People
Branden Yee, MD, MPH
Director of Anesthesia at the Ambulatory Surgery Center
- Email: yeeb@wustl.edu
Interim Admin: Lisa Parks
Jaclyn Yeung, DO
Dual CCM (2022)/ACTA Fellow (2023)
Medical School: Midwestern University
Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Stephen Yoffie, MD, MPH
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Abigail York, DO
Pain Medicine Fellow (2025-26)
Medical School: University of Kansas Medical Center — Anesthesiology
Residency: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Auburn Campus
Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD
Medical School: WashU Medicine
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Mitsukuni Yoshida, MD, PhD
Resident Physician, Class of 2026
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: June 2022
Mitsu is a current resident physician in the Academic Scholar Advancement Program (ASAP) in the Department of Anesthesiology.
Raised in Tokyo, Japan, Mitsu graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 2021 with MD and PhD in Neuroscience, studying the role of a blood-circulating enzyme and metabolites in systemic aging.
Outside of the hospital, Mitsu is a dedicated researcher and remains active in both clinical and basic science research. He is investigating the role of neurometabolism in the pathophysiology of delirium under the guidance of Dr. Ben Palanca. He also leads several basic science projects in the laboratory of Dr. Rajendra Apte, studying the role of metabolism and brain circuitry in aging and age-related diseases.
Mitsu holds a 5th-degree black belt in Japanese fencing (kendo) and teaches at the local community center. In his spare time, he enjoys learning new things, performing experiments, and spending time with his wife and three daughters.
Alexander Young, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: October 2022
Alexander Young is an assistant clinical professor in the West County division where he has been since 1999. He grew up in rural Arkansas and graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 1990. He completed his residency at Barnes and worked in private practice for five years before returning to Washington University. Dr. Young enjoys working in the West County division because of the busy regional program and the wonderful people he works with.
Fun fact: Dr. Young owns a farm in Jefferson County where he breeds and raises American Quarter Horses!
Anna Rebecca Young, MD
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: October 2020
Rebecca is an Associate Professor in the division of Pediatric Anesthesia. She grew up in Atlanta, GA, and then Lexington, KY where she attended college, medical school, and residency, spending most of her summers in school overseas on medical outreach projects. She did her pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Washington University in 2012 and joined the faculty thereafter.
Rebecca is passionate about teaching and recently became the Director of Pediatric Anesthesia Education. She developed and helps direct the curriculum for the pediatric anesthesia fellowship, as well actively participating in medical student and resident education. In her new role, she is working to develop an expanded curriculum for the resident pediatric rotations. She also helps with the Gateway curriculum for medical students, as well as continuing her work with the pediatric anesthesia fellowship.
Outside of work, she spends her time with her husband and twin daughters, refurbishing their 1910 ‘fixer-upper,’ running, cycling, and skiing as much as possible. She also helps coach her daughters’ basketball and soccer teams.