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Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA) from the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Congratulations to Patricia Wilkinson, ACNP-BC, recipient of one of St. Louis Magazine’s 2021 Excellence in Nursing Award for intensive care.
The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce that four of our residents placed at the 2021 Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference (MARC), held virtually in April this year. Five of our residents competed against their colleagues from 28 Midwestern universities.
We are excited to introduce the inaugural cohort of Anesthesiology Summer Research Fellowship (ASSURE) scholars. Join us in extending a warm welcome to Brandi and Bulenda!
Dr. Hardy recently accepted the position of Vice President of Perioperative Services at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago and Northwestern University.
On March 19, 2021, twenty-one physicians matched with our department to begin their anesthesiology residency, including two graduates from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
We are excited to announce the Anesthesiology Chief Residents for the next 2021-2022 academic year will be Ramya Baddigam, MD, Micaela Clark, MD, and Christian Guay, MD.
The COVID-19 Exceptional and Exemplary Duties (COVETED) Awards recognize individuals within the department who have demonstrated exceptional service and performance during the pandemic.
Dr. David Murray, a longtime member of our department, recently announced his plans to retire from Washington University in May 2021.
Dr. Njoku will work closely with other senior leaders in the Anesthesiology Department, with Hospital and University leaders in St. Louis Children’s Hospital, and with institutional leaders in BJC and Washington University School of Medicine broadly.