Welcome to the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia
Our pediatric anesthesiologists are specially trained to meet the anesthetic needs of children for their diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures. We recognize that anesthesia can be a frightening subject for both children and their families, and we want to make the patient experience as free from stress as possible. We are above all committed to taking care of children so that they can go to sleep and wake up safely and comfortably.
Deanna Couser, M.D
Assistant Professor
Deanna Couser, M.D
Assistant Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Department of Anesthesiology
Undergraduate: B.Sc Biology, Virginia Commonwealth University
Graduate, M.D: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Fellowship: the Pediatric Anesthesiology University of North Carolina, School of Medicine
Email: deanna.couser@vcuhealth.org
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
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
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
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
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
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
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