A Quick Reference to Obstetric Anesthesia

Dr. Adithya Bhat is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where he specializes in the field of obstetric anesthesiology. He has published papers in major anesthesia journals and has lectured nationally on anesthetic care for high-risk pregnancies. He currently serves on the Committee on Obstetric Anesthesia for the American Society of Anesthesiologists as well as the Patient Safety Subcommittee of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology. In addition to his clinical and research endeavors, he is a passionate and award-winning educator. He previously served as both Medical Director for Simulation for the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine as well as Assistant Medical Director of the Howard and Joyce Wood Simulation Center. Preet Mohinder Singh, MD, DNB is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University in Saint Louis, where his specific focus is on obstetric anesthesia. He holds a postgraduate degree in anesthesia, and is a prodigious contributor of research to the clinical anesthesia field. He has published nearly 200 scholarly articles in prominent scientific journals, authored numerous chapters in leading anesthesiology books, and has himself served as an editor for multiple anesthesia textbooks. His vast knowledge of human physiology and pharmacology as they relate to the obstetric anesthesia patient make him an indispensable voice on this subject.