Faculty, staff, and trainees—including the entire CA-1 class—attended the 2025 IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting in Honolulu rom March 20-23, 2025.
Highlights from the 2025 IARS/SOCCA Annual Meeting
Category: Residency
Mitchell appointed Vice Chair for Education
Allison Mitchell, MD, has been appointed as the Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine. Dr. Mitchell will oversee all departmental educational initiatives and will work in close collaboration with leaders of all our training programs.
Chief Residents Announced for 2025-26
We are pleased to announce and introduce our 2025-26 chief residents: Drs. Nathan Achilly, Brandon DeClouette, and Arianna Montes de Oca.
Match Day 2025: Anesthesiology welcomes 23 new residents to WashU Medicine
On March 21, 2025, the Department of Anesthesiology welcomed 23 new residents. This outstanding group of physicians comes from medical schools across 12 states, including WashU Medicine, and three countries.
Faculty recognized with new appointments and promotions as ABA Examiners for APPLIED Examination
We are proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of several department faculty members who are currently serving or have recently been appointed as examiners for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) APPLIED Examination.
Strengthening Our Team: Residency Leadership and Trauma Fellowship Director Announced
Jamie Brown-Shpigel, MD, and Mohammed Helwani, MD, MSPH, have been appointed as Assistant Residency Program Directors in the Department of Anesthesiology. In addition, Dr. Brown-Shpigel has also been appointed Trauma Fellowship Program Director.
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.
WashU’s Anesthesiology Residency and Fellowship Classes Celebrate 2024 Graduates
The Department of Anesthesiology celebrates its 2024 residency and fellowship graduates.
2024 Residency & Outstanding Teacher Award recipients announced
At the 2024 Residency Graduation Ceremony, several residents were honored with special awards in recognition of their exceptional contributions. The graduating residents also selected faculty members to receive the annual Outstanding Teacher Awards.
Highlights from the 2024 IARS Annual Meeting
Faculty, staff, and trainees from the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis recently attended and participated in the 2024 International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS) Annual Meeting in Seattle, held from May 17-19.