Central Line episode 129: Inside the Monitor - Updates in Medical Education

Shobana Rajan, MD, FASA

Shobana Rajan, MD, FASA, serves as the program director for the neuroanesthesia fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic, where she has forged a notable career in anesthesiology. She leads the International Council for Perioperative Neuroscience Training (ICPNT), which accredits Neuroanesthesia fellowships worldwide, and holds a position on the board of directors for the Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care (SNACC).

In addition, Dr. Rajan is deeply involved with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). She chairs the ASA's abstract review committee for clinical neurosciences, is an editorial board member for the ASA Monitor, and participates on the editorial board of the Anesthesia Continuing Education (ACE) program.

Dr. Rajan is passionately committed to educational innovation, with a philosophy centered on learner-focused teaching of foundational principles. Her leadership and dedication to education have earned her several prestigious accolades, including the SNACC Teacher of the Year-Lifetime Educator Award and the ASA Distinguished Educator Award.

Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA

Zachary Deutch, MD, FASA, is an associate professor of anesthesiology at the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville and is a guest editor for The Central Line Podcast. Dr. Deutch serves on the editorial board for the ASA Monitor, and is the author of the bimonthly column "Ask The Expert." Dr. Deutch is also the physician review editor of the ASA Monitor Today, is a member of several ASA Committees, and is an at-large member of the ASA House of Delegates from Florida.

Dr. Deutch is a graduate of Princeton University and The George Washington University School of Medicine. His residency training was done at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, followed by a cardiothoracic anesthesia fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.