SAN FRANCISCO, CA (MARKET WIRE) The International Anesthesia Research Society announced Medge Owen, MD, Professor of Obstetric Anesthesia at Wake Forest University and Founder of Kybele, Inc, as their 2009 Teaching Recognition Award Winner for Innovation in Education, honoring her humanitarian efforts to improve childbirth conditions in third world countries. Dr. Owen has traveled extensively to developing nations, creating geo-specific educational programs in obstetric anesthesia and neonatal resuscitation.