Michael Green, MD

Michael is a CA-1 in the anesthesiology residency class of 2027. Originally from Michigan and raised in St. Louis, he earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Colorado at Boulder. After college, Michael joined the Peace Corps and spent time teaching in Ecuador. He later moved to Phoenix, Arizona, where he helped license and expand a free primary care clinic for uninsured individuals ineligible for public healthcare—an experience that sparked his passion for increasing access to high-quality medical care and ultimately inspired him to pursue a career in medicine.

In true adventurous spirit, Michael attended medical school at La Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. More than a decade after leaving St. Louis, he was excited to return home and join the department as a resident physician.

Michael values the exceptional training environment at WashU Medicine, where he sees a wide variety of complex cases as part of a quaternary care center, while also helping care for the local community in a safety-net hospital role. He’s proud to be part of a department that welcomes people from all backgrounds, including many who’ve followed nontraditional paths—just like him.

Outside the hospital, Michael enjoys hiking, traveling with his wife and dogs, and cycling. A personal goal of his is to visit every U.S. National Park—he’s already made it to 23, with 40 more to go!