Rita Agarwal MD, FAAP, FASA
@docmom3.bsky.social
Pediatric anesthesiologist #pedsanes #pedspain and pain specialist. Mother of 3 young men, 3 cats and I dog. Love to read, teach, enjoy the outdoors and travel #AnSky #meded
Had a great time at the @ameracadpeds.bsky.social national conference. Spoke on #pediatricpain management hung out with my friend Christina Diaz ( current chair of the AAP SOA) and past president of the @WisconsinSocietyAnestgesiologist @asahq.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social @pedsanesnet.bsky.social
Excited to share my new @kevinmd.bsky.social podcast on How Insurance Mergers impact patient outcome, #physicianburnout, and increased #physiciansleaving podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Health insurance mergers are why your doctor is leaving
Podcast Episode · The Podcast by KevinMD · September 4 · 24m
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Excited to share our new Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day @csahq.bsky.social @asahq.bsky.social @pedsanesnet.bsky.social @pedsanesthesia.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/ronlitma... #AnSky #Anesthesiology #pain #substanceuse
Substance Use Before Surgery? Does it really impact postoperative pain?
Rita Agarwal MD FAAP, FASA and Amber Borucki MD
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Physicians are stretched thin—longer hours, sicker patients, rising admin burdens, and stagnant reimbursement. With insurer consolidation and federal cuts, what does this mean for patient care? Insights from @docmom3.bsky.social via @kevinmd.bsky.social: kevinmd.com/2026/06/insu...
Insurance consolidation is a patient safety problem
Insurance consolidation is quietly reshaping medicine and physician reimbursement. See why your anesthesiologist's squeeze is a patient safety problem.
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So honored and excited to share my latest article sponsored by @asahq.bsky.social on @kevinmd.bsky.social #Ansky @stanfordanes.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social kevinmd.com/2026/06/insu...
Insurance consolidation is a patient safety problem
Insurance consolidation is quietly reshaping medicine and physician reimbursement. See why your anesthesiologist's squeeze is a patient safety problem.
kevinmd.com
Interesting new study from Groenewald et.al showing increased postoperative opioid use in adolescents who use any illicit substances prior to surgery pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42017944/
Association Between High-Risk Preexisting Substance Use and Increased Postoperative Opioid Dose Use Among Adolescents Undergoing Ambulatory Orthopedic Surgery - PubMed
High-risk preoperative substance use was associated with increased postoperative opioid use in opioid-naïve adolescents following elective ambulatory orthopedic surgery. These findings, although limit...
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New #editorial by Thomsen & Legrand discussing the #EPITUBE trial design and biological exposure separation #trialdesign https://www.bjanaesthesia.org/article/S0007-0912(26)00059-0/fulltext
It's National Women's Health Week! ASA member Dr. Janette McVey finds particular inspiration in supporting women during labor and delivery. Find out what it takes to protect moms and their babies during one of the most important and vulnerable times in their lives. #NWHW #anesthesiologist
#AnSky love this
American Society of Anesthesiologists@asahq.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt's National Women's Health Week! ASA member Dr. Janette McVey finds particular inspiration in supporting women during labor and delivery. Find out what it takes to protect moms and their babies during one of the most important and vulnerable times in their lives. #NWHW #anesthesiologist
A few days late, but had a great time on Mother’s Day with all my boys, even though one had to work
Amazing time, amazing education @csahq.bsky.social #AnSky #anesthesia #Anesthesiology. #disneyland #education
Honored to have our article featured in KevinMD kevinmd.com/2026/04/how-... @csahq.bsky.social @asahq.bsky.social #VAPOR #mitochondrialmutation #AnSky
How a hidden genetic mutation creates a severe pediatric anesthesia risk
Discover how a newly identified genetic mutation linked to maternal Venezuelan ancestry poses a severe pediatric anesthesia risk, and learn how to provide safe care.
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Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day ronlitman.substack.com?utm_campaign...
Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day | Ron Litman | Substack
Details, commentary and opinions about important contemporary publications in pediatric anesthesia. Click to read Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day, by Ron Litman, a Substack publication with th...
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The @ameracadpeds.bsky.social Advocacy Session and Robert M Smith Award at the #pedsanes2026 conference Dr Raeford Brown was awarded the lifetime achievement award, while Mark Del Monte gave an inspiring presentation
Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day ronlitman.substack.com?utm_campaign... @asahq.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social @stanfordanes.bsky.social #pediatricanesthesia #pediatrics @ameracadpeds.bsky.social #anesthesia Hope this will be help #pediatricians, #pediatrichealthcareproviders & others
Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day | Ron Litman | Substack
Details, commentary and opinions about important contemporary publications in pediatric anesthesia. Click to read Pediatric Anesthesia Article of the Day, by Ron Litman, a Substack publication with th...
ronlitman.substack.com
What would cause a perfectly healthy patient to wake up with neurological complications after uneventful #anesthesia? Listen to this fascinating podcast to learn more about mitochondria @csahq.bsky.social @asahq.bsky.social @apsf.org #anesthesiology #mitochondria podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...
Anesthetic Consideration in Patients of Venezuelan Ancestry
Podcast Episode · Vital Times: The CSA Podcast · March 10 · 1h 6m
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Happy #ThankAResidentDay! FAER is delighted to celebrate the stellar #anesthesiology residents pursuing #research – especially our wonderful Resident Scholars! #FAERrsp – for shaping the future of science in our specialty! Resident Scholar Program: https://loom.ly/pIZnIG4
“He’s truly become my son. You know, I would battle for him like anybody else. You’re a mama bear, and you fight hard." - Dr. Amy Beethe, pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist #fostercare #feelgood #goodnews #FridayReads #Medicine #HealingJourney
Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist
"It didn’t take long to fall in love with him," Amy Beethe's husband, Ryan, says about adopting True as their son
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Maybe there is hope for the human race . . . maybe! “Pediatric anesthesiologist Amy Beethe couldn't believe it when a 4-year-old heart patient, a foster child named True, came to the hospital for surgery — without an adult.” She ended up adopting him and his older sister.
Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist — People
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Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist "I would battle for him like anyone else," said Amy Beethe, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist people.com/foster-child...
Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist
"It didn’t take long to fall in love with him," Amy Beethe's husband, Ryan, says about adopting True as their son
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We can all use more positive news... Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist #DoSomethingGood #GoodNews people.com/foster-child...
Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist
"It didn’t take long to fall in love with him," Amy Beethe's husband, Ryan, says about adopting True as their son
people.com
Foster Child, 4, Shows Up for Heart Surgery with No One by His Side. He Was Adopted by His Anesthesiologist - People Incredible people! If you need a shot of what humanity should be find this article. Really inspiring.
I think it's worth examining why they simply will not nominate someone who is hypothetically, a mid/late career board certified 3-time Trump voting anesthesiologist/surgeon or w/e. I guarantee that person exists! Instead we get people like Means. Why is that?
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 8mo agoKIM: Keeping professional licensure and certification is mandatory MEANS: I do have a medical license right now. It's voluntarily placed on inactive status K: is yours up to date? M: I have a medical license that's unexpired right now K: Are you going to deprioritize having active licenses?
This took 6 years and lots of blood , sweat and tears( mostly my tears) . Hopefully this will help improve #patientsafety, #pediatricanesthesia @stanfordanes.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social @asahq.bsky.social www.medscape.com/viewarticle/....
Rethinking Risk Communication Before Pediatric Surgery
Pediatricians should share medical, social, and medication details and prep families for safer pediatric procedures.
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So honored to be named the 24th Digby Leigh KeySpeaker at the Pediatric Anesthesia Foundation Conference . @stanfordanes.bsky.social @csahq.bsky.social
