KCSA Events
KCSA Meeting
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
The Capital Grille 8064, 4760 Broadway Boulevard, Kansas City, MO
6:00 pm Social
6:15 pm Business Meeting
6:25 pm Dinner provided by KCSA
6:30 pm ASA Update: Working For You with Donald E. Arnold, M.D., FACHE, FASA, President, American Society of Anesthesiologists
Speaker
Donald E. Arnold, M.D., FACHE, FASA, is president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). He was elected in October 2024. He is also chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, physician lead for the Mercy Anesthesiology Specialty Council and sits on the Board of Directors of Western Anesthesiology Associates, Inc., in Ballwin, Missouri.
Dr. Arnold has served ASA in numerous roles, including president-elect, first vice president, treasurer and assistant treasurer. He has also chaired ASA’s Budget Committee, Section on Fiscal Affairs, Committee on Quality Management and Departmental Administration, Ad Hoc Committee on Deep Sedation and Education and Ad Hoc Committee on Payment and Care Delivery Models. Dr. Arnold was also a director and officer of the Anesthesia Quality Institute, and a director and officer of the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research.
In addition to his commitments to ASA, Dr. Arnold has served as a full examiner and senior editor for the Standardized Oral Exam for the American Board of Anesthesiology, guest reviewer for Anesthesia & Analgesia and ASA liaison to The Joint Commission. He served as president of the Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists (MSA) and St. Louis Society of Anesthesiologists. Dr. Arnold serves on the Board of Directors for the Mercy East Communities. He has been recognized by the MSA with its Distinguished Service Award and by Mercy with the Charles E. Thoele Physician Leadership Award.
Dr. Arnold received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin. He completed his transitional internship at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, and his residency in anesthesiology at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, New Hampshire. He is board-certified in anesthesiology.
He resides in St. Louis with his wife, Tamara K. Ehlert, M.D.; they have three adult children.
