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 Susan Dabu-BondocSusan Dabu-BondocSusan Dabu-Bondoc, MD is Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA. Dr Dabu-Bondoc graduated from the University of the Philippines and the Far Eastern University in Manila, Philippines. She commenced her postgraduate medical career in the United States at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed residency in anesthesiology at Yale University School of Medicine. She has been a faculty member in the Department of Anesthesiology, Yale School of Medicine since and a practicing anesthesiologist at Yale New Haven Hospital, CT. Her medical career has centered on ambulatory anesthesia and was a director of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) in the ambulatory division at Yale New Haven Hospital. Currently she directs Yale anesthesia residents for non-OR anesthesia (NORA) education and training. Dr Bondoc's research interests include ambulatory anesthesia, postoperative recovery and outcomes. She has presented numerous abstracts, presented several talks and has published research journal articles, book chapters, and reviews on topics related to ambulatory anesthesia, perioperative outcomes, and postoperative recovery. She has been an active member of the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) and American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). She has served committees in research on anesthesia education and faculty development at the SEA. Mark J. RiceMark J. RiceDr Rice received his MD degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and is Professor of Anesthesiology, Division Chief for Multispecialty Anesthesia, and Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. His academic interests include the accuracy, interferences, and statistical analysis of point-of-care (POC) blood measurement devices. He has published numerous research articles, reviews, and editorials regarding the use and statistical analysis of various glucose and hemoglobin POC devices. Dr Rice holds nine US patents. He has founded two start-ups, including a pharmaceutical distribution business that was sold to a major investment group and a glucose measurement start-up that raised more than $25 million from four of the leading medical device venture capital firms. Dr Rice also consults for Roche Diabetes Care. He has spoken to a joint FDA/CMS/Joint Commission meeting regarding recent regulatory changes of glucose meters. He is very interested in resident education and has received the annual resident's teaching award four times at three different institutions. Dr Rice serves on the American Board of Anesthesiology's MOCA Minute Committee editorial board.