Anesthesia Workforce Publications and Presentations

Presentations by AWS and CAWS Staff

Anesthesiology 2023 Panel Presentation: Mitigating the Anesthesia Workforce Demand-Supply Imbalance

Anesthesia workforce trends supply / demand imbalances: How do we fix it? (PDF)
Presented by Mary Dale Peterson, MD, FASA. ASA Past President, Chair of Anesthesia Workforce Summit II; Driscoll Children's Health System, Corpus Christi, TX.
Non-operating room anesthesia (NORA), procedural sedation and workforce shortages. (PDF)
Presented by David Martin, MD, PhD, FASA. ASA Vice President for Scientific Affairs; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; and Basem Abdelmalak, MD, FASA. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH.
National anesthesia workforce. (PDF)
Presented by Richard Dutton, MD, MBA, FASA. US Anesthesia Partners, Dallas, TX.
The latest headlines from data and economics. (PDF)
Thomas Miller, PhD, MBA. American Society of Anesthesiologists, Schaumburg, IL.

Articles curated by Dr. Mary Dale Peterson, AWS Task Force Chair, and the AWS Workgroups

Peterson MD. Anesthesia workforce: Help! I need help!ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):20-22.
Dutton RP, McLoughlin TM, Szokol JW, Kungl MJ, Gal J. New training paradigms. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):21-22.
Wright CC, Kanai L, Lewis MC. Harnessing the workforce potential. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):23-24.
Grichnik K, Mesrobian J, Szokol JW, Mack PF, Tsai MH, Schulman S, Hudson ME. Staffing and efficiency in the OR. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):24-25.
Abdelmalak BB, Martin DP, Arnold DE. Anesthesiology oversight for procedural sedation. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):26-27.

CAWS Data Briefs

Access short reports on workforce-related topics relevant to anesthesiology. (Member Exclusive)

Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Medicare Fee-for-Service Allowed Charges for Clinical Services Occurring in Ambulatory Surgery Centers by Specialty, 2019–2024. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–26.0022.V03. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; January 2026.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Medicare Fee-for-Service Allowed Charges for Anesthesia Clinicians, 2000–2024. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–25.0015.V03. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; October 2025.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Bureau of Labor Statistics Reported Compensation of Anesthesiologists and Nurse Anesthetists, 2012–2025. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–26.0013.V03. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; June 2026.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Trends in the Supply of Anesthesiologists, Nurse Anesthetists, and Anesthesiologist Assistants. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–26.0011.V11. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; November 2026.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Job Posting Trends for Anesthesiologists and Nurse Anesthetists. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–26.0008.V11. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; November 2026.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Anesthesiology Residency Match Trends. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–26.0004.V03. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; June 2026.
Center for Anesthesia Workforce Studies. Publicly Reported Anesthesiologist Compensation, 2019–2024. Analytics and Research Services Data Brief ARS–25.0002.V03. Schaumburg, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists; December 2025.

Publications authored or co-authored by CAWS Staff

Rock-Klotz JA, Friedson A. Inside the 2026 Anesthesiology Residency Match in a Record-Setting Year. ASA Monitor. 2026;90(8):1,4–5.
Miller TR, Rock-Klotz JA. The Anesthesia Workforce: Strong, Different, and Not So Predictable. ASA Monitor. 2026;90(3):22–23.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2025 Anesthesiology Residency Match: Trends and Insights. ASA Monitor. 2025;89(8):1,4–5.
Miller TR. A decade of decompensation: A shrinking piece of the Medicare fee-for-service Part B pie. ASA Monitor. 2025;89(4):16.
Miller TR. One for the Ages. ASA Monitor. 2025;89(2):1–8.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Record number of anesthesiology positions filled in 2024 match year. ASA Monitor. 2024;88(8):1-5.
Abouleish AE, Pomerantz P, Peterson MD, Cannesson M, Akeju O, Miller TR, Rathmell JP, Cole DJ. Closing the chasm: Understanding and addressing the anesthesia workforce supply and demand imbalance. Anesthesiology. Preprint. Published on June 17, 2024.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2023 Residency match: Anesthesiology is one of the most competitive specialties. ASA Monitor. 2023;87(8):1-5.
Miller TR. Generations research of limited value in studying workforce economics. ASA Monitor. 2023;87(2):1-6.
Miller TR. Response to 2 workforce questions from curious readers. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(11):1-8.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2022 Anesthesiology residency matches hit another record. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(8):30-31.
Miller TR. Where are they? A look at new anesthesia professionals billing Medicare. ASA Monitor. 2022;86(3):1-11.
Hertzberg LB, Miller TR, Byerly S, Rebello E, Flood P, Malinzak EB, Doyle CA, Pease S, Rock-Klotz JA, Kraus MB, Pai SL. Gender differences in compensation in anesthesiology in the United States: Results of a national survey of anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2021;133(4):1009-18.
Miller TR. Goldilocks, the devil, and physician supply and demand. ASA Monitor. 2021;85(9):14-15.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Anesthesiology residency matches hit record high for fifth year in a row. ASA Monitor. 2021;85(8):40-41.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Anesthesiology programs continue record-setting matches in 2020. ASA Monitor. 2020;84(9):41-43.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. 2019 update: Anesthesiology continues its upward trend of residency matches. ASA Monitor. 2019;83(9):46-51.
Rock-Klotz JA, Miller TR. Revival of reporting anesthesiology residency trends. ASA Monitor. 2018;82(8):42-46.
Miller TR, Halzack NM, Rock-Klotz J. Health workforce projections: Caveat emptor. ASA Monitor. 2017;81(4):10-12.

Additional Resources

American Hospital Association. Executive insights: Tackling the surgical backlog. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association and American Society of Anesthesiologists; 2023.
American Hospital Association. How anesthesiologists are addressing workforce challenges. AHA Associate Podcast Series | American Society of Anesthesiologists. 2023.
American Society of Anesthesiologists. Inside the Monitor – workforce hot buttons. ASA’s Central Line Podcast Series. 2022.

TopMedTalk Podcast

TopMedTalk’s Desiree Chappell and Sol Aronson are joined by Mary Dale Peterson and Thomas Miller for a timely discussion on the anesthesiology workforce. From post-COVID shifts and rising demand for non-OR anesthesia to data-driven workforce planning, the conversation explores what’s changing, what’s working, and how the specialty can adapt to evolving practice models and clinician needs.