Central Line episode 110: Sarin Symptoms and Treatment

Russell K. McAllister, MD

Russell K. McAllister, MD, is a professor of anesthesiology with Baylor College of Medicine at their new branch campus in Temple, Texas. He serves as the regional chair of anesthesiology for Baylor Scott & White Health Central Division covering 14 hospitals and three pain clinics across Central Texas. Dr. McAllister’s areas of interest include prevention and treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity and ischemic optic neuropathy. He is passionate about education, having served as the residency program director for 16 years. He has lived in Texas his entire life and loves classic rock music. Dr. McAllister is the drummer for an all anesthesiologist rock band that plays for local fundraisers.

Dr. McAllister received his undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University, where he studied chemistry. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and completed an anesthesiology residency at Texas A&M School of Medicine/Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas where he became department chair in 2018. He has served the American Society of Anesthesiologists on the ACE program editorial board since 2018 and also serves as the editor-in-chief of the newsletter for the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists.

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is currently Chair of the ASA Committee on Communications, and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is an Associate Professor and serves as staff anesthesiologist in the Division of Cardiac Anesthesia at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at Kentucky Children’s Hospital as part of the Joint Congenital Heart Care Program. He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.