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Preet Mohinder Singh, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has been appointed as section editor for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses at the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia (IJOA).

The International Narcotics Research Conference (INRC) will honor Tao Che, PhD, with the INRC Young Investigator Award at its upcoming 2025 annual meeting, taking place from July 8-11 in Bologna, Italy.

Katie Holzer, PhD, LCSW, assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Alene and Meyer Kopolow Award for Geriatrics, Psychiatry, and Neurology. This prestigious award recognizes stellar contributions to the care of older adults through direct patient care, education, or research.

A study led by researchers at WashU Medicine and UHSP published in Nature Communications has revealed a promising new path for pain relief that avoids the severe side effects associated with traditional opioids.

Faculty, staff, and trainees—including the entire CA-1 class—attended the 2025 IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting in Honolulu rom March 20-23, 2025.

Allison Mitchell, MD, has been appointed as the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. Dr. Mitchell will oversee all departmental educational initiatives and will work in close collaboration with leaders of all our training programs.

We are pleased to announce and introduce our 2025-26 chief residents: Drs. Nathan Achilly, Brandon DeClouette, and Arianna Montes de Oca.

On March 21, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology welcomed 23 new residents. This outstanding group of physicians comes from medical schools across 12 states, including WashU Medicine, and three countries.