Editor's Note: This article is the first in a three-part series featuring the female leadership that has shaped the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
Linda Mason, MD, FASA, is ASA's third female president and the first ASA President board-certified in pediatric anesthesiology, but she insists that neither of these are her greatest accomplishments.
To be fair, choosing an accomplishment could be a daunting task for Dr. Mason. She served as a past president of the California Society of Anesthesiologists (2004-2005), president of the Association of Anesthesiology Subspecialty Program Directors (2008-2009), and a member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Review Committee for Anesthesiology (2010-2016). She has had a role on the Society Board of Directors since 2006, served as secretary and member of the ASA Administrative Council, and chaired ASA's Committee on Membership and both the Section on Administration and Section on Board Administrative Affairs. Dr. Mason's list...