Michael Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology; Head of the Department of Anesthesiology
- Email: avidanm@nospam.wustl.edu
Admin: Lauren LaChance
Founding Director of the Center for Informatics, Quality Improvement, Research & Safety (INQUIRES)
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Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chair for Engagement and Culture
- Email: ablordeppeye@wustl.edu
Admin: Wendy Knirr
Anne K. DeSchryver, JD
Executive Director of Business Operations
- Email: adeschryver@wustl.edu
Admin: Charlotte Stout
Anne Drewry, MD
Vice Chair; Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine; Llorin-Roa Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: drewrya@wustl.edu
Admin: Gemma Smith
Robert Gereau, PhD
Vice Chair for Research; Division Chief, Washington University Pain Center; Dr. Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: gereaur@wustl.edu
Admin: Amber Spies
Erin Herrera, CRNA
Associate Vice Chair for Well-Being; Co-director for CRNA Activities
- Email: erinherrera@wustl.edu
Admin: Wendy Knirr
Ivan Kangrga, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Health System Liaison; BJH Director of Perioperative Safety and Quality; Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: kangrgai@wustl.edu
Admin: Erin Hogg
Chak Lattanand, MD, MBA
Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
- Email: lattanac@wustl.edu
Admin: Charlotte Stout
Allison Mitchell, MD
Vice Chair for Education; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: mitchela@wustl.edu
Admin: Shirley Vaughn
Rachel Moquin, EdD
Vice Chair for Academic Affairs and Professional Development; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: moquin@wustl.edu
Admin: Wendy Knirr
Dolores Njoku, MD
Vice Chair; Division Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology; Anesthesiologist-in-Chief, St. Louis Children’s Hospital; Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: njoku@wustl.edu
Admin: Meredith McLaughlin
Arvind Palanisamy, MBBS, MD, FRCA
Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives; Division Chief, Obstetric Anesthesiology
- Email: arvind.palanisamy@wustl.edu
Admin: Meredith McLaughlin
Bethany Pennington, PharmD, BCPS
Associate Vice Chair of Quality & Safety; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: penningtonb@wustl.edu
Admin: Charlotte Stout

