Academic / Clinical Faculty
Ilia Brusilovsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Surgery Director
Ilia Brusilovsky, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ambulatory Surgery Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate: M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
John Burgner, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of PACU; Assistant Professor; Advisor to Anesthesiology Student Interest Group
Undergraduate: B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Graduate: M.D., Indiana University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Indiana University
Interests: Acute Pain Management, Liver Transplant
Email: john.burgner@vcuhealth.org
John F. Butterworth, I.V., M.D.
Professor; Chair Emeritus
John F. Butterworth, I.V., M.D.
Professor; Chair Emeritus
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A. Chemistry, University of Virginia
Graduate: M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship: Trauma Fellow, Division of Neurological Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Research Fellowship Electrophysiology, Brigham & Women's Hospital
Interests: Thoracic, Cardiac, Regional, Neuro, Local Anesthetics and Clinical Pharmacology
Phone: (804) 828-2207
Fax: (804) 828-8300
Michael Buxhoeveden, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Michael Buxhoeveden, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Villanova University
Graduate: M.S., Georgetown University
Graduate: M.D., Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, Perioperative Ultrasound
Fax: 804-828-8300
Cedric H. Campbell, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Cedric H. Campbell, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Medical Tech, Union College
Graduate: M.D., University of Illinois
Internship: Family Medicine, St. Elizabeth Medical Center
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: General Anesthesia
Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Andrew W. Chapman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biology, Washington and Lee University
Graduate: M.D., University at Buffalo School of Medicine
Internship: Transitional Intern, Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Interventional Pain, Rush University Medical Center
Interests: Neuromodulation, Cancer Pain
Email: andrew.chapman@vcuhealth.org
Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Brian J. Cocchiola, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biomedical Science, Lynchburg College
Graduate: M.D., St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Interests: General Anesthesia, Transplant Anesthesia, Trauma
Alice Coombs, M.D.
Associate Professor, Interim Chair
Alice Coombs, M.D.
Associate Professor, Interim Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biology, University of Southern California
Graduate: M.D., University of California Los Angeles
Residency: Internal Medicine, Internship & Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, New England Center Tufts University
Email: alice.coombs@vcuhealth.org
Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor
Catherine Cooper, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A. Psychology, University of North Carolina
Graduate: M.D., University of North Carolina
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Interests: Transplant, Vascular, Preoperative Evaluation, Safety & Quality Assurance
Deanna Couser, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Deanna Couser, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.Sc–Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate: M.D., Virginia Commonwealth University
Residency: Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, University of North Carolina
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia
Email: deanna.couser@vcuhealth.org
Michael Czekajlo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Critical Care Physician
Michael Czekajlo, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor; Critical Care Physician
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor; Critical Care Physician; Director of Simulation
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (Kean Univ, Union, NJ)
Graduate: M.S. Biology (Fairleigh Dickinson Univ, Teaneck, NJ); MD (Poznan Univ of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland); PhD Emergency and Disaster Medicine (Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland)
Interests: Critical Care Medicine
Ronsard Daniel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Ronsard Daniel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor; Head Coordinator, Trauma Related Issues
Undergraduate: B.S., University of Maryland
Graduate: M.D., Pennsylvania State University
Residency: Internal Medicine, York Hospital; Anesthesiology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Shock Trauma, University of Maryland
Interests: Neuroanesthesia, Trauma
Email: ronsard.daniel@vcuhealth.org
Sabrina Dhillon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Sabrina Dhillon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Chemistry, University of Virginia
Graduate: M.D., M.Sc., Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
James Dore, M.D.
Director or Pediatric Anesth. Assistant Professor
James Dore, M.D.
Director or Pediatric Anesth. Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biomedical Science (Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX)
Graduate: M.D. (Louisiana State Univ School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia (Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
Email: james.dore@vcuhealth.org
John Drago, M.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor
John Drago, M.D., J.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. (Pennslyvania State University)
Graduate: M.D. (New York Institute of Technology)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Northwestern University Medical Center)
Fellowship: Adult & Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia (Universtiy of Pennsylvania Medical Center)
Juris Doctor: Concentration in Health Care Law (University of Maryland School of Law)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia
Email: john.drago@vcuhealth.org
Arkadiy Dubovoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Arkadiy Dubovoy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Graduate: M.D. (Crimean Medical Univ,Crimea, Ukraine)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia (Univ of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, Acupuncture
Beata Evans, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Beata Evans, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Finance (Minot State University, Minot ND)
Undergraduate: B.S. International Business (Minot State University, Minot ND)
Graduate: M.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA
Residency: Anesthesiology (State University of New York, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY)
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia (Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies & Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia
Email: beata.evans@vcuhealth.org
Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Geoffrey Fisher, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas)
Graduate: M.S., Mechanical Engineering (Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas); M.D. (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, TEE for non-cardiac Surgery
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Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor
Undergraduate: B.A. (Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Graduate: M.B.A. (Mercer Univ); MD (St. George’s Univ School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Non OR Anesthesia
Phone: 804-828-2207
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: michael.fowler@vcuhealth.org
Lynne Gehr, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Lynne Gehr, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor; Director of Medical Student Clerkship
Graduate: M.D. (West Virginia Univ, Morgantown, WVA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY); Pediatrics (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Critical Care (Univ of VA, Charlottesville, VA); Pediatric Anesthesia (Univ of Pittsburg Medical Center, Pittsburg, PA)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia
Email: lynne.gehr@vcuhealth.org
Jeff Green, M.D.
Associate Professor
Jeff Green, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesia
Vice Chair; Assistant Medical Director for Performance Improvement;
Boyan-Keenan Professor of Anesthesia Safety
Email: jeffrey.green@vcuhealth.org
Christopher Guerry, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor
Christopher Guerry, M.D., M.H.S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A. English & Philosophy (Pomona College, Claremont, CA)
Graduate: M.D. (Univ of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA); M.H.S. Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Health System, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Hyperbaric Medicine (Duke University, Durham, NC)
John R. Hague, M.D.
Associate Professor
John R. Hague, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. (Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN)
Graduate: M.D. (Univ of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN)
Residency: Pediatrics, Anesthesiology (Uniformed Services Univ of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland)
Interests: Obstetrics, General Anesthesia
Email: john.hague@vcuhealth.org
John Heath, M.D.
Assistant Professor
John Heath, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: BS in Biology (Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL)
Graduate: MD (The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK)
Residency: Anesthesiology (The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL)
(No fellowship)
Interests: Neuroanesthesiology, POCUS, ERAS, Crisis Management in Anesthesiology
Email: john.heath@vcuhealth.org
Yaqi Hu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Yaqi Hu, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate
Residency: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Fellowship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pediatric Anesthesia
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Regional/Pain, Resident Education
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: Yaqi.Hu@VCUHealth.org
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Marc A. Huntoon, M.D.
Professor
Marc A. Huntoon, M.D.
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (Alma College, Alma, MI)
Graduate: M.D. (Wayne State University, Detroit, MI)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Virginia)
Fellowship: Pain Medicine (Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, Virginia)
Interests: Interventional Pain Complications, Medical Editing, Neuromodulation, Cancer Pain
Email: marc.huntoon@vcuhealth.org
Gordon Kerr, MBBCh
Assistant Professor
Gordon Kerr, MBBCh
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor; Medical Director, Ambulatory Surgery Center
Graduate Degree: MBBCh (Univ of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Univ of Natal, Durban, South Africa)
Interests: Regional, Ambulatory, Acupuncture
Email: gordon.kerr@vcuhealth.org
Jeannette Kierce, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor
Jeannette Kierce, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor; Director of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (SUNY Oneonta, NY)
Graduate: M.S. Biology (Univ of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut); M.D. (St. Louis Univ, St. Louis, Missouri)
Residency: Anesthesiology (St. Louis Univ Hospitals, St. Louis, Missouri)
Fellowship: Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia (Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia, Ambulatory
Christin Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Director - CSICU
Christin Kim, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medical Director - CSICU
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A. , Anthropology (New York University)
Graduate: M.D. (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School)
Residency: Anesthesiology (University of Michigan)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (University of Michigan)
Email: christin.kim@vcuhealth.org
Fatoumata Kromah, M.D.
Associate Professor, Director of OB Anesthesia
Fatoumata Kromah, M.D.
Associate Professor, Director of OB Anesthesia
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A., Biology (Arcadia University)
Graduate: M.D. (Ross University School of Medicine ) Portsmouth, Dominica, West Indies
Internship: Internal Medicine (University of Alabama)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Upstate Medical University)
Fellowships: Obstetric Anesthesiology Fellowship (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA)
Interests: O.B. Anesthesia
Laura Lahaye, M.D.
Associate Professor
Laura Lahaye, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor; Director of Acute Pain Service
Undergraduate: B.S. (Univ of Maryland, College Park, MD)
Graduate: M.D. (UVA, Charlottesville, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH)
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia
Email: laura.lahaye@vcuhealth.org
Tamara D. Lawson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Tamara D. Lawson, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biological Sciences (Univ of Maryland Baltimore Co., MD)
Graduate: Master of Public Health; M.D. (VCU Sch of Medicine, Richmond, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, National Naval Medical Center)
Interests: Ultra Sound Guided Regional Anesthesia
Email: tamara.lawson@vcuhealth.org
Courtenay Leahman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Courtenay Leahman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S.-Biology (Trinity College, Hartford CT)
Graduate: M.D. (State University of New York Downstate, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY)
Residencies: Internal Medicine (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program); Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (VCU School of Medicine)
Interests: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
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
David Moffatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
David Moffatt, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: McDaniel College
Medical School: VCU School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington, Seattle
Fellowship: University of New Mexico, Regional and Acute Pain
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: David.Moffatt@VCUHealth.org
W. Paul Murphy, M.D.
Associate Professor
W. Paul Murphy, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Undergraduate: B.S. (University of Maryland, MD)
Graduate: M.D. (Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC)
Residency: Anesthesiology (North Carolina Baptist Hospitals, NC)
Interests: Quality Improvement, International Anesthesia Care, Ultrasound/ TEE, and Medical Technology
Mitsuru Nakatsuka, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Mitsuru Nakatsuka, M.D.
Professor Emeritus
Department of Anesthesiology
Graduate: M.D. (Univ of Keio School of Medicine, Japan)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT)
Interests: Transplant, Critical Care, Anesthesia in Morbidly Obese, Cardiothoracic, Regional, Acupuncture
Jay Napoleon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jay Napoleon, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Mechanical Engineering (MIT, Cambridge, MA)
Graduate: M.D. (VCU Medical Center)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Pain Management (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Acute Pain Management, Regional Anesthesia
Email: jay.napoleon@vcuhealth.org
Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
Mark Nelson, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Phone: 804-628-0282
Fax: 804-628-4557
Email: mark.nelson@vcuhealth.org
Jason Noble, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Jason Noble, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Assistant Professor; Director of Surgical Services
Undergraduate: B.S. (Davidson College, Davidson, NC)
Graduate: M.D. (Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia, PA)
Residency: Surgery (Hahnemann Medical College); Anesthesiology (St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, Brighton, MA)
Interests: General Anesthesia, Acupuncture
Email: jason.noble@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
Nirvik Pal, MBBS, MD, FASE
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Fellowship Director, Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
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
Shilen P. Thakrar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Shilen P. Thakrar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biochemistry (University of California, Los Angeles)
Graduate: M.D. (VCU School of Medicine)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Albany Medical Center)
Email: shilen.thakrar@vcuhealth.org
Kenny Potter, M.D.
Assistant professor
Kenny Potter, M.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Neuropsychology (Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA)
Graduate: M.D. (The Commonwealth Medical College, Scranton, PA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA)
Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Ultrasonography
Email: kenneth.potter@vcuhealth.org
Praveen Prasanna, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Interim Program Director
Praveen Prasanna, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Interim Program Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Interim 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, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Megan Rashid, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduate: M.S.M., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduate: M.D., University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Fellowship: Critical Care Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Interests: Critical Care Medicine, Perioperative Ultrasound
Email: megan.rashid@vcuhealth.org
Christa L. Riley, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Christa L. Riley, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Engineering (Tulane University, New Orleans LA)
Graduate: M.D. (VCU School of Medicine, Richmond VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, General Anesthesia, Patient Safety
Email: christa.riley@vcuhealth.org
Iolanda Russo-Menna, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
Iolanda Russo-Menna, M.D., M.Ed.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. (Lyceum Scientifico, Italy)
Graduate: M.D. (La Sapienza, Rome, Italy); PhD Thoracic Surgery, University of Gabriele D’Annunzio, Chieti, Italy; M.Ed. (VCU, Richmond, VA)
Residency: Anesthesiology (NYU Medical Center, New York, NY)
Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia (Children’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA)
Interests: Pediatric Anesthesia, Resident Education, Simulation
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
Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pranav R. Shah, M.D.
Assistant 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
Professor; Vice Chair for Education; Associate Director, Anesthesia Residency Program; John R. Jones Professor of Anesthesia Education
Undergraduate: B.A. Philosophy (Texas A&M, College Station, TX)
Graduate: M.D. (Univ of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, AL)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Univ of South Alabama School of Medicine, Mobile, AL)
Fellowship: Pediatric and Adult Cardiac Anesthesia (Univ of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, PA)
Interests: Pediatrics
Email: jay.shapiro@vcuhealth.org
L. Robert Stallings, M.D.
Assistant Professor
L. Robert Stallings, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (University of Virginia)
Graduate: M.D. (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Internship: Obstetrics & Gynecology (Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii)
Residency: Anesthesiology (Letterman Army Medical Center, San Francisco, CA)
Interests: Difficult Airways
Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.
Assistant Professor, PACE Medical Director
Olga Suarez-Winowiski, M.D.
Assistant Professor, PACE Medical Director
Department of Anesthesiology
Medical Director of PACE Clinic, Director of Global Anesthesia Program
Undergraduate: B.S. Biology (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Graduate: M.D. (Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico, Mexico)
Perinatal Anesthesia Fellowship, INPER Mexico
Graduate: MSc Health Services Administration (University of Detroit Mercy, Michigan)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Perioperative Medicine. ERAS and prehabilitation. Complex maternal cases. Global anesthesia education
Wissam Tobea, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Wissam Tobea, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Medical School: M.D., University of Tennessee, Memphis
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesia, Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Interests: Pediatric anesthesia, difficult airway management, ultrasound-guided intravenous access, simulation education
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: wissam.tobea@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
Bryant Tran, M.D.
Associate Professor
Bryant Tran, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor; Regional Anesthesia Fellowship Director
Undergraduate: B.S., Wake Forest University
Graduate: M.D., Wake Forest University
Internship: Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University
Residency: Anesthesiology, University of Virginia
Fellowship: Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine, Stanford University
Interests: Regional Anesthesia, Transplant Anesthesia, Acute Pain Management
Email: bryant.tran@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.
Assistant Professor
Vishal Yajnik, M.D., M.S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.A., Public Health (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD)
Graduate: M.S., Physiology & Biophysics (Georgetown University, Washington, DC; M.D. (VCU School of Medicine)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Fellowship: Critical Care Medicine (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA)
Interests: Neurocritical Care, Quality Improvement, and Serious Illness Conversations
Email: vishal.yajnik@vcuhealth.org
Alice Coombs, M.D.
Associate Professor, Interim Chair
Alice Coombs, M.D.
Associate Professor, Interim 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
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 628-6516
Fax: (804) 828-8300
Leigh Ann Ways
Associate Administrator
Leigh Ann Ways
Associate Administrator
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone | fax
Phone: 804-628-3227
Fax: 804-828-8300
Email: leighann.ways@vcuhealth.org
Sherrie Sutton Payne
Assistant to Chair
Sherrie Sutton Payne
Assistant to Chair
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: 804 828-2207
Fax: 804 828-8300
Email: sherrie.payne@vcuhealth.org
Antonio "Tony" Lacic
Financial Reporting Specialist
Antonio "Tony" Lacic
Financial Reporting Specialist
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 628-3225
Fax: (804) 828-8300
Email: antonio.lacic@vcuhealth.org
Teresa "Terry" Tinsley
Administrative Staff Specialist
Teresa "Terry" Tinsley
Administrative Staff Specialist
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: (804) 628-3230
Fax: (804) 828-8300
Email: teresa.tinsley@vcuhealth.org
Residency and Cardiothoracic Fellowship
Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Michael Fowler, M.D., M.B.A.
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Associate Professor; Medical Director of Anesthesia Transplant
Undergraduate: B.A. (Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
Graduate: M.B.A. (Mercer Univ); MD (St. George’s Univ School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies)
Residency: Anesthesiology (VCU Medical Center)
Interests: Transplant Anesthesia, Neuro Anesthesia, Non OR Anesthesia
Phone: 804-628-3941
Fax: 804-628-4557
Email: michael.fowler@vcuhealth.org
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Spencer Liebman, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Residency Program
Undergraduate: B.S.-Biology (Trinity College, Hartford CT)
Graduate: M.D. (State University of New York Downstate, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY)
Residencies: Internal Medicine (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, J Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program); Anesthesiology (Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA)
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia (VCU School of Medicine)
Interests: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Nirvik Pal, MBBS, M.D.,
Associate Professor
Nirvik Pal, MBBS, M.D.,
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Program Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship
Fax: 804-628-4557
Email: nirvik.pal@vcuhealth.org
Louise Putnam
Residency Coordinator
Louise Putnam
Residency Coordinator
Department of Anesthesiology
Phone: 804 828-0733
Fax: 804 828-8300
Email: louise.putnam@vcuhealth.org
CRNAs
Clarence John "Chuck" Biddle, PhD, CRNA
Professor
Clarence John "Chuck" Biddle, PhD, CRNA
Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Director of Research
Amanda C. Faircloth, Ph.D., DNAP
