On March 15, 2024, the Department of Anesthesiology matched with 22 physicians who will begin their anesthesiology internship at WashU this summer.
Match Day 2024: WashU Anesthesiology welcomes 22 new residents
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APP Leadership Announcement
We are excited to announce the appointment of Trish Wilkinson, ACNP-BC, as the Director of APP Clinical Operations within the Division of Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology. In tandem, we are pleased to also announce Sarah Cooley, AGACNP-BC, and Shawn Reynolds, MS, MSPAS, PA-C, EMCAQ, as Co-Assistant APP Directors.
Revolutionizing Clinical Pain Research: A Shift Toward Patient-centered Engagement (Links to an external site)
The Initiative on Methods, Measurement, and Pain Assessment in Clinical Trials (IMMPACT), including Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc, and Katie Holzer, PhD, LCSW, brought together a diverse group of participants from academia, industry, funding and regulatory agencies, and people with lived experience (PWLE) of pain, to developed recommendations for advancing patient engagement in clinical pain research.
Boland honored as Physician of the Year by Christian Hospital Foundation
Matthew Boland, MD, associate professor of anesthesiology and director of the Intensive Care Unit at Christian Hospital, received the Physician of the Year award at the 80s-themed Christian Hospital Foundation’s Gala on March 2, 2024.
Pradhan elected to the American Headache Society Board of Directors
Amynah Pradhan, PhD, director of the Center for Clinical Pharmacology (CCP), has been selected as a Member-at-Large on the American Headache Society (AHS) Board of Directors for the 2024-2026 term. AHS is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals affected by migraine and other headache disorders, and collaborates with healthcare professionals, physicians, and advocates to advance research and […]
Che Honored with Prestigious Early Career Award for Pioneering Opioid Receptor Research
Dr. Tao Che has received the prestigious Early Career Award from the Division for Molecular Pharmacology, a distinction granted by the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET).
WashU’s Department of Anesthesiology ranks No. 2 nationally in NIH research funding
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.
Haroutounian and Musleh honored with Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
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.
Innovation Lab Medical Director Announcement (Links to an external site)
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.
Three CRNAs named finalists for Excellence in Nursing Awards
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.