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Dolores B. Njoku, MD, an esteemed clinician, researcher, and mentor, was installed as the Rudolph L. and Mary Frances Wise Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on Monday, May 8, 2023.
Richard Benzinger, MD, PhD, will serve as Interim Vice Chair for Education for the Department of Anesthesiology, effective May 15, 2023.
Elizabeth Schappe, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, has been named as one of the recipients of St. Louis Magazine’s 2023 Excellence in Nursing Awards in the advanced practice category. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding nurses who exhibit a remarkable level of dedication and proficiency in the nursing field.
The newly announced 2023 Dean’s Impact Awards recognize 48 faculty members across the School of Medicine, six of whom are from the Department of Anesthesiology, for their exceptional efforts that had a lasting impact.
We are excited and proud to announce the Chief Residents for the 2023-24 academic year: Avi Dobrusin, MD, Samuel Erlinger, MD, and Mallory Hawksworth, MD.
Members of the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently attended and participated in the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting in Denver, CO, on April 14-16. Three residents, four physicians, and one principal investigator presented on various topics throughout the weekend.
Members from the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis attended and participated in the Midwest Anesthesia Residents’ Conference (MARC) Annual Meeting on April 14-16 in Milwaukee, WI. WashU had two fourth-year residents, Lauren Lagrimas, MD, and Dima Aladdin, MD, present cases in the competition.
Ashley Weinhold, MD, assistant professor in the Pediatric Anesthesiology division, was recently elected as a Clinical Representative to the Executive Committee of the Faculty Council (ECFC) at the School of Medicine.
Dr. Jose Moron-Concepcion, a professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed to the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council for a four-year term, advising on matters related to dental and craniofacial research, with a focus on opioid addiction and pain research.
We are thrilled to announce the incoming 2023 cohort of Anesthesiology Summer Research (ASSURE) fellows, marking the third year of the program at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.