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Pratik Sinha, MBChB, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, is leading a $4.87 million Department of Defense–funded project to develop a rapid blood test and handheld device that can identify biological profiles of sepsis patients.
The Department of Anesthesiology is excited to share that Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, DO, was recently appointed as the Secretary/Treasurer of the Children’s Medical Executive Committee (CMEC) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
Palanisamy will collaborate with department leadership to advance long-term goals through strategic clinician recruitment and retention, philanthropic partnerships, and innovative funding opportunities.
Sarah Perez named assistant program director of Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing’s Nurse Anesthesia Program
Matthew S. Sanzalone, MD, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at WashU Medicine, has been named among Newsweek’s 2025 list of “America’s Leading Doctors – Pain Management.”
Dr. Sydney Nykiel-Bailey has been appointed Director of the Anesthesiology Residency Program.
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and the Society for Education in Anesthesia (SEA) have selected Rachel Moquin, EdD, as a 2025 recipient of the ASA-SEA Distinguished Educator in Anesthesiology Award.
Two faculty members from WashU Medicine’s Department of Anesthesiology in the Washington University Pain Center—Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc, and Burel R. Goodin, PhD—have been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship: Communicating Science & Improving Care.
Brian Torres, DNP, CRNA, has been appointed program director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing. In addition, he will serve as director of CRNA education in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine.
Congratulations to Jean Shim, manager of scheduling and special projects, for being selected as the 2025 recipient of the Sandy Hawes Memorial Award.