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The inaugural St. Louis Translational Pain Forum (STL-TPRF) was brought to fruition through a collaborative effort between the Washington University Pain Center, the Institute for Translational Neuroscience at Saint Louis University, and the Center for Clinical Pharmacology – a joint venture between UHSP and the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Dr. Dolores Njoku, MD, was appointed as the Chair-Elect of the Children’s Medical Executive Committee (CMEC).
Janice Hoffman, the executive secretary of the Pain Management Division, has been selected as the 2023 Sandy Hawes Memorial Award recipient.
Justin Knittel, MD, will serve as Interim Division Chief for our new Division of Trauma Anesthesiology, effective August 1, 2023
In a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Pratik Sinha, MB ChB, PhD, and his collaborators shed light on the heterogeneity of conditions such as sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The study’s insights may transform the understanding and treatment of clinically ill patients.
Dr. York Jiao has been appointed as the inaugural Director of Clinical Informatics, effective August 1, 2023.
Anne DeSchryver and Corrin Noel have been appointed as Co-Executive Directors for the Department of Anesthesiology, effective on January 1, 2024.
Caellagh Catley, a dedicated fourth-year medical student at Washington University in St. Louis, mentored by WashU Anesthesiology staff, Helga Komen, MD, and made significant strides in promoting sustainability within the healthcare sector at the recent CleanMed 2023 conference — an annual gathering of healthcare professionals who come together to address the climate crisis and explore practical steps toward sustainability.
The Department of Anesthesiology is thrilled to announce the appointment of Abby Bisch, DNP, CRNA, and Elvira Sayfutdinova, MSN, CRNA, as the inaugural co-directors of our CRNA Mentorship Program at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Vivian Gonzalez-Perez, PhD, a highly accomplished scholar whose research focus is ion channel biophysics and physiology, is being promoted from research instructor to tenure track assistant professor on July 1, 2023. Her appointment marks a significant milestone in her career, as she prepares to make further groundbreaking contributions to the scientific community.