Division of Anesthesia Critical Care
The Department of Anesthesiology plays a major role in delivery of critical care services at VCU Health. We currently provide the majority of attending coverage for Cardiac ICU, Neuroscience ICU and Vibra Hospital (long-term acute care and pulmonary), as well as contributing to the surgical, Level 1 Trauma, burns and transplant critical care services. It is an attending-lead service with support from fellows, residents, interns and medical students.
The critical care service is busy with a large range of elective and emergent cases with different pathologies, giving enormous educational opportunity to residents. The department runs a POCUS ultrasound course for all anesthesia trainees, so the use of ultrasound to guide fluid therapy, optimise hemodynamics and diagnose life threatening or pulmonary abnormalities is now a standard of care. Hemodynamic monitoring is also mandated in high-risk or sepsis patients, with research opportunities using new Hypotensive Predictive Index (HPI) software programs. There are many other areas for research, particularly neuroscience. The department works in collaboration with the VA Health System and a joint anesthesia critical care fellowship is expected to start in the near future.

Vivien Bui-Huynh, M.D
Assistant Professor


Alice Coombs, M.D.
Professor, Chair


Rashid Hussain M.D
Assistant Professor

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

Michael Kazior M.D
Assistant Professor

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

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

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

Sergio Navarrete, D.O.
Assistant Professor

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

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

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

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

Johnathan Seligman, M.D.
Assistant Professor


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

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