The DoCTR team offers support for all aspects of clinical research including study design, protocol development, IRB and regulatory document preparation and submission, recruitment, monitoring, data management, and analysis.
Become a Member
Learn more about becoming part of our network of scholars, researchers, and practitioners.
Enyo Ablordeppey, MD, MPH
Associate Vice Chair for Engagement and Culture
- Email: ablordeppeye@wustl.edu
Admin; Wendy Knirr
Joanna Abraham, PhD
Professor, Anesthesiology and Institute for Informatics, Data Science & Biostatistics
- Email: joannaa@wustl.edu
Michael Avidan, MBBCh, FCA SA
Dr. Seymour and Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology; Head of the Department of Anesthesiology
- Email: avidanm@wustl.edu
Admin; Lauren LaChance
Founding Director of the Center for Informatics, Quality Improvement, Research & Safety (INQUIRES)
Anne Drewry, MD
Vice Chair; Division Chief, Critical Care Medicine; Llorin-Roa Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: drewrya@wustl.edu
Admin: Gemma Smith
Leon du Toit, MBChB, FCA(SA)
Instructor, Anesthesiology; Attending Physician, Center for Preoperative Assessment and Planning (CPAP)
- Email: leond@wustl.edu
Sara Fisher
Senior Clinical Research Regulatory & Compliance Coordinator
- Email: sarafisher@wustl.edu
Bradley Fritz, MD, MSCI
Co-Medical Director, Surgical ICU; Instructor, Anesthesiology
- Email: bafritz@wustl.edu
Brian Fuller, MD, MSCI
Associate Professor, Anesthesiology – Critical Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine
- Email: fullerb@wustl.edu
Robert Gereau, PhD
Vice Chair for Research; Division Chief, Washington University Pain Center; Dr. Seymour & Rose T. Brown Professor of Anesthesiology
- Email: gereaur@wustl.edu
Admin; Amber Spies
Ryan Guffey, MD
Program Director, Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Fellowship; Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
- Email: rguffey@wustl.edu
Admin; Lisa Parks
Simon Haroutounian, PhD, MSc
Division Chief, Division of Clinical and Translational Research (DoCTR); Division Chief, Clinical Pain Research, Washington University Pain Center
- Email: sharout@wustl.edu
Admin; Alexis Williams
Thomas Kannampallil, PhD, FACMI, FAMIA
Associate Professor of Anesthesiology; Assistant Dean for Data Science; Chief Data Scientist for WashU Medicine
- Email: thomas.k@wustl.edu
Ryan King, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology; POD 5 Leader
- Email: christopherking@wustl.edu
















