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The Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis ranked No. 2 nationwide among anesthesiology departments in funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to the 2023 Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research (BRIMR) rankings.
Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc, and Amjad Musleh, MD, have been awarded the 2023 Distinguished Service Teaching Awards for demonstrating exceptional effort, dedication, and patience in their teaching roles.
Paul Kerby, MBBS, has been named the Medical Director for the BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine Healthcare Innovation Lab starting February 1, 2024.
St. Louis Magazine’s 15th annual Excellence in Nursing Awards, presented by BJC HealthCare and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, has announced finalists for the 2024 awards, including three outstanding Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) from the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis: Erin Herrera, MSN, CRNA, Elvira Sayfutdinova, MSN, CRNA, and Kate Silver, CRNA.
Professor of Anesthesiology, Burel R. Goodin, PhD, has been elected as the President of the United States Association for the Study of Pain (USASP), a role that not only recognizes his academic excellence, but also symbolizes his unwavering commitment to advancing pain research. Goodin’s election is a testament to his multidisciplinary approach and his extensive background in clinical psychology, behavioral medicine, and translational pain science.
Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH, FACEP, FCCM, and Erin Herrera, CRNA, were honored with the prestigious Drum Major Award on Tuesday, January 16, recognizing their outstanding efforts as advocates and upstanders.
New study led by Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD, Khairunisa Mohamad Ibrahim, PhD, and Nicolas Massaly, PhD, delves into the roles of two key brain areas: the dorsal hippocampus (dHPC) and the nucleus accumbens (NAc), and how they interact to govern our pursuit of rewards and positive stimuli in various situations.
Dolores Njoku, MD, has recently been appointed as the Board Chair for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER).
The Goldfarb School of Nursing, including the Nurse Anesthesia Program, celebrated its commencement ceremony on Friday, December 15, 2023, at the Stifel Theatre.
Understanding the brain and nervous system is one of the most pressing challenges in medicine. To meet this challenge, WashU Medicine has built and is opening the Neuroscience Research Building, a 609,000-square-foot facility expected to be among the nation’s premier neuroscience research hubs.