Residency Program Director
Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, DO
Residency Program Director; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: nykiels@nospam.wustl.edu
2025-26 Chief Residents
Residency Coordinators
Questions?
If you have questions for our residency coordinators, please contact us at anest.residency@anest.wustl.edu.
Residents
Reid Reding, MD
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Stephen Renfroe, MD
Medical School: WashU Medicine
Bradley Richards, MD
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Hero Robles, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Deborah Rupert, MD, PhD, MA, MS
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
* ASAP
Benjamen Ryckman, MD
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Julia Saak, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Andrew Schaffer, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Rachel Schneck, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Ashton Shaffer, MD, PhD
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
* Scholar
Karina Shah, MD, MBA
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Philip Smith, MD, PhD
Critical Care Medicine Fellow (2025-26)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology
* ASAP