People

Medical School: University of Washington - School of Medicine

Residency: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Medical School: University of Minnesota
Internship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Medical School: Tulane University
Internship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: October 2021

Charl de Wet, MBChB, obtained his medical degree at the University of Pretoria and started anesthesia residency training in South Africa. He was a resident in the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Chicago and subsequently completed a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Stanford followed by a pediatric cardiac anesthesia fellowship at University of California San Francisco. He joined the Department of Anesthesiology 2000 and is currently professor of anesthesiology and surgery. He has been the medical director of the Cardiothoracic ICU since 2005. His main areas of interest include TEE, cardiothoracic anesthesia and adult cardiothoracic critical care. Prior to entering medical school, he played cello and piano and was a piano major at Peabody Conservatory of music in Baltimore where he studied with Leon Fleisher.

Charl ran his first marathon in 2009 in St. Louis and has since completed 16 marathons including Boston, New York, Chicago, Paris and Berlin. His favorite marathon is Paris which he has done 5 times now. He enjoys running with colleagues and residents and has completed several half marathons and has twice taken part in the 200 mile relay race from Mount Hood to the coast in Oregon.

During the COVID pandemic, he started Duolingo French and is trying to reach a 2-year streak. His main passion in life is classical music and opera, and post-COVID, he hopes to travel more, attend concerts, and visit friends all around the world.

Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: October 2020

Danielle has been with the Department of Anesthesiology since 2011 after being in the Insurance Billing and Coding field since 1998. She joined the department as a Metavision Analyst and then was promoted to Supervisor over Insurance Follow Up and Appeals. As with the ever-changing landscape in the medical field, her role evolved and progressed into the role of the Manager over Insurance Follow Up and Appeals. She has recently accepted a new role as the Assistant Billing Director and is looking forward to taking on some new challenges ahead.

Danielle currently resides in Arnold with her significant other of 8 years, Mike, and their 76-pound German Shepherd, Nila. Outside of work, she spends a lot of time with Mike renovating their 64-year-old house and making upgrades everywhere. When not working on the house, she loves to spend time with Mike and Nila enjoying as much of their “fun” hobbies, which include traveling, camping, hiking, riding their Harley, and venturing out to the woods with their UTV Side by Side. "Work hard, play hard is how to keep balance in life!"