This groundbreaking book presents a sweeping exploration of how anesthetic knowledge and agents are now used to treat disease, influence physiology, and improve outcomes across nearly every domain of clinical care.

From neurological disorders, such as epilepsy, migraine, ALS, and treatment‑resistant psychiatric illness to cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, dermatologic, and urologic conditions, this comprehensive text illuminates the rapidly expanding therapeutic applications of anesthetics. Readers will discover evidence-based strategies ranging from regional anesthesia for oncologic modulation to ketamine for suicidal ideation, advanced sedation paradigms in critical illness, and innovative uses of anesthetics in palliative care, artificial hibernation, and nanotherapeutics.

Written by leading experts at the forefront of these emerging practices, Anesthesia Therapeutics in Modern Medicine serves as a vital resource for anesthesiologists, intensivists, pain specialists, and all clinicians seeking to integrate the latest therapeutic innovations into patient care. This volume not only maps the current landscape but illuminates the future—revealing how anesthesiology is transforming from an enabling specialty into a force for direct healing and intervention across medicine.

Henry Liu MD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care.

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA 

Alan David Kaye MD, PhD

Professor of Anesthesiology and Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neurosciences Departments 

Interventional Pain Fellowship Director 

Former Chancellor and Provost, Chief Academic Officer

Vice Chair of Research

The Louisiana State University School of Medicine,

LSU Health Science Center Shreveport, Shreveport, LA