Central Line by American Society of Anesthesiologists - a podcast series for the anesthesia community

Inside the Monitor - Working Across Practice Models

The guest editors of May’s ASA Monitor, Drs. Brooke Trainer and George Tewfik, discuss practice models with Dr. Zach Deutch. Listen in as they consider the wide array of career paths available to anesthesiologists and weigh competing concerns such as clinical environment decision making, payment, work-life balance, culture, and more. Recorded March 2026.

Opioids in Patients with Liver Disease

Dr. Adam Striker welcomes Dr. Shamsuddin Akhtar, member of the ACE editorial board, for a discussion of the use of various narcotics in patients with liver disease. Listen in as they discuss how the liver metabolizes opioids in patients with cirrhosis, dosing considerations, and more. Recorded March 2026.

Inside the Monitor – Global Engagement, Local Excellence

Dr. Keya Locke welcomes Drs. Ana Maria Crawford and Elizabeth Drum, guest editors of April's ASA Monitor, to discuss global health. Listen in as they consider how medicine is changing across the globe, why anesthesiologists are well placed to lead, and what can be done to expand patient care. Recorded February 2026.

2026 Regional Analgesia Guidelines for Thoracic and Truncal Surgeries

Dr. Edward Mariano, co-chair of ASA’s Acute Pain Taskforce, discusses ASA’s new guideline on acute postoperative pain management with Dr. Adam Striker. Find out why this new guideline is needed, who the recommendations are for, what’s changed, and more. Recorded February 2026. 

The President's Episode

ASA’s president, Dr. Patrick Giam, joins Dr. Adam Striker to discuss the specialty, the society, and the future. He shares his thoughts on ASA’s plans and anesthesiology’s most salient issues, from workforce and physician wellness to payment advocacy and mentorship. Recorded February 2026. 

Anesthesia in Ambulatory Surgery Centers

Dr. George Tewfik, guest editor of the March ASA Monitor, and Dr. Emily Methangkool, contributor, discuss ambulatory anesthesia with Dr. Zach Deutch. Learn how ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) are transforming care, how practicing in an ASC differs from the inpatient setting, what is on the horizon, and more. Recorded January 2026. 

Impact of Sedation Type on Polyp Detection and of NMBAs in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Adam Striker speaks with Dr. Jason Chi, editor for Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE), about two topics featured in SEE Volume 42A: the relationship between sedation type and the rate of precancerous polyp detection in colonoscopies, and rates of respiratory and acute cardiovascular complications, as well as 30-day mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease who received neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs). Recorded January 2026.

Mentorship and Wellness

In the first episode of a three-part series on mentorship, Dr. Brooke Trainer talks to Dr. Vanessa Henke about how being a mentor, or mentee, impacts physician wellness and shares the details of ASA’s new mentorship program. Recorded January 2026. 

Inside the Monitor - Evolving Practices in Neuroanesthesiology

Dr. Eugenia Ayrian, guest editor of the February ASA Monitor,  speaks with Dr. Keya Locke about neuroanesthesiology. From awake craniotomy to thrombectomy, Drs. Ayrian and Locke review advances in neuromonitoring and the ways physiological optimization, cerebral protection, and hemodynamic control are evolving patient management in this subspecialty. Recorded December 2025. 

ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 Revisited

Dr. Adam Striker shares clips from ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 in this special episode. Listen in as TopMedTalk interviews leaders from the specialty. Guests include outgoing president, Dr. Donald Arnold, and incoming president, Dr. Patrick Giam, along with Dr. Mary Dale Peterson, Tom Miller, Dr. Jonathan Gal, Dr. Gordon Morewood, Dr. Sheila Barnette, Dr. Patrick Guffey, and Dr. Samer Narouze. This prestigious group of thoughts leaders discusses workforce, economics, quality initiatives, the treatment of pain, and more. Recorded at the ASA annual meeting in October 2025.