Academic / Clinical Faculty

Ilia Brusilovsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Surgery and Short Pump Ambulatory Surgical Center Director

Ilia Brusilovsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Surgery and Short Pump Ambulatory Surgical Center Director
Anesthesiology

Vivien Bui-Huynh, M.D
Assistant Professor


Michael Buxhoeveden, M.D.
Assistant Professor


Cedric H. Campbell, M.D.
Associate Professor


Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Assistant Professor


Nathan Collins, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Nathan Collins, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Alice Coombs, M.D.
Professor, Chair


Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor, Stony Point Endoscopy Center Director

Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor, Stony Point Endoscopy Center Director
Anesthesiology

Deanna Couser, M.D
Assistant Professor


Ronsard Daniel, M.D.
Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Medical Director of Anesthesiology Services

Ronsard Daniel, M.D.
Associate Professor, Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Medical Director of Anesthesiology Services
Anesthesiology
Email: Ronsard.Daniel@VCUHealth.org

Sabrina Dhillon, M.D.
Associate Professor


James Dore, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor

James Dore, M.D.
Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Email: James.Dore@VCUHealth.org

John Drago, M.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor, Faculty Recruitment Committee Chair

John Drago, M.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor, Faculty Recruitment Committee Chair
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: John.Drago@vcuhealth.org

Arkadiy Dubovoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor


Beata Evans, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Beata Evans, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Beata.Evans@VCUHealth.org

Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Yaqi Hu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director

Yaqi Hu, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Yaqi.Hu@VCUHealth.org

Rashid Hussain M.D
Assistant Professor

Rashid Hussain M.D
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Rashid.Hussain@VCUHealth.org

Arun Karuppiah, M.B.B.S, M.D, D.ABA
Assistant Professor

Arun Karuppiah, M.B.B.S, M.D, D.ABA
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Michael Kazior M.D
Assistant Professor

Michael Kazior M.D
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Michael.Kazior@VCUHealth.org

Jeannette Kierce, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor

Jeannette Kierce, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Christin Kim, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Director - CSICU

Christin Kim, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Director - CSICU
Department of Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Christin.Kim@VCUHealth.org

Fatoumata Kromah, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Director of OB Anesthesia

Fatoumata Kromah, M.D.
Associate Professor, Medical Director of OB Anesthesia
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Laura Lahaye, M.D.
Associate Professor

Laura Lahaye, M.D.
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology
Director of Acute Pain Service
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Laura.Lahaye@VCUHealth.org

Tamara D. Lawson, M.D.
Associate Professor, VCUHS Tappahanock Anesthesiology Director

Tamara D. Lawson, M.D.
Associate Professor, VCUHS Tappahanock Anesthesiology Director
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Tamara.Lawson@VCUHealth.org

Aaron Lim, M.D.
Assistant Professor


Rami Maarouf, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Rami Maarouf, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., University of Virginia
Graduate: M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Point of Care Ultrasound, Burn Resuscitation
Email: rami.maarouf@vcuhealth.org

Nicolas Maxymiv, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Professor

Nicolas Maxymiv, D.O., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology

Dwayne McClerklin, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Dwayne McClerklin, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

David Moffatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor

David Moffatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Email: david.moffatt@vcuhealth.org

Jay Napoleon, M.D.
Associate Professor, Inpatient Pain Services Director

Jay Napoleon, M.D.
Associate Professor, Inpatient Pain Services Director
Anesthesiology
Email: Jay.Napoleon@VCUHealth.org

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.
Assistant Professor

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300

Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director

Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor, Cardiac Anesthesiology Director
Anesthesiology
Phone: 804-628-0282
Fax: 804-628-4557
Email: Mark.Nelson@VCUHealth.org

Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Maliha Nowrouz, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Business Information Technology (Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA)
Graduate: M.D. (Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU)
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (VCU)
Interests: Regional, resident education, ERAS
Email: maliha.nowrouz@vcuhealth.org

Astrid Overholt, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Astrid Overholt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate Major: Integrative Biology, B.A., Minor: Scandinavian Studies (University of California, Berkeley, CA)
Graduate: MD (Tulane University, New Orleans, LA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA)
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, Acute Pain, Local Anesthetics, Clinical pharmacology, Pharmacokinetics, Global Health

Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD, FASE
Associate Professor, Fellowship Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD, FASE
Associate Professor, Fellowship Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Nirvik.Pal@VCUHealth.org

Jessica Potter, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Jessica Potter, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Graduate: M.D. The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA
Residency: Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine)
Interests: General Anesthesia
Email: Jessica.potter@vcuhealth.org

Kenny Potter, M.D.
Assistant professor, Medical Director of Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Kenny Potter, M.D.
Assistant professor, Medical Director of Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Department of Anesthesiology
Email: kenneth.potter@vcuhealth.org

Praveen Prasanna, M.D.
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director

Praveen Prasanna, M.D.
Associate Professor, Residency Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Residency Program Director
Graduate: MBBS, Bachelor of Surgery (Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India)
Post Doctoral Training: Fellow of the College of Anaesthetists Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FCARCSI) (Royal College of Anaesthetists United Kingdom)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Baystate Medical Center, Springfield MA)
Interests: Regional and General Anesthesia

Megan Rashid, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Transplant ICU

Megan Rashid, MD
Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Transplant ICU
Anesthesiology
Email: Megan.Rashid@VCUHealth.org

Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Marie Sankaran-Raval, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A., International Relations, (Brown University)
Graduate: M.D., (Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University)
Internship: Internal Medicine ( Brown Medical School)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Boston University School of Medicine)
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology (Harvard University, Children’s Hospital Boston)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia

Victor Saxena, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Victor Saxena, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Victor.Saxena@VCUHealth.org

Adam Seibert, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Adam Seibert, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Adam.Seibert@VCUHealth.org

Johnathan Seligman, M.D.
Assistant Professor


Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor

Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Graduate: B.S.-Biology (University of Rochester, Rochester, NY)
Graduate: M.D. (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh PA)
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN)
Interests: Point-of-Care Ultrasound, Perioperative Organ Dysfunction, Critical Care Medicine, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Email: pranav.shah@vcuhealth.org

Jay Shapiro, M.D.
Professor

Jay Shapiro, M.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Vice Chair for Education; Associate Director, Anesthesia Residency Program; John R. Jones Professor of Anesthesia Education
Email: Jay.Shapiro@VCUHealth.org

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D., MSc HSA
Associate Professor, Medical director of PACE, Director of Global Anesthesia Program

Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D., MSc HSA
Associate Professor, Medical director of PACE, Director of Global Anesthesia Program
Department of Anesthesiology

Shilen P. Thakrar, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Director QA for the Department of Anesthesiology

Shilen P. Thakrar, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Associate Director QA for the Department of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Shilen.Thakrar@VCUHealth.org

Matthew Torre, D.O.
Assistant Professor

Matthew Torre, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA)
Graduate: M.D. (Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine; Blacksburg, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn, NY)
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA)
Interests: Acute Pain Medicine, Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
Email: matthew.torre@vcuhealth.org

Brooke Trainer M.D
Assistant Professor

Brooke Trainer M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate B.S Biology, Indiana University
graduate, M.D: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital
Fellowship Critical Care Medicine, University of Virginia
Email: brooke.trainer@vcuhealth.org

Michael Trostler M.D
Assistant Professor

Michael Trostler M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: Biochemistry, University of Colorado
Graduate M.D: David Geffen School of Medicine ( University of California)
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Abdominal Transplant Fellowship- Non-ACGME Accredited- UPMC Pittsburgh

Laura Webb
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director

Laura Webb
Assistant Professor, Associate Residency Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S Biology, James Madison University
Graduate, MD: Howard University College of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University
Email: laura.webb@vcuhealth.org

Eric Worrall, D.O.
Assistant Professor

Eric Worrall, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: VCU Health System Anesthesiology
Fellowship: Adult Cardiothoracic VCU Health system
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: eric.worrall@vcuhealth.org

Vishal Yajnik, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience ICU Medical Director

Vishal Yajnik, M.D., M.S.
Associate Professor, Neuroscience ICU Medical Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Email: vishal.yajnik@vcuhealth.org

Alice Coombs, M.D.
Professor, Chair

Alice Coombs, M.D.
Professor, Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (University of Southern California)
Graduate: M.D. (University of Los Angeles, School of Medicine)
Residency: Internal Medicine, Internship & Residency (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University)
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (New England Center Tufts University)
Email: alice.coombs@vcuhealth.org

Christy Mack, M.B.A., C.P.C., CMPE
Administrator

Christy Mack, M.B.A., C.P.C., CMPE
Administrator
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 628-6516
Fax: (804) 828-8300
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Tonya Worley-Glenn
Business Analyst
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Tonya Worley-Glenn
Business Analyst
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 3586100
Fax: (804) 828- 8300

Antonio "Tony" Lacic
Financial Reporting Analyst

Antonio "Tony" Lacic
Financial Reporting Analyst
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 628-3225
Fax: (804) 828-8300
Email: antonio.lacic@vcuhealth.org

Iris Boswell
Administrative Staff Specialist

Iris Boswell
Administrative Staff Specialist
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 828-2207
Fax: (804) 828- 8300
Email: iris.boswell@vcuhealth.org

Evan Marmerstein
Sr. GME Coordinator

Evan Marmerstein
Sr. GME Coordinator
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 828-0733
Fax: (804) 828- 8300

Keira Johnson
Physician Schedule Coordinator

Keira Johnson
Physician Schedule Coordinator
Anesthesiology
Phone: 804-628-3251
Fax: (804) 828- 8300
Email: lkeira.johnson@vcuhealth.org

Derrick Brooks
Administrative Staff Specialist

Derrick Brooks
Administrative Staff Specialist
Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 6281624
Fax: (804) 828- 8300
Email: Derrick.Brooks@vcuhealth.org