Residency Program Director
Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, DO
Residency Program Director; Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: nykiels@nospam.wustl.edu
2026-27 Chief Residents
Residency Coordinators
Questions?
If you have questions for our residency coordinators, please contact us at anest.residency@anest.wustl.edu.
Residents
Rachel Schneck, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Karina Shah, MD, MBA
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
Philip Smith, MD, PhD
ASAP Scholar — Critical Care Medicine (2027)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
* ASAP
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
ASAP Scholar — Regional & Acute Pain
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology (2022-2027)
* ASAP
Nicholas Stevenson, MD
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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
Meghan Tokala, MD
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine