Our success is intimately linked to the accomplishments of each and every member of our department.
Each month, four members are nominated and featured to celebrate their commitment to patient care, education, and research.
Current Featured Anesthesiology Department Members
Andrew Griesbaum, ACNP
Nurse Practitioner
Qin Liu, PhD
Professor of Anesthesiology
Jake Meinkoth
Clinical Informaticist
Sydney Tyler, MD
Resident Physician
Featured Anesthesiology Department Members Archive
Kyle McLafferty, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: May 2021
Kyle was born and raised in north St. Louis County before attending the University of Missouri in Columbia for a bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s in medical sciences – Physician Assistant at the University of Missouri in Kansas City. Following his graduation, he joined the department and has been working as a PA at Christian Hospital in the ICU. “I cannot overstate how fortunate I am to work with such a great team in an area of the city that I’ve called home since I was born.” Kyle looks forward to continuing to grow within the department while serving his patients and beginning to precept/teach others. When not at work, Kyle enjoys spending time in the outdoors with his beautiful and supportive wife Cara and their amazing daughter Raelyn. They are currently expecting their second child.
Meredith McLaughlin
Executive Secretary, Pediatric Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Department of Anesthesiology – FAS Employee of the Quarter: September 2022
Meredith joined the Department of Anesthesiology, and Washington University, in January 2022. Hired as an executive secretary, she supports the Vice Chair of Pediatric Anesthesiology and the Division Chief of Perioperative Medicine. Prior to coming to Washington University, she worked as an executive assistant at Saint Louis University, and as an archaeologist for a private St. Louis firm (ask her about some of her favorite digs!). She has immensely enjoyed her time at Washington University thus far, and is looking forward to working on future projects.
Outside of work, Meredith enjoys seeing live music, bird watching with her husband, Kevin, and hanging out with her Green Cheek Conure, Zuzu.
Brennan McMillan, MD
Attending Physician, Center for Preoperative Assessment and Planning (CPAP); Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: February 2020
Brennan grew up in Colorado, just outside of Boulder, and attended the University of Colorado Boulder where he double majored in Biology and Neuroscience. He went to medical school at Albany Medical College in Albany, New York, where he met his fiancée, Nataly, and plans to get married in South Carolina this October. Brennan recently had a case report published alongside Dr. Cosgrove in Anesthesia Reports that discusses McArdle disease causing rhabdomyolysis following vaginal delivery. He enjoys playing indoor soccer and going on hikes at Babler State Park with their dog, Indy. He is also an avid board game player and looks forward to the upcoming board game convention, Geekway to the West.
Jordan McNab, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: March 2023
Jordan has been a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) for the Department of Anesthesiology for one year.
An only child, Jordan grew up in the small town of Hartford, Illinois. Through the help of her dedicated mother and scholarship organizations, she was afforded the opportunity to go away for college. She graduated with her first undergraduate degree in health science from the University of Missouri at Columbia (go tigers!), and returned to St. Louis to complete the accelerated nursing program at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, receiving her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Jordan considers herself to be “Barnes-raised” as she began her career at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2016 as a student nurse technician in the Cardiac ICU, continuing on to work as a nurse in the same unit. Completing her nurse anesthesia training at Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College in 2021, she continued on as a CRNA with the Department of Anesthesia after graduating where she now works in the general division, floating to all of the pods on both south and north campuses at BJH. She feels very fortunate to continue to work, learn, and grow within the hospital and among the colleagues that raised her.
Jordan is engaged to her fiancé, James, who she met at Mizzou during their sophomore year. They are getting married in September of 2023! Jordan and James live in Webster Groves with their two pets, Copper the goldendoodle and Ruthie the ragdoll cat. When not working, you can most likely find Jordan at a Mexican restaurant or spending time with her friends and family. She enjoys taking her dog on walks around the neighborhood, frequently stopping at The Annex, as it’s become one of her favorite spots since moving to Webster last summer. “If you try it, I highly reccomend the breakfast burrito — you wont be disappointed,” she says.