Posts tagged: Anesthesiology

TEEN SCIENCE CAFE: ANESTHESIOLOGY

TEEN SCIENCE CAFE: ANESTHESIOLOGY Have you ever been under anesthesia? If not, could you imagine being completely awake, feeling every incision, and hearing every sound during your operation? Fortunately, this is only a hypothetical scenario because we have anesthesia! The science of anesthesia began in the late 19th century and has drastically evolved. Anesthesia is delivered by highly trained healthcare

Going Under

Written by Teen Leaders R. Hanoka and M. Tilley To add perfectly to October’s spooky season, York County Teen Science Café welcomed Mr. Brewer to talk about “putting people under”. Mr. Brewer did an amazing job explaining his job as the Chief Anesthesiologist assistant at Piedmont Medical Center. He explained the difference between different types of anesthesiologists, career paths,

Preventing Pain: The Science of Anesthesiology

At the November café for Science Discovery Teen Café in Boulder we learned about anesthesiology. We heard from anesthesiologist, Dr. Sara Cheng, who works as part of a private practice in the Boulder-Denver area. She and her colleagues, Drs. Filip Trojanowski and Bridget Bailey, demonstrated various techniques for anesthetizing a patient, and explained how and why anesthesia