Experience Anesthesia History at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025
October 10-14, 2025
Join the Wood Library-Museum of Anesthesiology (WLM) at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025 for a weekend of discovery, reflection, and connection in San Antonio, TX. Visit our exhibit booth to see a selection of artifacts and learn how WLM preserves the legacy of anesthesiology.
Don’t miss our featured events, including the Lewis H. Wright Lecture, the ever-popular WLM Woodchip Lectures, and two dynamic history panels, Old Tales Retold – Fresh Takes on Anesthesiology Pioneers. We’re also proud to co-host the WLM / Anesthesia History Association (AHA) Reception on Saturday evening—an ideal opportunity to network and celebrate the stories that shaped the field.
From lectures that honor pioneers to forums that push the profession forward, WLM is proud to bring history to life at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025. Join us in honoring the past, inspiring the future.
Click HERE to register for ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025.
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 | ||
| 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Visit our Exhibit Booth | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30 AM | WLM Woodchip Lecture | Mini Theater, Exhibit Hall |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM | WLM / Anesthesia History Association (AHA) Reception | West Lobby, Convention Center |
| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12 | ||
| 9:15 – 10:15 AM | Lewis H. Wright Lecture Crawford W. Long, MD, His Life and Times Presented by William Hammonds, MD, FACA |
Room 205, Convention Center |
| 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Visit our Exhibit Booth | Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00 PM | WLM Woodchip Lecture | Mini Theater, Exhibit Hall |
| 2:45 – 3:45 PM | History Panel I Old Tales Retold – Fresh Takes on Anesthesiology Pioneers Moderator: Melissa Coleman, MD Speakers: Mary Dale Peterson, MD, MSHCA, FACHE, FASA Bryant Murphy, MD, FASA |
Room 213 AB, Convention Center |
| 4:00 – 5:00 PM | History Panel II Old Tales Retold – Fresh Takes on Anesthesiology Pioneers Moderator: Douglas Bacon, MD, MA, FASA Speakers: Amy Woods, MD, FASA N. Martin Giesecke, MD Paloma Toledo, MD, MPH, FASA |
Room 213 AB, Convention Center |
| MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 | ||
| 9:30 AM – 1:30 PM | Visit our Exhibit Booth | Exhibit Hall |
| 12:30 PM | WLM Woodchip Lecture | Mini Theater, Convention Center |
| 1:30 – 3:30 PM | Patrick P. Sim Forum Pushing the Envelope: Anesthesiology as a Daring Profession Moderator: Jane S. Moon, MD Speakers: Anuj Aggarwal, MD Todsaporn Rodbumrung, MD Jordan Francke, MD, MPH Hannah Wunsch, MD, MSc |
Room 205, Convention Center |
| 3:30 – 4:30 PM | Friends of the WLM Tea | Room 205, Convention Center |
