On June 19, 2021, members of the Department of Anesthesiology gathered at Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, to recognize the graduating class of residents.
2021 Residency Graduation Celebration
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2021 Residency & Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients Announced
The Department is delighted to announce this year’s residency award recipients as well as the Outstanding Teacher award recipient.
Laughing Gas Can Relieve Resistant Depression Symptoms
While the Record coverage focuses on Drs. Peter Nagele and Charles Conway who conceptualized the study, successfully secured funding, and led the dissemination of our findings, Dr. Palanca took over the project and human studies administration when Dr. Nagele departed from WU, and Palanca also served as a key member of the investigative team. The findings cap off years of and clinical investigations at the School of Medicine, exploring the use of nitrous oxide as a novel treatment for depression.
What Happens When We Sneeze?
Qin Liu, PhD, associate professor and researcher at the Center for the Study of Itch & Sensory Disorders, recently published findings of specific cells and proteins that control the sneeze reflex that point to treatments capable of slowing the spread of infectious respiratory diseases.
Alumna Whitlock Publishes Impactful Paper in JAMA
The Department would like to recognize Elizabeth Whitlock, MD, MSc, assistant professor of anesthesiology and perioperative care at the University of California San Francisco, and alumna of Washington University School of Medicine (MD) and its MSc in clinical investigation program (ICTS TL-1), on the publication of the highly impactful paper “Association of Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting vs Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Memory Decline in Older Adults Undergoing Coronary Revascularization” in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD receives Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award
Wayland Cheng, MD, PhD has been selected as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Frontiers in Anesthesia Research Award (FARA) from the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS).
Wilkinson Receives Excellence in Nursing Award
Congratulations to Patricia Wilkinson, ACNP-BC, recipient of one of St. Louis Magazine’s 2021 Excellence in Nursing Award for intensive care.
Five Residents Compete at 2021 MARC Conference
The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce that four of our residents placed at the 2021 Midwest Anesthesia Resident Conference (MARC), held virtually in April this year. Five of our residents competed against their colleagues from 28 Midwestern universities.
Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of ASSURE Scholars
We are excited to introduce the inaugural cohort of Anesthesiology Summer Research Fellowship (ASSURE) scholars. Join us in extending a warm welcome to Brandi and Bulenda!
Dr. Courtney Hardy accepts exciting role at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Dr. Hardy recently accepted the position of Vice President of Perioperative Services at Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago and Northwestern University.