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Ekua Owusu-Bediako, MD

Medical School: University of Michigan
Internship: JHU/Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

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Babatunde Oyediran, MD

Medical School: Meharry Medical College
Internship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

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Hannah Padgett, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellow (2024)

Medical School: University of Arkansas College of Medicine

Residency: University of Oklahoma

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Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD

Medical School: GSVM & MLB Medical College
Internship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Ben Palanca

Ben Palanca, MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology

Arvind Palanisamy, MD

Arvind Palanisamy, MBBS, MD, FRCA

Vice Chair for Strategic Initiatives; Division Chief, Obstetric Anesthesiology

Admin: Meredith McLaughlin

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Arvind Palanisamy, MD

Arvind Palanisamy, MD, FRCA

Chief, Obstetric Anesthesiology; Professor, Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: July 2019

Arvind is the Division Chief and Professor of Obstetric Anesthesiology. Dr. Palanisamy completed his anesthesiology residency at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, India followed by the FRCA degree from the Royal College of Anaesthetists in London. His current research interest is to understand the impact of maternal exposure to drugs (anesthetic agents, oxytocin) on fetal neurodevelopment. Though not an avowed omphaloskeptic, Dr. Palanisamy enjoys meditation, mindfulness, and a profound curiosity for all things under the sun and beyond.

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Aunaly Palmer, MD

Emergency Medicine – Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Fellow (2026)

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine

Residency: Albert Einstein School of Medicine — Emergency Medicine

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Caitlin Palmer, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Christopher Palmer, MD

Christopher Palmer, MD

Co-Medical Director for the Tele-ICU; Assistant Professor, Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Department of Anesthesiology Featured Member: January 2020

Chris is from upstate New York and went to medical school at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, NY. He completed an emergency medicine residency at the University of Cincinnati and went on to complete a critical care medicine fellowship here at Washington University. Since 2014, Chris has been an Assistant Professor for the departments of Anesthesiology (Critical Care) and Emergency Medicine and currently serves as a Co-medical Director of the Tele-ICU. Chris is passionate about developing and implementing a robust, integrated telemedicine infrastructure throughout the BJC network to provide on demand acute care services to improve health care outcomes and operational efficiency. He is a rabid Virginia Tech & Buffalo Bills fan and enjoys traveling and drinking wine, ultimate frisbee, weightlifting, biking, landscaping, and playing with his two cats, Allie and Ruca. He and his wife, Caitlin, are thrilled to be expecting a baby girl in July!