Emory School of Medicine Names James
Zaidan New Chair of Anesthesiology
Emory University School of Medicine Dean Thomas J. Lawley,
M.D., has named cardiac anesthesiologist James R. Zaidan, M.D., M.B.A.,
new chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Zaidan, a professor
of anesthesiology and associate dean for graduate medical education
in the School of Medicine, has been an Emory faculty member since 1977.
He has clinical appointments at Emory University Hospital, Crawford
Long Hospital, the Atlanta VA Medical Center, Grady Memorial Hospital
and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston.
Dr. Zaidan was previously chief of anesthesiology at Grady Memorial
Hospital and at Emory University Hospital. He is past president of the
Association of Cardiac Anesthesiologists.
"Jim Zaidan brings an ideal combination of skills to the job of anesthesiology
chair," said Dean Lawley. "His vast experience in the care of patients,
his notable ability as a educator, his national leadership and his comprehensive
understanding of the institutions and business of healthcare all will
be extremely valuable to the department and to the School of Medicine.
Dr. Zaidan received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State University
in 1967, and his M.D. from West Virginia University in 1971. He completed
his residency training and a fellowship in cardiothoracic anesthesiology
at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1998,
in order to learn more about the business of health care and the cost
of academic medicine, he received his Executive M.B.A. from Goizueta
Business School at Emory University.
Dr. Zaidan is a senior associate examiner of the American Board of
Anesthesiology and is a frequent lecturer on the subject of cardiac
anesthesiology.
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