OPGE Team
The Office of Professional Growth & Engagement (OPGE) is a dynamic team committed to enhancing professional growth, expanding opportunities, fostering well-being, and ensuring a supportive environment that values a wide range of perspectives and experiences.
Equity Champions
An Equity Champion is a dedicated individual trained by WashU Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI). These champions play a pivotal role in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Department of Anesthesiology, helping to create a more fair and welcoming culture. They work closely with the ODEI and the department’s Office of Professional Growth & Engagement (OPGE) to provide professional development and enhance the Understanding Systemic Racism curriculum for members.
IDEA Taskforce
The mission of the Inclusive Departmental Engagement and Advisory (IDEA) Taskforce is to pioneer innovation in all aspects of diversity, equity, and inclusion within the anesthesiology department. These proactive leaders devise and execute strategic plans to bring about tangible change. Rather than merely discussing these issues, the taskforce is committed to taking decisive action.
Shawn Reynolds, MSPA, PA-C, EMCAQ
Co-Assistant APP Director, Critical Care Medicine
- Email: shawnreynolds@wustl.edu
Andrea Rodriguez-Restrepo, MD
Director of Pediatric Regional Anesthesia; Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: randrea@wustl.edu
Anna Young, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: young.r@wustl.edu
Rebecca is an Associate Professor in the division of Pediatric Anesthesia. She grew up in Atlanta, GA, and then Lexington, KY where she attended college, medical school, and residency, spending most of her summers in school overseas on medical outreach projects. She did her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Washington University in 2012 and joined the faculty thereafter.
Rebecca is passionate about teaching and recently became the Director of Pediatric Anesthesia Education. She developed and helps direct the curriculum for the pediatric anesthesia fellowship, as well actively participating in medical student and resident education. In her new role, she is working to develop an expanded curriculum for the resident pediatric rotations. She also helps with the Gateway curriculum for medical students, as well as continuing her work with the pediatric anesthesia fellowship.
Outside of work, she spends her time with her husband and twin daughters, refurbishing their 1910 ‘fixer-upper,’ running, cycling, and skiing as much as possible. She also helps coach her daughters’ basketball and soccer teams.
