Episode 198: Anesthesia for GI Endoscopy – Three Studies

Aaron N. Primm MD, FASA

Aaron N. Primm MD, FASA, is an assistant professor of anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care & Pain Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he serves as the director of anesthesia for endoscopy and course director for anesthesiology grand rounds. In addition to his clinical and research interests, Dr. Primm is focused on resident education in non-operating room anesthesia (NORA), perioperative management, and financial literacy.

Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Primm received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed anesthesiology residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where he is now an assistant professor. In his daily clinical practice, Dr. Primm cares for patients undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures and serves as the daily operations coordinator for perioperative anesthesia services. In addition to several committees, he serves as an editor for the ASA’s Summaries of Emerging Evidence (SEE) editorial board. As a certified professional in patient safety (CPPS), he has had the honor to collaborate with exceptional like-minded physicians in the NORA Society. He is also proud to be a member of the board of trustees for Cathedral High School—a college preparatory school for young women. Dr. Primm resides in Manhattan with his wife, Ashlyn Primm. They are the proud parents of their son and daughter, Calvin and Leocadia.

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is the past chair of the ASA’s Committee on Communications and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Wisconsin and serves as Director of Clinical Operations for pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Wisconsin.  He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.