Since its founding in 1949, the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists has been an organization of physicians committed to educational advancement, patient safety, and the best possible medical care for the people of North Carolina. The Society has been an important voice in medicine at both the state and national levels, and it remains North Carolinas strongest advocate for patient safety.

Anesthesiologists are physicians who are responsible for insuring the safety and comfort of patients undergoing surgical procedures of all types, the relief of pain, and the delivery of critical care medicine to patients in the intensive care unit. The NCSA is an association of these physicians from all across North Carolina who are committed to the highest standards of care on all three of these fronts.