Episode 197: Anesthesia Scheduling
Sponsored by MyStaffSchedule, in this episode, Dr. Adam Striker interviews a husband-and-wife team who developed a scheduling platform for healthcare organizations. Listen in as CRNA, Ms. Krista Niedermeier, and IT professional, Mr. Ricky Niedermeier, discuss how it all began, the problems they hoped to solve, the current state of anesthesiology from their POV, and more. Recorded June 2026.
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Ricky and Krista Niedermeier
Ricky and Krista Niedermeier are the husband-and-wife team behind myStaffSchedule, a healthcare-focused scheduling platform designed to simplify the complex process of managing staff schedules. Drawing on Krista’s firsthand experience in healthcare and Ricky’s technology and business expertise, they created myStaffSchedule to reduce administrative burdens, improve communication, and give healthcare teams greater visibility and control over their schedules.
Together, Ricky and Krista are passionate about helping healthcare organizations save time—one resource no one can create, and everyone needs more of. Through intuitive technology, personalized implementation, and white-glove support, they have grown myStaffSchedule into a practical and flexible solution for anesthesiology groups and other healthcare teams seeking a better way to schedule their people.
Adam Striker, MD, FASA
Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is the past chair of the ASA’s Committee on Communications and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Wisconsin and serves as Director of Clinical Operations for pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Wisconsin. He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.
Date of last update: August 3, 2026