Professional Association of German Anesthetists

The logo of the BDA

The professional association of German anesthetists e. V. (BDA) was founded on July 17, 1961 in order to represent the interests of specialists in anesthesiology ( anesthetists ) vis-à-vis other doctors, medical institutions and authorities and to advise members on questions of professional practice. The BDA supports the concerns of the medical profession through its membership in the umbrella association of specialists in Germany (SpiFa). The longstanding presidents of the BDA included Karl Horatz , Peter Uter (1980 to 1987), Klaus Zinganell and Bernd Landauer.

President (as of 2020) is Götz Geldner, secretary Thomas Iber.

In cooperation with the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine eV (DGAI), further education and training of the members is funded.

The journal A&I - Anästhesiologie & Intensivmedizin is the joint official organ of DGAI , BDA and the German Academy for Anesthesiological Training e. V. (DAAF, President: Hartmut Bürkle).

Members can become specialists in anesthesiology and doctors who are in the process of specialist training.

The association has around 15,900 members in 17 regional associations.

The federal office of the association is located in Nuremberg at Roritzerstraße 27. Up until December 31, 2019, the managing director was Holger Sorgatz, a social economist for 26 years. Tina Rhaiem was won as the successor. A. Schleppers is in charge of the office.

Web links

Official website of the Professional Association of German Anesthetists (BDA)
my-bda Joint website of BDA, DGAI and the German Academy for Anesthesiological Training

Individual evidence

↑ regular member associations - SpiFa eV In: SpiFa eV ( spifa.de [accessed on September 18, 2017]).
↑ Klaus van Ackern , W. Schwarz, J.-P. Striebel: 50 years of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. In: Jürgen Schüttler (Ed.): 50 Years of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine: Tradition and Innovation. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2003, ISBN 3-540-00057-7 , pp. 79–119, here: p. 100 (and pp. 125–128 and 321).
↑ Holger Sorgatz: “Thank you.” In: A&I. Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine. Volume 60, December 2019, p. 550.

[1] regular member associations - SpiFa eV In: SpiFa eV ( spifa.de [accessed on September 18, 2017]).

[2] Klaus van Ackern , W. Schwarz, J.-P. Striebel: 50 years of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine. In: Jürgen Schüttler (Ed.): 50 Years of the German Society for Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine: Tradition and Innovation. Springer, Berlin / Heidelberg / New York 2003, ISBN 3-540-00057-7 , pp. 79–119, here: p. 100 (and pp. 125–128 and 321).

[3] Holger Sorgatz: “Thank you.” In: A&I. Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Medicine. Volume 60, December 2019, p. 550.