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The Iowa Society of Anesthesiologists is a statewide association for practicing anesthesiologists, providing membership information, links, legislative issues, newsletters and more. ISA is dedicated to the safety of Iowa's surgical patients.

ISA is a component society of the American Society of Anesthesiologists. ISA was incorporated in 1965 as a voluntary, non-profit association of physicians interested in the practice of anesthesiology.

Latest Central Line Podcast!

Recorded live at ANESTHESIOLOGY 2025, Dr. Jed Wolpaw, host of the ACCRAC podcast, interviews Dr. Joyce Wahr, who offered the John W. Severinghaus Lecture: It’s Not Your Fault! The Cognitive Basis of Error. Learn from Dr. Wahr as she shares her expertise on system 1 and system 2 thinking, and forcing functions that could reduce errors, with Dr. Wolpaw and attendees. Recorded October 2025.