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., MBA, FAAP
Chair - Alison M. Alpert, M.D.
Associate Professor - Mark (Mounir) Banoub, M.D., M.B.A., CPE, FASA, FAAPL
Adjunct Professor - Vikram Chawa, M.D.
Program Director -
Liz Cohen, M.D.
Associate Program Director - Rachel Garza, M.D.
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., FCCP
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 - Ajit Nagra, M.B.B.S., FFARCS
Assistant Professor - Galen Nelson, M.D.
Assistant Professor -
Geoffrey Panjeton, M.D.
Assistant Professor - Govind Rangrass, M.D.
Associate Professor - Hamed Sadeghipour, M.D.
Assistant Professor - 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 - Punita Tripathi, M.D.
Assistant 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, M.S.N., FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner - Shanterian Wyatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor - Hui Yuan, M.D.
Adjunct Associate Professor - Jianbin Zheng, M.D., M.B.B.S., M.S.c
Instructor
Cardinal Glennon Hospital Faculty and Clinical Staff
- Naila Ahmad, M.D.
Professor and Director of Pediatric Fellowship Program - Nancy M. Behnen, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Tatyana Demidovich, M.D.
Associate Professor - Rita Duke, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Lisa A. Durako, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Sarah M. Roke, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Jill Kilkelly, M.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatric Division Chief - Samantha J. Lupton, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Michelle Marino, M.D.
Associate Professor - Kayla Nyseth, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
- Andrew Oster, M.D.
Associate Program Director - Orlando A. Perez-Franco, M.D.
Assistant Professor - Virginia Clemmons, RN, B.S.N., M.S.N., CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Marion F. Svendrowski, M.D.
Assistant Professor - Catherine Sweet, R.N., M.S.N. , CPNP-PC
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Jamie Haar, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Alexis Haas, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Blendi Mullalli, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Lauren Thornton, M.D.
Assistant Professor - Alex Treat, A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Mirjana Vustar, M.D.
Associate Professor -
Megan Weber, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist - Pin Yue, Ph.D., A.A.
Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant - Andrea Zepeda, M.D.
Assistant Professor