Anesthesiologist and CRNA Business Cards for Hospital and Locum Practice

Anesthesiologists and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are perioperative medicine specialists who manage anesthesia, airway, pain, and critical physiology for surgical and procedural patients. Business cards for anesthesia providers serve primarily professional networking within hospital systems and locum tenens staffing.

What Anesthesiology Cards Must Include

Your Credential Level

Physician anesthesiologists:

• MD / DO — medical degree
• Anesthesiologist — specialty
• Board Certified in Anesthesiology — American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA)
• Subspecialty board certifications:
• ABA Subspecialty in Critical Care Medicine
• ABA Subspecialty in Pain Medicine
• ABA Subspecialty in Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• ABA Subspecialty in Pediatric Anesthesiology
• CA (Cardiac Anesthesiologist) — fellowship-trained
• Neuroanesthesiology fellowship
• Regional anesthesia fellowship (ultrasound-guided)
• Obstetric anesthesia fellowship
• State medical license

CRNA:

• CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) — NBCRNA credential
• DNAP or MSNA — doctoral or master's degree
• State APRN license / CRNA license
• AANA member (American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology)
• DEA number (for controlled substance prescribing)

Your Clinical Specialty and Capabilities

• General anesthesia (surgical, OR)
• Cardiac / cardiothoracic anesthesia (open heart, TAVR)
• Pediatric anesthesia (children's hospital)
• Obstetric anesthesia (labor epidurals, C-section)
• Neuroanesthesia (craniotomy, spine)
• Regional anesthesia and acute pain
• Chronic pain management (anesthesia pain fellowship)
• Critical care (anesthesia-trained ICU)
• MAC/TIVA / procedural sedation

Your Practice or Locum Context

Most anesthesia providers who need business cards are:

• Academic and hospital-employed attending physicians
• Independent anesthesia group practice
• Locum tenens anesthesia — the most card-intensive context
• Pain management private practice (chronic pain subspecialty)

For locum providers, the card should include:

• Your availability (full-time locum, occasional coverage, state flexibility)
• "Licensed in [X] states" or "Open to new state licensing"
• Your locum staffing agency (Staffcare, CompHealth, etc.)

Design for Anesthesia Providers

Clinical, Physician-Level, Professional

Anesthesia card design:

• Physician/provider standard
• Clinical and perioperative medicine aesthetic
• Hospital setting appropriate

Color palette:

• Navy + white: physician professional
• Charcoal + white: anesthesia, critical care
• Teal + white: healthcare, clinical

Back of Card

1. "MD | ABA Board Certified | [Subspecialty] | [State] Licensed"

or "CRNA | NBCRNA | AANA | DNAP | [State] Licensed"

1. "Cardiac | Pediatric | OB | Neuro | Regional | Pain | Critical care"
2. "[Academic | Group practice | Locum tenens | Pain management]"
3. "Locum: [X states licensed] | Open to travel | Immediate availability"
4. "[Agency contact] or [Direct: email | phone]"

Checklist

• [ ] MD/DO or CRNA credential
• [ ] ABA board certification (or NBCRNA for CRNA)
• [ ] Subspecialty certifications
• [ ] Fellowship training
• [ ] State license(s)
• [ ] Clinical specialty areas
• [ ] Locum availability and states
• [ ] DEA number context (for CRNA cards, if applicable to practice)
• [ ] Physician-professional card design