About Us

Experienced
Board Certified professionals providing a full range of anesthetic services.

Panhandle Anesthesiology Associates (PAA) is a private practice group of physician anesthesiologists, certified registered nurse anesthetists, and administrative staff providing anesthesia services to the Panhandle since 1992. Over the years we have grown from a small group staffing a single facility to over 100 providers rendering care at Ascension hospitals in Pensacola, Destin, Port St. Joe, and Panama City, the Ascension Studer Children's Hospital, and the Ascension Sacred Heart Health Center at Summit.

All PAA physicians are Board Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology. In addition, many of us have additional Board Certifications and advanced fellowship training, significant clinical and academic credentials, and publications related to our specialty. Working in tandem with our handpicked group of exceptional CRNAs, we provide all forms of anesthetic care, including neonatal, cardiac, obstetric, regional, transplant, and pain management.

If you or a loved one is a patient, we strive to create an appropriate, understandable, personalized care solution for you. That includes an evaluation and plan by a physician with the opportunity to ask questions, a trained anesthetic provider at your side throughout your procedure, and postoperative care as appropriate.

We consider it our privilege to take care of you and will strive to make your experience as safe and comfortable as possible. If you are a provider, our expansion has led to employment opportunities. Our employee satisfaction is evidenced by our low turnover rate compared to other centers; the staff camaraderie and breadth of clinical opportunities combined with the northwest Florida lifestyle are hard to match. For more information please contact us.