Drs. J. Danny Muehlschlegel and Yun Guan of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were featured speakers at the 31st Annual Meeting of the Chinese Society of Anesthesiology (CSA2026), held in Beijing, China, September 17–20, 2026.

Dr. Muehlschlegel delivered a featured presentation titled “From Individual Vigilance to System Resilience: Lessons from Leading an Academic Anesthesiology Department,” highlighting leadership and strategies for building resilient anesthesiology systems.

Dr. Guan delivered a featured presentation during the pain management section titled “Challenging the Central Dogma of Analgesia: Peripherally Restricted Analgesics as the Next Frontier in Chronic Pain Therapy.”

The meeting brought together anesthesiology professionals under the theme “From Booming to Brilliant,” emphasizing cooperation and innovation.

Drs. J. Danny Muehlschlegel and Yun Guan had a chance to meet up with Dr. Dolores Njoku who was part of our ACCM faculty for many years. Dr. Dolores B. Njoku, MD now serves as Vice Chair of Anesthesiology, Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis, and Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.