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To help ASA medical student applicants be better informed about programs and target their applications, the ASA Medical Student Component Governing Council has developed a series of video interviews with residency program directors on common questions. The emphasis of these questions and answers are elaboration and updates to information published on program websites. We hope you find these valuable in learning more about residency options.
Interviewee: Dr. Augusto Torres, Program Director, MetroHealth Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS4, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Marc Sherwin, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Interviewer: Lily Robistow, MS3, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, AMA Alternate Delegate, ASA Medical Student Component Governing Council
Interviewees: Lisa Farmer, MD, Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, UTMB, Galveston TX.
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Christopher Malgieri, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Brown University, Providence, RI
Interviewer: Lily Robistow, MS3, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, AMA Alternate Delegate, ASA Medical Student Component Governing Council.
Interviewee: Dr. Chelsia Jackson, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, USC LA General Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Suzanne B. Karan, Professor of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Interviewer: Quinn McCormick, MS4, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Carlos Trombetta, Program Director, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS4, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Bryan Mahoney, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, New York, NY
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Mahboobi, MD, Residency Program Director; Dr. Like, MD, Assistant Program Director; Dr. Shah, MD, Assistant Program Director; Department of Anesthesiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington MA.
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Maurice "Frankie" Joyce, MD, Residency Program Director; Monique Marin, MD, Associate Program Director; Ben Moor, MD, Associate Program Director; Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston MA
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Aaron Scott, Program Director, UMass Anesthesiology Residency Program; Dr. Demetri Adrahtas, Associate Program Director, UMass Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Emily Stebbins, Associate Professor of Anesthesia and Pediatric Anesthesia, University of Vermont Medical Center Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Quinn McCormick, MS4, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Omar Durra, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles CA
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Beth Ladlie, MD, Program Director, Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville) Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Crystal Manohar, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio TX
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Mark Norris, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Boston Medical Center, Boston MA
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Casey Windrix, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK; Forrest Witt, MD; Chief Residency, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Interviewer: Lily Robistow, MS2, University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine, AMA Alternate Delegate, ASA Medical Student Component Governing Council
Interviewee: Dr. Sarah Smith, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Westchester Medical Center Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Michael Pilla, Program Director, Vanderbilt University Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Michael Mahla, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Adam Levine, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Pharmacological Sciences, and Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Quinn McCormick, MS4, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. John Crowe, Assistant Program Director, University of Cincinnati Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Phillip Adams, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, UPMC Pittsburgh
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Benjamin Houseman, Program Director, Memorial Healthcare Hollywood Florida, Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Ryan Fink, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Oregon Health & Science University Program; Dr. Andrew Corcoran, Assistant Program Director, Oregon Health & Science University Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Joy Schabel, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Erik Romanelli, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Teresa A. Mulaikal, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) Program
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Nick Nedeff, Chair of Education, Residency Program Director
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Susan A. Smith, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Emory University School of Medicine
Interviewer: Renee Jiaxi Lu, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine; Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Kelly Ural, Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency, Vice Chair of Education and Faculty Development
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: George Guldan, MD, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director of Medical University of South Carolina, Joel Sirianni, MD, Associate Professor, Anesthesiology Residency Associate Program Director
Interviewer: Mathew Ciurash, MS4, Virginia Commonwealth University; President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Matt Hire, MD, Northwestern Anesthesiology Residency Program Director
Interviewer: Ines Debbiche, MS3, Northwestern University, Diversity and Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Roya Yumul, Program Director, Cedars Sinai Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS3, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Kimberly Hollander, Program Director, Dr. Stephanie Kahntroff, Associate Program Director, University of Maryland Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Iman Soliman, MS4, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Katherine McCartney, Program Director, UC Irvine Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS3, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Imani Thornton, Program Director, HCA Florida Westside-Northwest Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Iman Soliman, MS4, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Konstantin Inozemtsev, Associate Program Director, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Sarah Edwards, MS4, Howard University College of Medicine; Delegate to the AMA Medical Student Section, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Kevin DeWalt, Program Director, Harbor UCLA Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS3, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Andrea Dutoit, Program Director, University of Nebraska Medical Center Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Iman Soliman, MS4, Sidney Kimmel Medical College; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Allison Lee Thoeny, Program Director, University of Arizona Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Sarah Edwards, MS4, Howard University College of Medicine; Delegate to the AMA Medical Student Section, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Elizabeth Thackeray, Program Director, University of Utah Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Sarah Edwards, MS4, Howard University College of Medicine; Delegate to the AMA Medical Student Section, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Simons, Program Director, and Dr. Walters, Assistant Program Director
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Michael Wajda, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, NYU Langone, New York, NY
Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MS4, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Travis Markham, Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX; Dr. Stephanie Bradley, Assistant Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX; Dr. Amber Campbell, Assistant Program Director, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, TX
Interviewer: Sarah Edwards, MS4, Howard University College of Medicine; Delegate to AMA Medical Student Section, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Eric Brumberger, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MS4, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. James Flowerdew, Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program, Maine Medical Center
Interviewer: Natalie Koons, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Allison Mitchell, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, Saint Louis, MO
Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MS4, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Katherine Cox, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Tulane University Program, New Orleans, LA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Dr. Sascha Beutler, Assistant Professor of Anesthesia, Brigham and Women’s Hospital Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Natalie Koons, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Jennifer Stewart, DO; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Julie Dunlap, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Chad Solik, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN; Leilani Mullis, MD; Chair of Residency Selection Committee and Liason for Diversity Affairs, Department of Anesthesiology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Stephen Panaro, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT; Thomas Martin, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Tekuila Carter, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital, Birmingham, AL
Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MS4, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees:Anthony Oliva, MD, PhD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Univeristy of Colorado, Denver, CO.
Interviewer: Natalie Koons, MS2, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Charles A. Naplitano, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Jill Eckert, DO; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; Shannon Grap, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Gina Hendren, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Cooper Phillips, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Elisabeth Abramowicz, MD, FASA; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Westchester Medical Center in affiliation with New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY; Irim Salik, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Westchester Medical Center in affiliation with New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Dr. Mahboobi, MD, Residency Program Director; Dr. Like, MD, Assistant Program Director; Dr. Shah, MD, Assistant Program Director; Department of Anesthesiology, Lahey Clinic, Burlington MA.
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Efrain Riveros-Perez, MD; Associate Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Nicholas Yeldo, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Matthew Hallman, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Rajeev Saxena, MD MBA; Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Junaid Nizamuddin, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Stacey Watt, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Dr. Timothy Martin, Professor Of Anesthesiology; Associate Chair For Education; Chief, Pediatric Anesthesiology Division; Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Carol Diachun, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL; Brad Ullman, MD; Chief Resident, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Aditee Ambardekar, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Helen Bean, DO; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Justin Traunero, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Dr. Benjamin Landgraf, Program Director, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Sarah Edwards, MS4, Howard University College of Medicine; Delegate to the AMA Medical Student Section, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Laura Pinault, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: David Matson, DO; Chair and Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Tower Health, West Reading, PA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Melissa Ehlers, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Teresa Mulaikal, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Columbia University Medical Center (New York Presbyterian), New York, NY.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewee: Burdett Porter, MD, MMM; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Judith Aronsohn, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New Hyde Park, NY.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Timothy Long, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Anesthesiology Residency, Rochester, MN; Juan Ripoll Sanz, MD; Chief Resident, CA-3, Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic Anesthesiology Residency, Rochester, MN
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: David Stahl, MD ; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Harendra Arora, Professor of Anesthesiology, Residency Program Director; Dr. Susan Martinelli, Professor of Anesthesiology, Associate Residency Program Director; Dr. Rob Isaak Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Assistant Residency Program Director; Dr. Emily Teeter, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Assistant Residency Program Director.
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Norah Naughton, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Senior Associate Chair, Education and Professionalism; Program Director Anesthesiology Residency Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Dr. Emily Peoples, Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Director, Anesthesia Internship, Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Dr. Mada Helou, Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine, Program Director, Anesthesiology, UH Cleveland Medical Center; Dr. Shelley Ohliger Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine, Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology UH Cleveland Medical Center; Dr. Nicholas Pesa, Clinical Assistant Professor, CWRU School of Medicine, Division Chief, Transplant Anesthesia, UH Cleveland Medical Center, Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology, UH Cleveland Medical Center
Interviewer: Abigail Schirmer, MS3, Florida State University College of Medicine, Daytona Beach Campus; Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Daniel Saddawi-Konefka, Program Director, Anesthesia Residency
Interviewer: Elena Madan, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Roy Soto, Program Director, Beaumont Hospital Anesthesiology Residency. President, Michigan Society of Anesthesiologists
Interviewer: Justin Yuan, MS3, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Chair-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Sara Neves, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Interviewer: Shyam Lakshmanan, MS4, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Alex Macario, M.D., M.B.A., Vice-Chair for Education and Program Director, Professor of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and, by courtesy, of Health Research and Policy at the Stanford University Medical Center
Interviewer: Elena Madan, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Daniel Edward Lee, M.D., PhD, UC San Diego Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Anesthesiologist and Pediatric Intensivist, Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics
Interviewer: Elena Madan, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Dr. Judi Turner, UCLA Health Sciences Assistant Clinical Professor, Anesthesiology, Residency Program Director
Interviewer: Elena Madan, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewee: Jed Wolpaw M.D., M.Ed, Assistant Professor, Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program Director Co-Director Anesthesia Medical Student Education Co-Director ICU Clerkship Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Interviewer: Elena Madan, MS4, Tufts University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Interviewees: Mark A. Lovich, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Boston, MA.
Interviewer: Natalie Koons, MS2, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: James Walker, MD; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas (Wichita) Program, Wichita, KS; Josh Nordstrom, DO; Residency Program Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas (Wichita) Program, Wichita, KS.
Interviewer: Matthew Hidalgo, MS4, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA.
Interviewees: Dr. Julie L. Huffmyer, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology in the University of Virginia Department of Anesthesiology, Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program; Dr. Stephen R. Collins, Associate Professor of Anesthesiology in the University of Virginia Department of Anesthesiology, Associate Program Director, Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Natalie Koons, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Date of last update: August 7, 2025
