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
Vivien Bui-Huynh, M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.S Chemistry, University of Virginia
Graduate: M.D. University of Virginia school of medicine
Residency: Michigan medicine
Fellowship: Critical care Anesthesiology, Michigan Medicine
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 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
Rashid Hussain M.D
Assistant Professor
Rashid Hussain M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: Brown University, Atrium Baccalaureus (A.B.)
Graduate: M.D. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center
Fellowship: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center
Email: rashid.hussain@vcuhealth.org
Michael Kazior M.D
Assistant Professor
Michael Kazior M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: American History & Biology - Washington & Lee University
Graduate M.D: Virginia Commonwealth University VCU School of Medicine
Residency: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fellowship Critical care Medicine fellowship ( VANDERBIT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER )
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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