On this episode, we are honored to have COL (ret) Aaron Elliott, a legend in the Army CRNA community, from humble beginnings in PA to becoming chief of nurse anesthetist at Womack Army Medical Center. COL Elliott has led the way for CRNA across the entire Army Nurse Anesthesia community. He has vast knowledge and experience from his tours in Iraq, educating generations of Army CRNAs, and leading by example from the head of the bed. Join me in listening to the hard-earned lessons about anesthesia, the military, and life from COL Elliott.

Episode 2 Charlie Richardson

In this episode of the Ethernauts, we talk to Charlie Richardson about becoming an Army Reserves CRNA, deployments, austere anesthesia, and her impact on her community.  Charlie is the real deal; she is a good provider, friend, and mentor with two deployments and over a decade of experience as a CRNA. I hope that you enjoy this episode of the Ethernauts.

The Ethernauts is a podcast about military Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) who provide anesthesia in some of the most austere locations in the world. The title ethernaut was given to the first all-male class of CRNA who graduated from the United States Army's Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing(USAGPAN)  at Walther Reed and served in Vietnam. Since then, the United States Army has trained thousands of CRNAs, men, and women, who have provided life-saving anesthesia in combat, humanitarian missions, and at home in the United States. CRNAs have been serving on the front lines of countless battles, consistently delivering high-quality and expert independent anesthesia; from the blood-soaked fields of Antetiem, the beachhead at Anzio & the Island of Corregidor, the frozen hell near the 38th parallel, the triple canopy jungle of Vietnam, the snow-capped Hindu Kush in Afghanistan, the concrete shoot house of Bagdad, to the labyrinth of Syria. CRNAs have been working tirelessly to give injured service members a fighting chance to come home to their families once again. The Ethernauts is a podcast for CRNAs, past and present; this is our gift to our future comrades in arms, that the lessons so hard won do not get lost in the sands of time. 

This episode looks into the service of my brother and friend Robert Fabich and his contribution to saving combat wounded during Operation Inherent Resolve. Rob has dedicated his life to serving this country in and out of uniform. From running rescue as a volunteer paramedic to serving on a Forward Surgical Team, he's the kind of guy you want near you when things are their worst.