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Dr. Mary Dale Peterson returns to discuss the issue of surgical backlogs with Dr. Adam Striker. The conversation considers work-life balance, evolving practice models, the role of value-based care, practices for analyzing efficiency, the role of anesthesiologists in leadership, and more. Recorded July 2023.
This episode is sponsored by GE HealthCare.
Mary Dale Peterson, MD, MSHCA, FACHE, FASA, was president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). She was elected for a one-year term in October 2019.
Dr. Peterson is executive vice president and chief operating officer of Driscoll Health System and emeritus staff at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is also a clinical associate professor at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
Dr. Peterson has held numerous positions in the Society. She has served as ASA treasurer and chair of the ASA Section on Fiscal Affairs. Additionally, Dr. Peterson has been on the ASA Board of Directors since 2006 and is a member of the ASA Charitable Foundation’s Board of Directors. She was also treasurer of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (an ASA-related organization) from 2012-2017.
Dr. Peterson serves on the Executive Committees of the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists and Nueces County Medical Society. She has been an active member of the American Medical Association and the Texas Medical Association since 1984.
Dr. Peterson received her Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University. She completed her Doctor of Medicine and anesthesiology residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, where she was elected chief resident. Dr. Peterson also completed a Master of Science in Health Care Administration at Trinity University in San Antonio. She is board-certified in anesthesiology and critical care medicine. Dr. Peterson received the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Society of Pediatrics and the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists.
Dr. Peterson resides in Corpus Christi, Texas with her husband, Rafael Coutin, MD They are the proud parents of three sons, Christopher, Mark and Steven.
Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is the past chair of the ASA’s Committee on Communications and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Wisconsin and serves as Director of Clinical Operations for pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Wisconsin. 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.
Date of last update: July 24, 2023
