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
Trey Smith, MD
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
X-zavyer Smith, MD
Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Rebecca Speltz Paiz, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology (2022-2027)
Fellowship: WashU Medicine — Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Fellow (2025-26)
* ASAP
Bianca Szafarowicz, DO
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Roberta Teixera Tallarico, MB
Medical School: Escola Superior de Ciencias da Saude
Ellis Tibbs, MD, PhD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
* Scholar
Jennifer To, MD
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Preethi Tumati, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Sydney Tyler, MD
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Chiamaka Uche, MD
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine
Prateek Upadhyay, MD, MBBS
Medical School: Government Medical College Chandigarh
Miguel Valdez Zerpa, MD
Medical School: Universidad de Oriente Escuela de Medicina Nucleo de Bolivar