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Parita Sutaria, MD

Parita Jani, MD

ACTA Fellow (2026)

Medical School: University of Alabama School of Medicine

Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology

Parita Sutaria, MD

Parita Jani, MD

Residency Wellness Champion

My name is Parita Jani and I’m one of the rising CA-1s. I grew up in Atlanta, GA, went to undergrad and medical school at UAB in Birmingham, AL, and couples matched here for residency with my husband (current radiology resident)!

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Parita Jani, MD

ACTA Fellow

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: April 2026

Dr. Jani is an Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology fellow at WashU Medicine. She is from Suwanee, GA, and earned her BA, MPH, and MD degrees in Birmingham, AL, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She completed anesthesiology residency at WashU Medicine, and served as Chief Resident during the 2024-2025 academic year.

Parita loves vanilla lattes, listening to audiobooks, and trying new restaurants with her husband – they love experiencing the food scene in St. Louis! After fellowship, she will be staying on as faculty.

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Alicia Jeffcoat, MD

ACTA Fellow (2012)

Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina

Residency: WashU Medicine

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Lydia Jenkins

Clinical Research Coordinator

Lauren Jennings

Lauren Jennings, MD

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

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Zachary Jergensen, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Medical School

York Jiao, MD

York Jiao, MD

Director of Clinical Informatics; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

York Jiao, MD

York Jiao, MD

Director of Anesthesia, Shriners Hospitals for Children St. Louis

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: January 2021

York is an assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology. He was born in China and grew up in Connecticut. He studied Biomedical Engineering as an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis and completed medical school and residency at the University of Connecticut before returning to St. Louis. York is the Director of Anesthesia at Shriners Hospitals for Children St. Louis and is also an active member of the acute pain management team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He has an interest in the application of data science to operational problems in anesthesiology and healthcare. York lives in St. Louis with his wife Tina, an emergency medicine physician, and their 2-year-old son, Dresden.

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York Jiao, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow (2018)

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Residency: University of Connecticut