Is academic freedom only for academics?

April 5th, 2010 by gaf-admin

Yesterday, I had a few email exchanges with Dr. Harvey Rosenbaum, director of anesthesia resident education @ UCLA. I told Read More

Numbers that might be of interest

February 20th, 2010 by gaf-admin

Google search for ‘American Society of Anesthesiologists’ yields 595,000 sites Google search for ‘Barry Friedberg MD’ yields 798,000 sites Google Read More

Happy days in warm Hawaii

January 11th, 2010 by gaf-admin

While most of the country is freezing, my new bride and I made a return to the North Shore of Read More

Anesthesia & Analgesia boasts of it new column, ‘The Open Mind’ LOL

January 2nd, 2010 by gaf-admin

Recent submission to Anesthesia & Analgesia: PONV – Peter Obviously Not Victorious Apfel’s Advice Unheeded Peter Glass’ upcoming editorial (1) Read More

PONV – Peter Obviously Not Victorious, Apfel’s Advice Unheeded

December 30th, 2009 by gaf-admin

PONV – Peter Obviously Not Victorious, Apfel’s Advice Unheeded Glass’ upcoming editorial (1) appears to ignore sage advice from Apfel. Read More

Thoughts for the new year

September 18th, 2009 by gaf-admin

It’s obvious to all, if one wants to keep one’s horses, close the barn door before they depart, not afterwards. Read More

How long do you think that the saturation of the NMDA receptors lasts? What about multiple intra-operative painful episodes?

September 18th, 2009 by gaf-admin

These questions were generated by one of my list’s recipients, Alan Cohen, a friend and thoughtful anesthesiologist colleague, who may Read More

People Magazine cites propofol AND ketamine in separate articles in same issue

August 1st, 2009 by gaf-admin

No sooner than I sent an excited e-mail to my long time friend and colleague in Florida, Anthony ‘Tony’ Kirkpatrick,MD, Read More

People Magazine cites anesthesia expert

July 29th, 2009 by gaf-admin

Page 54 of the August 10th issue of People Magazine cited Dr. Barry L. Friedberg as an anesthesia expert who Read More

An amazing week

July 25th, 2009 by gaf-admin

Wednesday, July 22nd, I did a one hour radio interview show with Pat Benjamin on WNJC 1360 AM which streamed Read More