The faculty and clinical staff of the Saint Louis University Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine are a vibrant group of clinicians, researchers and educators committed to fulfilling the SLU department's mission.
Our department has diverse interests and backgrounds, which creates a collegial environment for specialized clinical care, research and education. Our faculty are active not only in the operating room but throughout the hospital, providing care in the critical care units, endoscopy suites and cardiac labs. We are always interested in adding quality faculty. For more information, contact us at anesthesiology@health.slu.edu .
Saint Louis University Hospital Faculty
- Daniel Roke, M.D.
Chair - Alison M. Alpert, M.D.
Associate professor - Amrita Aranake-Chrisinger, M.D.
Assistant professor - Mark (Mounir) Banoub, M.D.
Adjunct professor - Adam Beckendorf, D.O.
Instructor - Christopher Brenner, D.O.
Instructor - Gina Brown, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor - Vikram Chawa, M.D.
Program director -
Liz Cohen, M.D.
Associate program director - Jordan Farley, D.O.
Adjunct assistant professor - Scott Harshman, MD
Assistant professor - Atilla Kerner, M.D.
Assistant professor - Mick Kilkelly, D.O.
Adult division chief, associate professor - William Kogel, D.O.
Assistant professor - Michael R. Lasky, M.D.
Professor
Director of neuroanesthesiology
Director of thoracic and vascular anesthesia
Director of advanced image-guided and functional neuroanesthesia
Chair, clinical competency committee -
Priti Lele, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor - Sreedevi Maddipati, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor - Yuri Chaves Martins, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor - Arjun Meka, M.D.
Assistant professor - Michael Montana, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor - Ajit Nagra
Assistant professor - Galen Nelson, M.D.
Assistant professor -
Geoffrey Panjeton, M.D.
Assistant professor - John "Jack" Philibert, M.D.
Adjunct instructor - James Rapp, M.D.
Instructor - Govind Rangrass, M.D.
Associate professor - Hamed Sadeghipour, M.D.
Assistant professor - Nicholas Schlarman, M.D.
Instructor - John Sill, M.D.
Adjunct assistant professor - Kenneth Smithson, D.O.
Associate professor
Director of critical care and ambulatory care - Thilak Sreenivasalu, M.D.
Associate professor - George S. Tseng, M.D.
Medical director of PACU
Associate professor, clinical base year directorDirector of regional anesthesia and pain managementCourse director for MS 3 and MS 4 general anesthesia and regional anesthesia electivesDirector of health care simulation - Patricia Wilson
Nurse practitioner - Hui Yuan, M.D.
Adjunct associate professor
Cardinal Glennon Hospital Faculty and Clinical Staff
- Naila Ahmad, M.D.
Professor and director of pediatric fellowship program - Jenny Chekadanova
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Nancy M. Behnen
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Tatyana Demidovich, M.D.
Associate professor - Rita Duke
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Lisa A. Durako
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Sarah M. Roke
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Jill Kilkelly, M.D.
Associate professor, pediatric division chief - Samantha J. Lupton
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Michelle Marino, M.D.
Associate professor - Kayla Sagal
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Andrew Oster, M.D.
Associate professor - Orlando A. Perez-Franco, M.D.
Assistant professor - Virginia Clemmons
Pediatric nurse practitioner - Marion F. Svendrowski, M.D.
Assistant professor - Catherine Sweet
Pediatric nurse practitioner - Jamie Haar
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Alyssa River
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Alexis Stewart
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Blendi Mullalli
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Lauren Thornton, M.D.
Assistant professor - Lindsay Trachsel, D.O.
Assistant professor - Alex Treat
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Mirjana Vustar, M.D.
Associate professor -
Megan Weber
Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Pin Yue, Ph.D.
Certified anesthesiologist assistant - Andrea Zepeda, M.D.
Associate professor
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Faculty
Naila Ahmad, M.D.
Professor
Pediatric anesthesiology
Fellowship director
Jill Kilkelly, M.D.
Associate professor
Chief, pediatric anesthesiology
Robin Wessels
Residency program manager
Liz Cohen, M.D.
Associate professor
Tatyana Demidovich, M.D.
Associate professor
Michelle Marino, M.D.
Associate professor
Andrew Oster, M.D.
Assistant professor
Orlando Perez-Franco, M.D.
Assistant professor
Marion Svendrowski, M.D.
Assistant professor
Lauren Thornton, M.D.
Assistant professor
Lindsay Trachsel, D.O.
Assistant professor
Andrea Zepeda, M.D.
Assistant professor