People

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: January 2026

Holly joined the Department of Anesthesia in September of 2019 and currently serves as the Assistant Supervisor over the managed care team with the billing department. In this role, she works with her team to ensure that payment is received in a timely manner from insurance companies.

Holly brings 20 years of experience resolving denials and working directly with insurance companies to resolve outstanding claims through the multiple stages of the revenue cycle. She has worked for multiple hospitals around the country but has found a home at WashU Medicine.

Holly has recently graduated with her master's degree in human resources from WashU. She hopes to continue to expand her knowledge and career while setting up her team for success.

Outside of work at WashU Medicine, Holly can be found with either her daughter, husband or dogs. Holly has a house full of hunting dogs that require constant love and attention, and she would not have it any other way. When she is not working her dogs, she can be found with a book in her hand and a dog by her side.

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency: WashU Medicine — Anesthesiology

University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: September 2021

Thomas graduated from the University of Missouri – St. Louis with a major in psychology and continued with graduate training at DePaul University in Chicago, IL.

He joined the Division of Clinical and Translational Research in 2018 and currently works as a clinical research coordinator in lab of Dr. Ben Palanca.

Outside of work, Thomas enjoys spending time with his family, practicing martial arts, watching anime, hiking, and chasing his almost 3-year-old daughter Rain around the house.

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: May 2025

Originally from Red Bud, Illinois, Hunter moved to St. Louis in 2013 to pursue his nursing education. He earned his BSN from Saint Louis University in 2017 and began his career in the Cardiothoracic ICU at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Building on that experience, he went on to complete his Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia from Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College in 2022.

Hunter now works primarily with the Division of Acute and Critical Care Surgery at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and is a key member of the trauma anesthesia team. He actively contributes to the department's educational and wellness efforts—serving as a CRNA mentor, a PIA SAFE Champion, and Peer Advocate, while also helping guide scholarly projects at Goldfarb. He values the department’s emphasis on evidence-based learning and enjoys passing along knowledge to the next generation of providers. Hunter is especially drawn to the complexity and diversity of the patient population he cares for.

When he’s not at work, Hunter enjoys hiking, exploring new restaurants, reading, antiquing, traveling, and spending time with his friends and family.