The department received over $16.1 million in federal funding from the NIH, and six faculty ranked in the top 50 for total NIH funding to individual anesthesia principal investigators.
Department ranks 2nd in country in NIH funding
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Announcement regarding Dr. Anshuman Sharma
It is with a mixture of pride and sadness that we bid our friend and colleague Dr. Anshuman Sharma farewell as he leaves Washington University to take up an exciting new leadership opportunity.
Robert Bowen, MD, appointed Associate Director for the Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship
Dr. Bowen will join Dr. Emmert in recruitment, education, and mentoring Cardiothoracic Anesthesia fellows.
Lesley Rao, MD, appointed Associate Division Chief of Pain Management
Dr. Rao will work in collaboration with hospital and departmental leaders, as well as with pain division faculty, to further the Pain Management Division’s contributions to the missions of the Washington University Pain Center.
Anesthesiology Summer Research Fellowship (ASSURE) Program Launches
The ASSURE fellowship program will provide underrepresented minority college students from the St. Louis metro area an opportunity to engage in basic, clinical, and/or translational research projects.
Research Student Recognized at SACNAS Annual Meeting
Ro Sandoval, research technician in the Moron-Concepcion Lab, was recently recognized by the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS).
Alex Evers, MD, named Interim Director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology (CCP)
Dr. Evers will serve as the Interim Director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology (CCP) as leadership looks to recruit a dynamic and visionary Center Director.
Obituary: Karen Seibert, PhD
Dr. Karen Seibert, Professor of Anesthesiology, Pathology and Immunology, and Genetics, and Executive Director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology (CCP) in our department, passed away Monday, November 9, 2020.
Andrea Liefer, CRNA, named Chief Pediatric CRNA
Andrea will work closely with Pediatric and CRNA leadership to enhance teamwork and peri-operative care of the pediatric patient.
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD, to present opioid research findings at IPRCC meeting
Dr. Moron-Concepcion’s presentation will focus on how persistent pain alters the rewarding and motivational properties of opioids and will highlight the work of the research being conducted in the department.