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MeSA Annual Winter Meeting
February 8 & 9, 2025

The Maine Society of Anesthesiologists' Annual Winter Meeting will be held on Saturday, February 8, and Sunday, February 9, 2025, at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel, Carrabassett Valley, Maine.  The business meeting will be held on February 8 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.  There will be an American Society of Anesthesiologists federal update from an ASA elected physician leader. State legislative updates on anesthesia will be provided by Attorney Charles Soltan.   Andrew MacLean, CEO, of the Maine Medical Association, will provide a legislative update for the House of Medicine.

For more information, please contact Lisa Montagna at mesahq@gmail.com or 207-620-4015. 

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MeSA Members Meet with Maine's Congressional Delegation

On May 14, 2024, Drs. Dan Campos, Adam O'Brien, and Gasper Gasperlin met with the legislative aids for Senator Susan Collins, Senator King, and Congressman Golden to urge Congress to take action to preserve safe anesthesia care for our nation’s Veterans, hold the commercial insurance industry accountable for continuing to put their profits ahead of patients and physicians and to increase access to naloxone in more public settings.  These same topics were also discussed with the offices of Congresswoman Pingree on May 15.  For further information about these meetings, please email mesahq@gmail.com.

Residents' Day at the Legislature

On March 28, 2024, residents from Maine Medical Center, along with MeSA's Medical Student Liaison met with legislators, had a tour of the Maine State Capitol, and were recognized by the House of Representatives.  Following the State House tour, the group met for lunch and a Problem-Based Learning Discussion concerning Rural Pass-Through Legislation.

2024 Residents Day at the Legislature

Front Row:  Adam Owen, MD, Christopher Abruzzese, DO and Associate Program Director, Patrick McAuley, MBBS, Christine Kerr, DO, Lucine Papazian, DO, Margaret Carroll, MD, Lisa Montagna, Executive Director, Alexandra Maghear, Medical Student Liaison, and Simbarashe Matoi, MB BCh.

Middle Row:  Kristin A. Johnson, MS, C-TAGME and Program Manager, Jacob Longfellow, DO, Kyle Holmsen, DO, Gasper Gasperlin, DO, and Michael Finke, DO.

Top Row:  Charm Karunasiri, MD, Jay Kellegrew, MD, Josie Watczak, MD, Zachary Woodward, DO, and Keating Pepper, DO.