Anesthesiology

These are the most recommended and best anesthesia books for medical students, residents and attendings got from surveying most of the US residency programs. It is intended to be a first aid list and guide for the medical students, anesthesia residents and attendings to the books which they need to get to ace in there rotations and practice.

The list is divided into four categories. The first one is for the pocket books that you can carry at any level of education or practice. The second group is for medical students doing their anesthesia rotations and for those going for anesthesiology interviews, you will be asked which books you have on the shelf so be prepared. The third list is for the anesthesia residents and attendings for their daily reading and reference. The fourth group is for the people preparing for the anesthesia board exam.

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Pocket books

Clinical Anesthesia Procedures of the Massachusetts General Hospital


Pocket Anesthesia (Pocket Notebook)


Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide: A Resource for Students and Clinicians


Pediatric Anesthesia and Emergency Drug Guide


Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology Handbook


Anesthesia Secrets



Books for medical students

NMS Clinical Manual of Anesthesia


Blueprints Pocket Anesthesiology


Anesthesia Residency Interview Questions and Answers


Books for Anesthesia Residents and Attendings

Miller's Anesthesia


Anesthesiologist's Manual of Surgical Procedures


Stoelting's Anesthesia and Co-Existing Disease


Clinical Anesthesia (Clinical Anesthesia (Barash))


Anesthesiology by David Longnecker


A Practical Approach to Cardiac Anesthesia


Morgan and Mikhail's Clinical Anesthesiology


Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management (Hadzic)


Chestnut's Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice


 Smith's Anesthesia for Infants and Children




Books for Anesthesiology Board exam review

McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Anesthesiology Examination & Board Review, Sixth Edition


 Anesthesiology Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom


Anesthesiology Oral Board Flash Cards


Basics of Anesthesia: Expert Consult


Miller's Anesthesia Review: Expert Consult


If you are an IMG seeking residency in the US, these lists are a must have to get and ace interviews:

IMG Friendly Anesthesiology Residency Porgrams List

Anesthesia Residency Interview Questions and Answers