Featured Anesthesiology Members

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: April 2023

Rachel joined the department in 2020 as a faculty member and the director of learning and development. She enjoys getting to support department members in teaching and learning efforts, educational scholarship, and professional development. Some of her favorite things to think, talk, and learn about are feedback, mentoring, and qualitative research methods.

Rachel is from Memphis, Tennessee, but she moved to St. Louis five years ago and has fallen in love with the Midwest! She went to the University of Mississippi for both undergraduate and graduate school, where she earned her Master of Curriculum and Instruction, before continuing her education at Vanderbilt University, earning her Doctorate in Educational Leadership.

She and her husband, Dave, met in grad school and have two sons: Noah, who is almost five, and Thomas, who is one and a half. On weekends you can find them exploring all of the wonderful places St. Louis offers for kids– the Magic House, the Zoo, and the National Museum of Transportation are some of their favorites. Rachel is happiest when she is at a beach with a good book, and she loves to travel with her family. Her two main hobbies are reading (usually several books at a time) and watching select reality TV shows (Amazing Race and Survivor are favorites!).

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: July 2023

Megan Moseley is a physician assistant in Critical Care within the Department of Anesthesiology and has been with the department since 2018. She grew up in Woodbury, MN, about 10 miles outside of Saint Paul. She has a passion for providing compassionate care and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes. Megan began her educational career by earning a Bachelor of Nursing from the University of Iowa, following the steps of her mother, who was a nursing executive for over 20 years. The experiences provided as a bedside critical care nurse for eight years fueled her commitment to becoming a competent and compassionate provider. Megan decided to further expand her knowledge and skills by pursuing a Master of Medical Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Saint Louis University. She is dedicated to the latest advancements in critical care medicine and continuously improving her clinical skills. She believes in building strong patient-provider relationships based on trust, empathy, and effective communication. She now serves as a lead practice provider for her department, where she is able to contribute to the growth and development of the Advanced Practice Provider Group and to the cohesion of the department while positively impacting patient care.

In her free time, Megan enjoys spending time with her husband, Francisco, and their dog, Kona, staying active and traveling. She is a fraternal triplet with a brother and sister, and finds herself often traveling back to her home to be with her family.

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: February 2023

Chris Murphy, known as “Turk” to most, has been a faculty member since 2021. He attended the University of Arkansas for undergraduate, graduate, and medical school. He did a preliminary surgery internship at the University of Florida, and then moved to Jackson, Mississippi, to complete his residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Following residency, he completed a fellowship in critical care medicine at Washington University in St. Louis before deciding to stay on as faculty. He splits his clinical time in the operating room as a member of the trauma anesthesia team, and in the ICU rotating between BJH and several of our community ICUs. His primary interests are resident and fellow education, wellness, trauma, and mechanical circulatory support.

When not working Turk enjoys spending time with his wife, Kristin, and their dogs, Molly and Cooper. He is obsessed with sports and is a lifelong fan of the Razorbacks, Cubs, Bulls, Blackhawks, and Falcons. On days off, he enjoys playing video games, reading, and is a connoisseur of fine cinema—especially when it comes to bad horror movies, the cinematic perfection of National Treasure, or the masterpiece that is the Fast and Furious saga.

Fun fact: Prior to medical school, Turk earned a master’s degree in recreation & sports management while helping to run the department of intramural sports at the University of Arkansas for two years as a graduate assistant!

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: July 2022

Amjad is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Anesthesiology & Emergency Medicine. He is one of our Emergency Medicine & Critical Care Intensivists and you can usually find him working in the ER, the 8200 ICU, or in the Community at Christian Hospital ICU. He is also one of our EMS Division faculty members working with the Des Peres Department of Public Safety.

Amjad is the oldest of seven siblings (six brothers & one sister). He was born in Baton Rouge Louisiana (Geaux Tigers!) but grew up as a nomad having lived in five states & three countries. Because of his love for the desert, he initially thought he was going to stay in New Mexico forever; having completed not only his high school & undergraduate studies there, but also medical school, residency in Emergency Medicine (2013), and fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (2017). He came to WashU because of the amazing multidisciplinary critical care fellowship program and instantly fell in love with the warmth and kindness of the people that make up the school and especially the departments of Anesthesiology & Emergency Medicine. The amazing support, acceptance, kindness, and familial feel of the place convinced him to stay on as faculty.

Amjad is extremely passionate about education, and you will often find him concocting new and innovative ways to make classically difficult topics simple. You can find him either lecturing in a classroom or pulling out a ventilator after rounds to have learners try out the various modes of ventilation on themselves. He has won multiple awards for his work in education and is one of the current coaches for the new Gateway Curriculum at WashU SOM. He is also the medical director for the Jefferson College Paramedic program and proud to be graduating his second class in June 2022.

Off campus, he loves to spend time with his three children Nadia (6), Malik (3) & Layla (2) and his better half Rehab (yes, she has heard all of the jokes before, but it actually means welcomeness & expanse in Arabic). His hobbies include fixing various household and mechanical objects by taking them apart and putting them back together (usually finding he somehow has extra parts & screws left over after the project is complete). You wouldn’t expect it, but he is quite good with a deck of cards and if you can corner him with one, he would be more than happy to show and teach you a trick or two. Finally, you can easily make his day by challenging him to game of chess anytime.