Drs. Enyo Ablordeppy, Allison Mitchell, and Sunny Lou have been elected to Elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
Three anesthesiologists elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
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Happy PRIDE Month 2022 (Links to an external site)
In partnership with WashU’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we celebrate PRIDE Month together! We proudly support the LGBTQ+ community at #WashUMed and in the St. Louis region!
June 10, 2022
In this month’s newsletter, we celebrate Pride Month and highlight Washington University and the Department of Anesthesiology’s commitment to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. We delve into the significance of pronouns and their impact on the well-being of transgender and non-binary individuals. By embracing inclusive language and practices, we can create a more accepting environment.
Arcario receives FAER Mentored Research Training Grant
Mark Arcario, MD, PhD, was recently awarded a $250,000 Mentored Research Training Grant from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) for his project titled, “Understanding Allosteric Modulation of Pentameric Ligand-Gated Ion Channels by Fatty Acids.”
SWIPED trial will leverage propofol to probe relationships of slow-wave sleep, depression, and cognitive dysfunction
Drs. Palanca and Lenze have received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) to begin the Slow Wave Induction by Propofol to Eliminate Depression (SWIPED) clinical trial.
Dr. Pratik Sinha featured on Out of the Blue (Links to an external site)
Dr. Michael Lanspa sits down with Pratik Sinha to discuss their article “Latent Class Analysis Reveals COVID-19–related Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Subgroups with Differential Responses to Corticosteroids”.
Two staff members receive Distinguished Honor Award from Dean’s Office
Two members of the Department of Anesthesiology, Maureen Arends and Sherri Vogt, were recently awarded distinguished honors from the Dean’s Office at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
In Solidarity (Links to an external site)
We are saddened and angered by the recent violence fueled by white supremacy and racism in Buffalo, Laguna Woods, and Dallas. We honor those who lost their lives. We grieve with those who lost loved ones and all who are impacted by the trauma of these events.
Pradhan named Director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology
Amynah Pradhan, PhD, neurobiologist and associate professor from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois Chicago, will lead the Center for Clinical Pharmacology.
Nine residents place at 2022 MARC Conference
This past April, nine residents in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis placed at the 2022 Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference (MARC). Residents competed against their colleagues from 34 Midwestern universities. “We have strategically built our residency program so that our trainees are provided with the access to resources […]