is also a commercial pilot with single- and multi-engine ratings and a DC-3 type rating. Thomas BuchheitThomas BuchheitDr Buchheit is Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Pain Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology at Duke University, overseeing outpatient and inpatient medical and interventional pain services. He has a career-long interest in improving therapies for nerve injury pain syndromes and is a member of Duke's Nerve Injury and Pain Mechanisms Laboratory as well as the Center for Translational Pain Medicine. He is actively involved in research, and has funding through Duke University as well as the Department of Defense (PT1100575), defining the clinical phenotypes of neuropathic pain, the underlying epigenetic mechanisms that drive the transition from acute to chronic pain, and clinical trials to prevent these maladaptive processes. Dr Buchheit has multiple publications in the field of nerve injury pain and epigenetic mechanisms and has served multiple national and regional leadership positions over the past decade. He currently also serves as President of Pain Society of the Carolinas, working actively with State Medical Boards and physician education regarding medication safety. Stephan C. KettnerStephan C. KettnerStephan C. Kettner, MD, is an associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He is Head of Trauma Anesthesiology in the Department of General Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the General Hospital in Vienna. He earned his medical degree at the University of Hannover, Hannover Medical School, Germany. He finished his residency training at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. During his residency in anesthesiology he completed fellowships in neonatology and emergency medicine. The clinical interests of Dr Kettner are regional anesthesia techniques for acute trauma in adult or pediatric patients, resuscitation of trauma victims, and postoperative pain therapy following orthopedic surgery. His scientific focus is on regional anesthesia, pharmacology of local anesthetics, and the advancement of ultrasound guided regional anesthesia. Since 2009 Dr Kettner is an editor for the Cochrane Anaesthesia, Critical, and Emergency Care Group. From 2012 to 2014 he served as chairperson of the subcommittees 8 Regional Anaesthesia of the European Society of Anaesthesiology. He is an active member of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy.