Florida Society of Anesthesiologists

What Florida Society of Anesthesiologists does

The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists (FSA) is a private nonprofit professional medical society founded in 1948 and headquartered in Florida, operating as the official state component society of the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA). FSA serves approximately 1,800+ members across Florida's five districts, including practicing anesthesiologists, residents, research scientists, anesthesiology assistants, nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and medical students. Its mission centers on raising and maintaining standards of anesthesiology practice, fostering research and scientific progress, disseminating information to the medical profession and public, guarding against irresponsible practitioners, and safeguarding the specialty of anesthesiology.

FSA's core service offerings are event- and membership-driven rather than product-driven. The society operates a recurring Annual Meeting held at The Breakers, West Palm Beach (most recently June 12-14, 2026), a Pediatric Anesthesia Webinar Series and other CME webinars, an annual FSA Legislative Days advocacy event at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, a Speakers Bureau for external outreach, and the FSA News newsletter. Industry sponsors and exhibitors (including US Anesthesia Partners, Envision Physician Services, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, and Nova Southeastern University) participate in the annual meeting. FSA also operates the FSAPAC political action committee to fund legislative advocacy for anesthesiologists in Florida.

FSA's revenue model combines membership dues (administered through ASA's membership infrastructure, where all FSA members must also hold ASA membership), annual meeting revenue from registration fees, exhibitor fees, and sponsorships, and FSAPAC donations. The society is governed by a Board of Directors led by physician officers (President Adam Fier, DO for 2026-2027; President-Elect Luis Rodriguez, MD, FASA; Immediate Past President Jared Weiner, MD, MBA, FASA) and supported by a small professional staff under Executive Director JJ Jackman. FSA holds no disclosed technology products, AI capabilities, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or material M&A activity; its competitive position rests on regulatory standing within the ASA federation, institutional brand accumulated since 1948, and a closed member ecosystem.

Name

Florida Society of Anesthesiologists

Legal name

Florida Society of Anesthesiologists

Website

https://fsahq.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists (FSA), founded in 1948, is a private nonprofit professional medical society serving 1,800+ anesthesiologists, residents, and allied practitioners across Florida as the state's ASA component society, delivering CME, scientific exchange, and legislative advocacy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Society Services

NAICS

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54199)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Perioperative Anesthesia Services & Management (HLAFAIAM)

Keywords

• Professional medical society
• Continuing medical education
• Legislative advocacy
• Annual scientific conference
• Anesthesia member services

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: FSA membership fees. As a state component of ASA, members must also belong to ASA. The FSA uses the ASA membership application for state membership.
2. Annual Meeting Revenue: Registration fees, exhibitor fees, and sponsorship revenue from the annual conference held at The Breakers, West Palm Beach, FL.
3. FSAPAC Donations: Political Action Committee contributions from members supporting legislative advocacy for anesthesiology in Florida.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists is a nonprofit professional medical society that provides membership services to anesthesiologists in Florida. Its core offerings include annual scientific conferences with research presentations, continuing medical education programs, legislative advocacy through FSAPAC, professional development resources, a Speakers Bureau, and publications of scientific abstracts. Membership is processed jointly with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

Product overview

The Florida Society of Anesthesiologists (FSA) is a professional medical society representing anesthesiologists in Florida, organized to raise and maintain standards of medical practice in anesthesiology and improve patient care. The organization functions as a membership-based professional association rather than a product company, offering services including annual meetings and conferences, educational programming, legislative advocacy, awards and recognition programs, a speakers bureau, publications, and member services. The society does not offer commercial technology products or services.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• FSA Annual Meeting Annual scientific conference featuring educational sessions, research podium and poster presentations, networking opportunities, and exhibits for practicing anesthesiologists, residents, and other anesthesia professionals in Florida.
• FSA Membership Professional society membership for practicing anesthesiologists, residents, research scientists, anesthesiology assistants, nurse anesthetists, and medical students in Florida. Membership is processed jointly with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).
• FSAPAC (Political Action Committee) Political Action Committee for the Florida Society of Anesthesiologists that enables legislative advocacy supporting the anesthesiology specialty at the Florida state level through member donations.
• FSA Legislative Days in Tallahassee Annual legislative advocacy event held at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee for FSA members to engage directly with state legislators on issues affecting anesthesiology practice.
• FSA Speakers Bureau Program through which member anesthesiologists are made available as expert speakers on healthcare topics to external organizations for community outreach.
• FSA Pediatric Anesthesia Webinar Series Continuing medical education webinar series covering specialized pediatric anesthesiology topics for FSA members.
• FSA News Newsletter Newsletter prepared by the FSA Communications Committee to keep members informed about events, member highlights, and committee initiatives.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSA is the official state component society of ASA. All FSA members must also belong to ASA. FSA elects delegates and alternate delegates to represent Florida at the ASA annual meetings and House of Delegates.
• The Breakers Palm BeachcoreOthersThe Breakers is the primary venue for FSA's annual meetings. Room rates offered at $302 (Deluxe Run of House, King) and $345 (Premium Room, Run of House) for meeting attendees.
• Nova Southeastern University Anesthesiologist Assistant ProgramsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of the Welcome Reception at the 2025 FSA Annual Meeting.
• US Anesthesia PartnersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored Wine Pour at the 2025 FSA Annual Meeting.
• Fisher & Paykel HealthcareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored Breakfast at the 2025 FSA Annual Meeting.
• Envision Physician ServicesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored Networking Reception at the 2025 FSA Annual Meeting.
• Florida Medical Association (FMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFSA elects delegates and alternate delegates to the FMA Annual Meeting. FMA is a key partner for legislative advocacy at the state level.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Society for Pediatric Anesthesia (SPA): Sub-specialty society within anesthesiology focused on pediatric practice. SPA addresses a specific sub-segment of FSA's membership (highlighted by FSA's Pediatric Anesthesia Webinar Series), representing a sub-specialty competitor for member engagement.

Broad incumbents

• American College of Surgeons (ACS): National professional society for surgeons, structurally analogous to FSA at a national level. ACS represents the surgical counterpart with which FSA members collaborate in perioperative care settings, sharing the membership-society business model.
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA): National parent organization of FSA. ASA operates as the federal-level professional society governing anesthesiologists across all U.S. states, with which FSA maintains a mandatory federated membership and delegate relationship.

Direct peers

• Illinois Society of Anesthesiologists (ISA): Illinois ASA component society with a comparable membership society model, offering continuing education, annual meetings, and state-level advocacy for anesthesiologists in Illinois.
• New York State Society of Anesthesiologists (NYSSA): New York's ASA component society serving practicing anesthesiologists, residents, and allied professionals through education, advocacy, and an annual meeting — directly parallel to FSA's mission and operating model.
• Florida Medical Association (FMA): Florida's statewide medical professional society that FSA partners with for legislative advocacy. FMA provides an analogous state-level membership and advocacy model for the broader physician community in the same geography.
• California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA): California's official ASA component society, structurally identical to FSA — a state-level professional membership society providing CME, advocacy, and annual meetings for California anesthesiologists.
• Texas Society of Anesthesiologists (TSA): Texas ASA component society representing physician anesthesiologists and related professionals in Texas, providing CME, legislative advocacy, and annual scientific meetings in a structure highly analogous to FSA.
• Pennsylvania Society of Anesthesiologists (PSA): Pennsylvania ASA component society providing membership, education, and advocacy services to anesthesiologists in Pennsylvania — operating under the same federated structure as FSA.

Others

• American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA): National professional society representing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), many of whom are FSA member categories. AANA operates as a parallel professional association in the same anesthesia ecosystem but on the nurse-anesthetist side of scope-of-practice debates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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