People
Julia Saak, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine
Julia Saak, MD
Resident Physician
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: August 2025
Julia is a third-year anesthesiology resident at WashU Medicine. Originally from St. Louis, she completed both her undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Missouri-Columbia (Mizzou), taking a semester off in between to teach English at an elementary school in southern Spain. She is passionate about medical education and is currently a part of the resident education committee. In her free time, Julia enjoys reading fiction, suffering through hot yoga classes, spending time with her amazing co-residents, and taking care of her many plants. She is planning on pursuing a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship after completing residency.
Furqaan Sadiq, MD
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Furqaan Sadiq, MD
Resident Physician, Class of 2021
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: September 2020
Furqaan first started with the Department of Anesthesiology as an 18-year-old undergrad volunteering for a summer research project. He later earned his MD at the University of Missouri-Kansas City during which he elected to return to WashU and complete a one-year research training program and a Masters in Clinical Investigation. Even now as a CA3 resident, Furqaan says he’s continuously inspired by the camaraderie within the department. With his wife, Maham, Furqaan enjoys sailing and exploring hiking trails. Fun fact: He made a brief foray into journalism as part of the Olympic News Service, covering the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Furqaan Sadiq, MD
Dual CCM (2022)/ACTA Fellow (2023)
Medical School: University of Missouri Kansas City
Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology
E. Aysu Salviz, MD, EDRA
Instructor, Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: October 2023
Dr. E. Aysu Salviz joined the Regional & Ambulatory Anesthesia and General Anesthesia Divisions in February 2021 as an attending anesthesiologist. She graduated from Baskent University School of Medicine in 2004 and completed her anesthesiology residency at Ankara University School of Medicine in 2009. She spent three months as an observer at Papworth Hospital in the UK after being awarded the ESAIC Fellowship Scholarship. Then, she worked as a NYSORA research fellow for one year in New York City, focusing on regional anesthesia/analgesia.
Throughout her career, Dr. Salviz has authored several articles on peripheral nerve block techniques. She worked with the NYSORA team from 2011 to 2012 and continued her research at the Department of Anesthesiology at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Turkiye, from 2013 to 2021.
Dr. Salviz is an EDRA diplomate and is actively involved in ASRA and ESRA. She also serves as an EDRA examiner and a board member. She is dedicated to teaching and has attended "Teach the Teacher/Instructor" courses. She has organized, moderated, spoken at, and instructed in various national and international meetings and cadaver/clinical regional anesthesia/analgesia workshops.
Dr. Salviz is a mother to a 10-year-old daughter, and she enjoys yoga, traveling, swimming, and spending time with family and friends.