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Anesthesiology and Critical Care Faculty

The faculty and clinical staff of the Â鶹´«Ã½ 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 .

Â鶹´«Ã½ Hospital Faculty


  • Chair

  • Associate professor

  • Assistant professor

  • Adjunct professor
  • Adam Beckendorf, D.O.
    Instructor
  • Christopher Brenner, D.O.
    Instructor
  • Gina Brown, M.D.
    Adjunct assistant professor

  • Program director

  • Associate program director

  • Adjunct assistant professor

  • Assistant professor
  • Rainer Kentner, M.D., Ph.D.
    Assistant professor

  • Assistant professor

  • Adult division chief, associate professor

  • Assistant professor

  • Professor
    Director of neuroanesthesiology
    Director of thoracic and vascular anesthesia
    Director of advanced image-guided and functional neuroanesthesia
    Chair, clinical competency committee

  • Adjunct assistant professor

  • Adjunct assistant professor

  • Assistant professor
  • Arjun Meka, M.D.
    Assistant professor

  • Adjunct faculty

  • Assistant professor

  • Assistant professor

  • Assistant professor
  • John "Jack" Philibert, M.D.
    Adjunct instructor
  • James Rapp, M.D.
    Instructor

  • Associate professor

  • Assistant professor
  • Nicholas Schlarman, M.D.
    Instructor
  • John Sill, M.D.
    Adjunct assistant professor

  • Associate professor
    Director of critical care and ambulatory care

  • Associate professor

  • 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
  • Robin Walters, M.D.
    Associate professor

  • Nurse practitioner

  • Adjunct associate professor

Cardinal Glennon Hospital Faculty and Clinical Staff


  • Professor and director of pediatric fellowship program
  • Jenny Chekadanova
    Certified anesthesiologist assistant

  • Certified anesthesiologist assistant

  • Associate professor

  • Certified registered nurse anesthetist

  • Certified registered nurse anesthetist

  • Certified registered nurse anesthetist

  • Associate professor, pediatric division chief
  • Samantha J. Lupton
    Certified anesthesiologist assistant

  • Associate professor

  • Certified registered nurse anesthetist

  • Associate professor

  • Assistant professor

  • Pediatric nurse practitioner

  • Assistant professor

  • Pediatric nurse practitioner

  • 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

  • Associate professor

  • Certified registered nurse anesthetist
  • Pin Yue, Ph.D.
    Certified anesthesiologist assistant

  • Associate professor

Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship Faculty

Naila Ahmad headshot
Naila Ahmad, M.D.
Professor
Pediatric anesthesiology
Fellowship director

Jill Kilkelly headshot
Jill Kilkelly, M.D.
Associate professor
Chief, pediatric anesthesiology

Robin Wessels headshot
Robin Wessels
Residency program manager

Liz Cohen headshot
Liz Cohen, M.D.
Associate professor

Tatyana Demidovich headshot
Tatyana Demidovich, M.D.
Associate professor

Michelle Marino Headshot
Michelle Marino, M.D.
Associate professor

Andrew Oster headshot
Andrew Oster, M.D.
Assistant professor

Orlando Perez Franco headsht
Orlando Perez-Franco, M.D.
Assistant professor

Marion Svendrowski headshot
Marion Svendrowski, M.D.
Assistant professor

Lauren Thornton headshot
Lauren Thornton, M.D.
Assistant professor

Lindsay Trachsel headshot
Lindsay Trachsel, D.O.
Assistant professor

Andrea Zepeda headshot
Andrea Zepeda, M.D.
Assistant professor