This announcement is from the American Society of Anesthesiologists' Online News Room from on October 15, 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — Patrick Giam, M.D., FASA, physician partner at U.S. Anesthesia Partners in Houston, assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology at the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, clinical assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medical College and adjunct clinical assistant professor of the Texas A&M School of Medicine, was today named president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the nation’s largest organization of anesthesiologists. Dr. Giam assumed office at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2025 annual meeting and will serve for one year.
“It is a great honor to be named president of ASA, and I will continue to tackle the issues that are most important to our members, from securing fair payment and battling ‘Big Insurance’ to preserving anesthesiologist-led care and more,” said Dr. Giam. “Anesthesiologists are leaders in patient safety, and I am committed to advocating for our members to have the resources they need to continue to provide safe, high-quality patient care. I also look forward to helping our young anesthesiologists flourish in their careers and encouraging them to take an active role in our Society, specialty and their practices.”
Dr. Giam is a member of ASA’s Executive Committee and Administrative Council. A long-time member of ASA and advocate for the specialty, Dr. Giam has served as chief of the Division of Administrative Affairs, speaker of the House of Delegates and chair of the Committee on Large Group Practice. He has been a member of several committees and is currently chair of the ASA Budget Committee. Dr. Giam also served as director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute and a member of the Executive Board of the ASA Political Action Committee.
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