People
Anandhalakshmi Varadharajan, MD, MBBS
Voluntary Clinical Instructor in Anesthesiology
- Email: a.varadharajan@wustl.edu
Ravina Vasanwala, MD
Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine
Zameer Vaswani, MD, MBA
Medical School: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical
Zameer Vaswani, MD, MBA
Resident Physician, Class of 2027
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: June 2024
Zameer G. Vaswani, MD, MBA, is a rising CA-1 resident with the Department of Anesthesiology. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, he obtained both his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Texas at Austin prior to starting residency in 2023. During his time in medical school, he also obtained his Master of Business Administration, with the hopes of one day bridging the gap between the clinical and administrative aspects of healthcare to advocate for his future patient population.
Outside of the hospital, Zameer enjoys spending time with his family and friends, playing golf, traveling, and supporting his alma mater, the Texas Longhorns. While undecided on what fellowship he would like to pursue at this time, he has interests in cardiac, trauma, and pediatric anesthesiology.
Fun Fact About Zameer: He likes to listen to deep house music and explore new coffee shops, restaurants, and breweries in his new home, St. Louis.
Shirley Vaughn
Academic Programs Assistant
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: September 2022
Shirley joined the department in 2010. Prior to joining the clinical world, she worked in sales and marketing for several companies over 30 years, including Mercy Health Plans, Spectrum Brands, and Angelica Image Apparel. She currently works in the resident office as the academic programs assistant. Her day-to-day tasks include coordinating the medical student rotations and doing what she loves best, event planning.
Shirley is proud to say she’s a country girl born and raised. She was born on a farm in Arkansas, and raised in Kennett, MO (Bootheel), which is also the home of Sheryl Crow, singer, songwriter.
In her spare time, Shirley enjoys spending time with her family, Caribbean traveling, sampling new restaurants, tending to her herb garden, cooking, and attending world-wide jazz concerts.
She is excited to be traveling to Curacao in October. Her bucket list trip is to attack Europe via backpack by train in her jeans, crisp white shirt, boots, toothbrush, and a pair of really cool shades. Living life is what it’s all about!
Diandria Veals, MD
Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Vivek Velagapudi, MD
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine