The department is excited to announce the appointment of Danish Jaffer, MD, as the Clinical Director of Labor and Delivery in the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology, effective January 1, 2025.
Category: Obstetric Anesthesia
Mitchell selected for Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association Early Career Award
The Barnes-Jewish Hospital Medical Staff Association has selected Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Residency Program Director, Allison Mitchell, MD, as a recipient of the Early Career Award.
Highlights from the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology
Members from the Department of Anesthesiology, including residents, fellows, CRNAs, and physicians, recently attended the 56th Annual Meeting of the Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) in Denver, Colorado.
Durko appointed as Associate Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology
Nicole Durko, DO, has been appointed Associate Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective January 1, 2024.
WashU’s Anesthesiology Residency and Fellowship Classes Celebrate Graduates
WashU’s Anesthesiology residency and fellowship classes came together in June to celebrate the accomplishments of their graduates.
The Department of Anesthesiology Shines at the 2023 MARC Annual Meeting
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.
Jaffer appointed program director for Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program
Dr. Danish Jaffer has been selected as the program director of the Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship Program.
Dr. Mingchun Liu joins the Department of Anesthesiology
Dr. Mingchun Liu has joined the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis on August 1, 2022. She will have an appointment in the Divisions of Obstetric Anesthesiology and General Anesthesiology where she will perform her clinical work.
Three faculty members accepted into Teaching Scholars Program
Anand Lakshminarasimhachar, MD, Amber Benhardt, MD, and Ashley Weinhold, MD, were recently accepted to the 2020-21 cohort of the Academy of Educators at WashU’s Teaching Scholar Program.