Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Christian Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and St. Louis Children’s Hospital ranked best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH), Christian Hospital, Missouri Baptist Medical Center (MoBap), and St. Louis Children’s Hospital (SLCH) have been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as some of the best hospitals in the city, state, and nation.
Inaugural Sandy Hawes Memorial Award Recipient Announced
Last year, the Department of Anesthesiology established a memorial award in honor of Sandy Hawes, a beloved staffing administrator, friend, and colleague. We are thrilled to announce the inaugural recipient of the Sandy Hawes Memorial Award goes to our Staffing Administrator, Jan Goffstein-Davis!
Airway Management Roundtable 2022: 7 Questions for 7 Airway Experts (Links to an external site)
William Rosenblaltt, MD, a professor of anesthesiology and otolaryngology at Yale School of Medicine, in New Haven, Conn., write seven questions on airway management and selected a panel of experts to answer them. Included is Helga Komen, MD, assistant professor of anesthesiology.
Sunny Lou, MD, PhD, earns 2022 IARS Mentored Research Award
Dr. Sunny Lou has been awarded the 2022 International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Mentored Research Award for her project “Intelligent Clinical Decision Support for Perioperative Blood Management.”
Bernadette Henrichs receives AANA’s 43rd annual Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award
Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, received the 43rd Helen Lamb Outstanding Educator Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) for her significant contributions to the education of nurse anesthetists.
ASSURE fellowship graduates second cohort as program continues to flourish and receives external funding support (Links to an external site)
ASSURE fellows concluded their summers with an end-of-program poster session at the School of Medicine, where they presented their work and answered questions about the research they conducted throughout the summer. Looking ahead, the ASSURE fellowship program aims to continue growing in size and scope by seeking additional support through grants and philanthropic funding.
WashU Pain Medicine doctors recognized among Castle Connolly ‘Top Doctors’ List
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Jessica J. Justmann, MD, and Robert A. Swarm, MD, professor of anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were recently recognized as Top Pain Medicine Doctors for 2022 by Castle Connolly.
Dr. James Wirthlin joins the Department of Anesthesiology
Dr. James Wirthlin has joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis on July 1, 2022. He will have an Instructor appointment in the Divisions of Regional/Ambulatory and General Anesthesiology where he will perform his clinical work.