Congratulations to Kristin M. Ondecko Ligda, MD, who was nominated for the American Medical Association's Women Physicians Section's Inspirational Physician Recognition Award. Dr. Ondecko Lidga was recognized for her work representing women in medicine and anesthesiology. She is a founding member of the Women in Anesthesiology Group, founded a Physician Anesthesiologist Mom Group, and was recently invited to join the newly-created American Society of Anesthesiologists’ Ad Hoc Committee on Women in Anesthesia.
The nomination from Dr. Hala Sabry reads as follows: "Dr. Kristin Ondecko Ligda is an inspiration to all women physicians! She is a passionate anesthesiologist who is extremely active within her own practice and her state medical society. She has always been involved in organizational representation of women and is a huge proponent of the American Medical Women's Association. Dr. Ondecko Ligda prioritizes communication among women in her field of anesthesiology to better each other—not only as physician colleagues but also as friends—as part of a Women Physician Anesthesiology Group that has close to 2,000 participants. She's also extremely vocal in protecting VA patients as well as patients requiring dental work from inappropriately administered anesthesia. She is one of the most pleasant, optimistic and inspiring women physicians I know and so deserving of this award."