Notice: ASA extends its thoughts and condolences to those affected by the disaster in Oklahoma. Donations to help aid this relief can be made through the American Red Cross website.

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Annual Meeting Podcasts

November 28, 2011, 1:56 PM

ASA President, Jerry A. Cohen, M.D.

ASA President Jerry A. Cohen, M.D. discusses his plans for his term.

November 28, 2011, 2:26 PM

ASA Immediate Past President Mark A. Warner, M.D.

ASA Immediate Past President Mark A. Warner, M.D. highlights the Society's accomplishments and challenges over the past year.

November 28, 2011, 2:31 PM

2011 Distinguished Service Award Winner

Hear from the ASA's Distinguished Service Award Recipient, Mark J. Lema, M.D., Ph.D. about his exemplary service to the organization and the field of anesthesiology as well as his vision for the profession in the future.

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President Elect

Jane C.K. Fitch, M.D.

Jane C.K. Fitch, M.D. currently serves as President Elect of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). Dr. Fitch is also Professor and Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. 

Dr. Fitch has served the Society in numerous positions. She served as Chair of the Board Committee on Professional Affairs Review and also served as Chair of the Governmental Affairs and the Anesthesia Care Team Committees. In addition, Dr. Fitch served on the Committee on Economics, as well as the Director from Oklahoma. She is a Past President of the Oklahoma Society of Anesthesiologists.

An Alpha Omega Alpha medical graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Dr. Fitch completed internship training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Houston, followed by a residency and fellowship in cardiovascular and thoracic anesthesiology at the University of Washington in Seattle. Previous academic appointments have been with Yale University School of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine. Prior to her medical career, Dr. Fitch worked as an ICU nurse, followed by nurse anesthesia.



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