DanielJ. Cole, M.D., professor of clinical anesthesiology at the DavidGeffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, wastoday named president of the AmericanSociety of Anesthesiologists (ASA) at the ANESTHESIOLOGY2015®annual meeting inSan Diego. He will lead the nation’s largest organization ofphysician anesthesiologists for one year.

Physiciananesthesiologists across the country are committed to the highestquality, safest and most affordable care for patients,” said Dr.Cole. “It is an honor to serve as president of the ASA and I lookforward to working with patients, colleagues and policymakers tofulfill this mission.”

AnASA member since 1982, Dr. Cole has held numerous positions in theSociety. Most recently he served on the ASA Executive Committee aspresident-elect and as a director of the Board of Directors. He hasalso served on numerous ASA committees, task forces and workgroups.Notably, he was chair of ASA’s Committee on Annual MeetingOversight and a member of the Board Review Committee on ProfessionalAffairs.

Dr.Cole is a past president of the California Society ofAnesthesiologists and the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiologyand Critical Care. He is currently a director of the American Boardof Anesthesiology and the American Board of Medical Specialties. Dr.Cole also serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation forAnesthesia Education and Research as well as the Anesthesia PatientSafety Foundation.

Dr.Cole received his undergraduate degree from Andrews University inMichigan. He received his medical degree and completed hisanesthesiology residency at Loma Linda University in California. Dr.Cole completed his fellowship in neuroanesthesia research at theUniversity of California at San Diego. He is board-certified by theAmerican Board of Anesthesiology.

Dr.Cole has shown immense loyalty and dedication to ASA and thespecialty of anesthesiology,” said ASA Immediate Past PresidentJ.P. Abenstein, M.S.E.E., M.D. “He will bring strong positivechange and help move the specialty forward during this transformativetime in health care.”

Dr.Cole resides in Santa Monica, Calif., with his wife, Cristine. Theyhave two sons, Stephen and Andrew.

THEAMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Foundedin 1905, the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) is aneducational, research and scientific society with more than 52,000members organized to raise and maintain the standards of the medicalpractice of anesthesiology.ASA is committed to ensuring physician anesthesiologists evaluate andsupervise the medical care of patients before, during and aftersurgery to provide the highest quality and safest care every patientdeserves.

 

Formore information on the field of anesthesiology, visit the AmericanSociety of Anesthesiologists online at asahq.org.To learn more about the role physician anesthesiologists play inensuring patient safety, visit asahq.org/WhenSecondsCount.Join the ANESTHESIOLOGY®2015 social conversation today. Like ASA on Facebook,follow ASALifelineon Twitter and use the hashtag #ANES2015.

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