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Lyssa Atwell, ACNP

Nurse Practitioner

Jacob AuBuchon

Jacob AuBuchon, MD

Director of Medical Student Education; Director of Pediatric Pain Management; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

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Jacob AuBuchon

Clinical Director of Pain / Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Jacob AuBuchon

Jake AuBuchon, MD

Medical Student Director; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: August 2020

Jake grew up on a horse farm in Union, MO. His father worked as a part-time horse trainer, so much of his childhood was spent cleaning stalls, fixing fence, and going to horse shows around Missouri. He completed the combined degree program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City (Go Kangaroos!). After medical school, Jake completed his anesthesiology residency, pain management fellowship, and pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Washington University. He also spent three months at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for additional pediatric pain medicine exposure. Jake is currently the Director of Pediatric Pain Management at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and his clinical practice focuses on pediatric acute and chronic pain management in addition to still providing OR pediatric anesthesia. He also enjoys being involved in medical student and resident education. Outside of work, he loves spending time with my his wife, Sarah, and his 3 children (Owen, Bella, and Lucy). Family days usually involve going on hikes, biking, and being active.

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Joseph Avery, MD

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Michael Avidan, Head of the Department of Anesthesiology

Michael Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA

Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology

Founding Director of the Center for Informatics, Quality Improvement, Research & Safety (INQUIRES)

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Chaltu Ayano, MD

Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology

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Abdal Aziz El-Hussain, MD

Abdominal Organ Transplant Fellow (2026-27)

Medical School: Oman Medical College

Residency: Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar)

Fellowship: Hamad Medical Corporation (Doha, Qatar) — Critical Care Anesthesiology

Fellowship: WashU Medicine — Obstetric Anesthesiology (2026)

Fellowship: WashU Medicine — Abdominal Organ Transplant (2027)

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Clark Azubuike, MBBS, MPH

Emergency Medicine – Anesthesiology Critical Care Fellow (2028)

Medical School:College of Medicine, University of Benin

Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center — Emergency Medicine

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Jessica Bachmann, ACNP

Nurse Practitioner