Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists

01/01/2026

Happy New Year from MSA! Wishing all our members and their families a healthy and prosperous 2026!

12/30/2025

MSA President Matt Dellaquila, MD, met Mayor-Elect Mary Sheffield and spoke with her about MSA’s goals to advocate for patient safety and transparency.

12/29/2025

The University of Michigan's Health Lab reported on a study recently published in Anesthesiology on medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) usage in surgical patients.

Read more from Michigan Medicine here: https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/study-examines-trends-use-medications-opioid-use-disorder-among-surgical-patients

12/26/2025

If you’re an anesthesiologist with a story to tell, we want to hear from you!

Submit your story directly for an opportunity to be featured on our social media pages or in our newsletter at the link in our bio.

Link: https://ow.ly/vioa50Xz69W

12/22/2025

Wishing our MSA members and our community a safe and joy-filled holiday season.

12/19/2025

Are you an early bird? GLAM registration is open for summer 2026!

We are thrilled to invite our MSA community to an engaging gathering of four state societies of anesthesiologists: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.

Join us in the windy city and attend thought-provoking lectures, panels and workshops and hear from speakers who are shaping the future of our specialty.

Register here: https://ow.ly/bK8T50Xz67P

12/18/2025

MSAlert December 2025 🗞️ -

Application form is available here. (login required) The application process takes about 20 minutes to complete. Some information is pre-filled in the form. Please review and/or update your demographic information in your member profile. If you are interested in joining an ASA committee, or have a...

12/17/2025

The Corewell Health Anesthesiology Residency Program attended the recent The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.

They had a strong performance with 66 poster presentations at the meeting.

Congratulations to the participating residents!

12/15/2025

Dr. Vilma Joseph, guest editor of October's supplemental issue of ASA Monitor joins Dr. Keya Locke to discuss 30-day postoperative morbidity and mortality.

Listen in as they consider the role of anesthesiologists as perioperative physicians, various causes of postoperative mortality and morbidity, tools to help improve patient care, and more.

Listen in:
https://www.asahq.org/podcasts/central-line/episode-one-hundred-seventy-one

12/12/2025

In 1937, Sir Robert Macintosh became the first Nuffield Professor of Anesthetics at University of Oxford. His redesigned laryngoscope blade was placed in the epiglottic vallecula rather than lifting the epiglottis directly. This provided an unprecedented view of the larynx.

Macintosh was amazed at what he could see. His curved blade is still the most widely used laryngoscope design worldwide.

12/11/2025

MSA applauds Tuesday's Michigan Senate unanimous, bipartisan vote in favor of Senate Bills 475 and 476 — legislation that prohibits pelvic, prostate and other intimate exams on patients under anesthesia without their explicit, informed consent, except in emergencies. Read more:

For the representation, education, and advancement of physicians providing ethical anesthesia care in Michigan

12/10/2025

Applications for the Spring round of FAER grants are OPEN!

The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) is the non-profit arm of The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and has supported and developed future generations of physician investigators for more than 35 years.

All submissions are due by Feb. 15, and awards will be announced in mid-May. Good luck!

https://ow.ly/397G50Xz5BN