Dolores Njoku, MD, Wise Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology, Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine and Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, has been re-elected to a three-year term as a Faculty-at-Large Representative on the Faculty Practice Plan’s (FPP) Board of Directors. She has been a member of the FPP Board since 2022 and will continue contributing her leadership and expertise to the institution.
Dolores Njoku, MD, is the Wise Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology and a Vice Chair in the Department of Anesthesiology. She is also the Division Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine and the Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital.
“Dr. Njoku has been a tremendous asset to our department and to the Faculty Practice Plan,” says Michael Avidan, MBBCh, Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology and head of the Department of Anesthesiology. “Her dedication, insight, and leadership will continue to strengthen the Board’s work in advancing clinical excellence.”
The FPP, governed by 27 voting and 3 non-voting members, oversees the clinical practice activities of the medical school. It ranks as one of the largest academic clinical practice groups in the nation, with 1,800+ physicians who represent 77 specialties and subspecialties. The FPP Board includes six Faculty-at-Large Representatives. Alongside Dr. Njoku, the current members are: Maria Doyle, MD (Surgery); Melissa Harbit, MD (Psychiatry); David Hunstad, MD (Pediatrics); Randy Jotte, MD (Emergency Medicine); and Tonya Russell, MD (Internal Medicine).
“I am honored to continue serving in this role and working alongside my esteemed colleagues,” says Njoku. “I look forward to continuing our efforts to support and enhance the medical school’s clinical mission of the Faculty Practice Plan.”