Anesthesiology and Critical Care Faculty

The faculty and clinical staff of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care medicine at Saint Louis University are a vibrant group of clinicians, researchers and educators committed to fulfilling the 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., C.P.E., F.A.S.A., F.A.A.P.L.
  Professor
• Vikram Chawa, M.D.
  Associate Professor

• Liz Cohen, M.D.
  Assistant Program Director

• Scott Harshman, MD
  Assistant Professor
• Mick Kilkelly, D.O.
  Adult Division Chief, Associate Professor
• Michael R. Lasky, M.D., F.C.C.P.
  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

• Yuri Chaves Martins, M.D.
  Assistant Professor
• Najit Nagra, M.B.B.S., F.F.A.R.C.S
  Assistant Professor
• Galen Nelson, M.D.
  Assistant Professor

• Geoffrey Panjeton, M.D.
  Instructor

• Govind Rangrass, M.D. 
  Associate Professor
• Hamed Sadeghipour, M.D.
  Instructor
• Kenneth Smithson, D.O.
  Associate Professor
  Director of Critical Care and Ambulatory Care
• Thilak Sreenivasalu, M.D.
  Associate Professor
• Shawn T. Statzer, M.D.
  Adjunct Associate Professor
• Punita Tripathi, M.D.
  Assistant Professor
• George S. Tseng, M.D.
  
  Medical Director of PACU
  Associate Professor Clinical Base Year Director
  Director of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management
  Course Director for MS 3 and MS 4 General Anesthesia and Regional Anesthesia Electives
  Director of Health Care Simulation
• Patricia Wilson, MSN, 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.

Cardinal Glennon Hospital Faculty and Clinical Staff

• Naila Ahmad, M.D.
  Professor and Director of Pediatric Fellowship Program
• Nancy M. Behnen, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Karen Campbell, C.R.N.A.
• Tatyana Demidovich, M.D.
  Associate Professor
• Rita Duke, CRNA
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• Lisa A. Durako, CRNA
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• Sarah M. Roke, CRNA
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• Jill Kilkelly, M.D.
  Associate Professor, Pediatric Division Chief
• Samantha J. Lupton, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Michelle Marino, M.D.
  Associate Professor
• Kayla Nyseth, C.R.N.A.
• Andrew Oster, M.D. 
  Assistant Professor
• Orlando A. Perez-Franco, M.D.
  Assistant Professor
• Virginia Clemmons, RN, BSN, MSN, CPNP
  Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Marion F. Svendrowski, M.D.
  Assistant Professor
• Catherine Sweet, M.S.N., R.N. , C.P.N.P.-P.C.
• Jamie Haar, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Alexis Haas, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Blendi Mullalli, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Lauren Thornton, M.D.
  Assistant Professor
• Alex Treat, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Mirjana Vustar, M.D.
  Associate Professor

• Megan Weber, CRNA
  Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

• Pin Yue, Ph.D, A.A.
  Anesthesiology Assistant
• Andrea Zepeda, M.D.
  Assistant Professor