Dr. Bradley Fritz, MD, MSCI is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical and Translational Research and the Division of Critical Care at Washington University in St. Louis Department of Anesthesiology. He completed his undergraduate training in biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University and then moved to Washington University for medical school. He remained at Washington University to complete his anesthesiology residency and his critical care medicine fellowship through the innovative Academic Scholars Achievement Program (ASAP). Dr. Fritz’s research interests include the use of physiologic signals and large datasets to predict postoperative clinical outcomes.  He is also interested in the prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium.

Dr. Kimberly Rengel, MD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She received a B.S. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. She completed her anesthesiology residency and critical care medicine fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center where she joined the department’s mentored research training track – the B.H. Robbins Scholars Program. Her research interests include understanding and preventing functional decline after major surgery or critical illness, particularly in the aging population. She enjoys spending her free time with her husband, son, and golden retriever taking in all the food and live music Nashville has to offer.

Dr. Allison Janda, MD is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and researcher at the University of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry and economics at Bucknell University, attended medical school at the University of Michigan, matched for anesthesiology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, then moved back to Michigan for her cardiothoracic anesthesiology clinical fellowship followed by a T32 research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Janda’s research focuses on studying outcomes after cardiac surgery, as well as how intraoperative decisions and events impact the patient experience and cost after surgery. She works with the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG), an international consortium of perioperative databases coordinated at the University of Michigan, to perform retrospective observational studies pertaining to her interests in perioperative outcomes. Additionally, she aims to apply the resources of the MPOG database to aid in the development of pragmatic clinical trials to study intraoperative care, postoperative complications, cost, and patient-centered outcomes.

Dr. Daniel Rubin, MD is an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospital and obtained a master as an attending from the Department of Public Health Science at the University of Chicago. His current research focuses on leveraging large datasets to evaluate preoperative cardiac testing and perioperative cardiac outcomes. He also develops mobile applications and is currently utilizing smartphone accelerometers to perform functional assessments in older adults. His non-medical interests include his family, cooking, ice hockey and coffee in all of its forms.    

Dr. Jamie Privratsky, MD, PhD is an intensive care physician scientist at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Privratsky is a member of the Critical Care Medicine Division of the Duke Department of Anesthesiology where he practices as an intensivist at Duke Regional Hospital and Duke University Hospital. Dr. Privratsky’s research interests involve investigating strategies to treat postoperative and critical illness acute kidney injury (AKI) and prevent its transition to chronic kidney disease. In pre-clinical studies, he investigates mechanisms of injury and repair in mouse models of AKI. He also participates in epidemiologic studies in humans to better understand mechanisms of post-surgical and critical illness AKI.

Dr. Broc Burke, MD, PhD is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Burke focuses on applying engineering techniques to develop and improve imaging and monitoring techniques for the perioperative setting. He is currently working to translate near-infrared optical imaging techniques to detect biomarkers of adverse events in the perioperative and intensive care settings. These research endeavors are complemented by his clinical grounding as provided by his membership in the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Colorado.

Dr. Julie Freed, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology & Physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and vascular biologist who focuses on understanding the role of the microvasculature in cardiovascular disease. Her laboratory uses a highly translational approach that utilizes discarded surgical tissue to collect human arterioles for vascular reactivity studies. She is a former recipient of a FAER mentored research training grant (MRTG) and a NIH K08 award through the NHLBI to study the role of sphingolipids on human microvascular endothelial function. Dr. Freed also has an interest in interventions to improve vascular function in frail patients, specifically prior to surgery. She currently an NIH funded clinical trial to investigate the role of ischemic conditioning in decrease frailty in cancer patients requiring surgery. Dr. Freed has a strong passion for developing the next generation of physician-scientists and takes pride in mentoring students and trainees.

Dr. Aaron Norris, MD, PhD is a graduate of the medical scientist training program at Washington University. He completed residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in neuroanesthesiology at Washington University. He currently serves as the Assistant Program Director for research and scholarship for the residency program at Washington University. He conducts basic science research on neural circuits underlying stress, sleep, and arousal.

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Dr. Saul S. Siller, MD, PhD is a CA3 in the Residency Program at Yale School of Medicine and a member of the residency program’s research track.  He did his undergraduate studies at Vanderbilt University in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Spanish and then completed the Medical Scientist Training Program at Stony Brook University.  He studied airway ciliated cell differentiation for his dissertation research with Ken-Ichi Takemaru.  His current research interests include how gene regulation affects vascular development and pathology.

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Dr. Kate Rosenblatt, MD, MHS at Johns Hopkins University.

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Dr. Li Li, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine at the University of Washington and a pediatric anesthesiologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital. He is interested in better understanding the neural circuitry involved in anesthetic emergence to help facilitate anesthetic recovery and minimize emergence delirium. Dr. Li completed his MD and PhD in Neurosciences at Stanford, his residency at University of Washington, and his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Seattle Children’s. Besides research, he enjoys spending time with his family playing Sushi Go, hiking, and trying out new foods.   

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Dr. Kendall Smith, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate training in Biology from the University of Kansas followed by an M.D. and Ph.D. in Molecular and Integrative Physiology from the same institution. Dr. Smith completed her anesthesiology residency and critical care medicine fellowship through the Duke Academic Career Enrichment Scholar (ACES) Program followed by a T32 research fellowship at the Washington University Department of Anesthesiology. Dr. Smith is interested in understanding the role of disrupted circadian rhythms in perioperative neurocognitive disorders such as postoperative delirium. Dr. Smith is also enthusiastic about medical education and holds leadership positions for the residency and critical care medicine fellowship programs within the Washington University Department of Anesthesiology.

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Dr. Cameron Bosinski, MD, MS is a resident in the research track at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He completed a BS in Biology and Psychology at Stony Brook University and a MS in Neuroscience from the University of Hartford. While a medical student at Upstate Medical University, he completed a FAER Summer Research Fellowship on electroencephalography in the Kelz/Proekt lab at the University of Pennsylvania and studied Sudden Death in Epilepsy Patients in the Auerbach lab. Dr. Bosinski’s research interests include neuromonitoring and mechanisms of anesthesia.

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Dr. Ben Deverett, MD, PhD at Stanford University.

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Dr. Nicholas Flores-Conner, MD is a Clinical Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He received his MD from the Universidad Internacional del Ecuador in Quito, Ecuador before travelling to the United States. He completed his anesthesiology residency at Boston University Medical Center and is currently completing a Critical Care Medicine and Cardiac Anesthesiology fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. His research interests include Social Determinants of Health in perioperative and intensive care outcomes. In his free time he enjoys riding his bicycle, going for long hikes with his wife and dog, and brewing his home-made beer.

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Dr. Catherine Chen, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value. Dr. Chen received a BA in English from Rice University in 2001. After a brief stint in investment banking, Dr. Chen obtained her MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010, while simultaneously earning an MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2009. Dr. Chen completed her internship and residency in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF. Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying and reducing healthcare over-utilization as well as streamlining healthcare delivery during the perioperative period. In her spare time, Dr. Chen enjoys playing Scrabble, reading the New York Times, and relaxing at home with her husband and three children.

Dr. Erica Langnas, MD, MPH is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care. A recent UCSF graduate, she completed her residency in 2021 and a health equity fellowship at the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA), now her clinical work is at San Francisco General Hospital. Erica received her medical degree at the University of Nebraska and her MPH at Columbia University. Her research focus is on opioid prescribing patterns in surgical patients and health equity in the perioperative period.

Dr. Kate Rosenblatt, MD, MHS at Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Allison Janda, MD is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and researcher at the University of Michigan. She completed her undergraduate degree in chemistry and economics at Bucknell University, attended medical school at the University of Michigan, matched for anesthesiology residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, then moved back to Michigan for her cardiothoracic anesthesiology clinical fellowship followed by a T32 research fellowship at the University of Michigan. Dr. Janda’s research focuses on studying outcomes after cardiac surgery, as well as how intraoperative decisions and events impact the patient experience and cost after surgery. She works with the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group (MPOG), an international consortium of perioperative databases coordinated at the University of Michigan, to perform retrospective observational studies pertaining to her interests in perioperative outcomes. Additionally, she aims to apply the resources of the MPOG database to aid in the development of pragmatic clinical trials to study intraoperative care, postoperative complications, cost, and patient-centered outcomes.

Dr. Catherine Chen, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value. Dr. Chen received a BA in English from Rice University in 2001. After a brief stint in investment banking, Dr. Chen obtained her MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010, while simultaneously earning an MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2009. Dr. Chen completed her internship and residency in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF. Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying and reducing healthcare over-utilization as well as streamlining healthcare delivery during the perioperative period. In her spare time, Dr. Chen enjoys playing Scrabble, reading the New York Times, and relaxing at home with her husband and three children.

Dr. Erica Langnas, MD, MPH is an assistant professor in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care. A recent UCSF graduate, she completed her residency in 2021 and a health equity fellowship at the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA), now her clinical work is at San Francisco General Hospital. Erica received her medical degree at the University of Nebraska and her MPH at Columbia University. Her research focus is on opioid prescribing patterns in surgical patients and health equity in the perioperative period.

Dr. Daniel Rubin, MD is an anesthesiologist and intensivist at the University of Chicago. He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Chicago Hospital and obtained a master as an attending from the Department of Public Health Science at the University of Chicago. His current research focuses on leveraging large datasets to evaluate preoperative cardiac testing and perioperative cardiac outcomes. He also develops mobile applications and is currently utilizing smartphone accelerometers to perform functional assessments in older adults. His non-medical interests include his family, cooking, ice hockey and coffee in all of its forms.    

Dr. Catherine Chen, MD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is also affiliated with the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and the UCSF Center for Healthcare Value. Dr. Chen received a BA in English from Rice University in 2001. After a brief stint in investment banking, Dr. Chen obtained her MD from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2010, while simultaneously earning an MPH at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2009. Dr. Chen completed her internship and residency in the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care at UCSF. Dr. Chen’s research interests include identifying and reducing healthcare over-utilization as well as streamlining healthcare delivery during the perioperative period. In her spare time, Dr. Chen enjoys playing Scrabble, reading the New York Times, and relaxing at home with her husband and three children.

Dr. Broc Burke, MD, PhD is a cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and biomedical engineering researcher at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Burke focuses on applying engineering techniques to develop and improve imaging and monitoring techniques for the perioperative setting. He is currently working to translate near-infrared optical imaging techniques to detect biomarkers of adverse events in the perioperative and intensive care settings. These research endeavors are complemented by his clinical grounding as provided by his membership in the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Colorado.

Dr. Aaron Norris, MD, PhD is a graduate of the medical scientist training program at Washington University. He completed residency in anesthesiology and a fellowship in neuroanesthesiology at Washington University. He currently serves as the Assistant Program Director for research and scholarship for the residency program at Washington University. He conducts basic science research on neural circuits underlying stress, sleep, and arousal.

Dr. Ticha Munda, MD, MRes is an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He is an Anesthesiologist and Intensivist and completed training at the University of Rochester and the University of Washington, respectively. He completed his Master’s in translational Medicine at Imperial College London in a Gram Positive Pathogens Lab. He completed a Research Fellowship at King’s College London. Research interests: Translational Perioperative Infection. Educational Interests: Critical Care Obstetrics.