Dartmouth Health anesthesiologist Stacie G. Deiner, MD, MS, was named president of the American Board of Anesthesiology’s (ABA) board of directors in October. Board members are all clinically active anesthesiologists, and they work to develop ABA’s vision and establish standards for the field of anesthesiology.
Deiner joined Dartmouth Health in 2020. She serves as vice chair of anesthesiology research at Dartmouth Health’s Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), and as the LeRoy Garth Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine. Deiner takes special interest in care for older surgical patients. She has participated in multiple published studies on post-operative cognitive decline and frailty, and serves as principal investigator at DHMC on trials through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute and the Hitchcock Foundation related to improved patient satisfaction and outcomes related to anesthesia and surgery.
Deiner attended medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She also earned a master of science degree in patient-oriented research at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Deiner has also contributed to other professional organizations, including the American Geriatrics Society and the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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