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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. Farzana Afroze, Program Director, Albany Medical College Anesthesia Residency Program
Interviewer: Maximilian Schmidt-Bailey, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded October 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Aiden Sharkey, Residency Program Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS4, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded October 2026
Interviewee: Brian G. Ferguson, DO, Program Director, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, MS4, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2026
Interviewee: Elizabeth Thackeray, MD, MPH, Program Director, University of Utah Health Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, MS4, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2026
Interviewees: Dr. Brent Hadder, Program Director, and Dr. Dawn Dillman, Vice Chair of Education, University of Iowa Anesthesia Residency Program
Interviewer: Maximilian Schmidt-Bailey, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Eric Simon, Program Director, University of Wisconsin Anesthesia Residency Program
Interviewer: Maximilian Schmidt-Bailey, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded August 13, 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Sarah M. Cocoma, Residency Program Director, Rush University Medical Center
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS4, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded July 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Casey A. Quinlan, Program Director, University of Washington
Interviewer: Mason Tuttle, OMS IV, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine; ASA Delegate to AMA MSS, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded July 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Erin Grawe, Residency Program Director, TriHealth Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M3, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Jesse J. Kiefer, Residency Program Director, University of Pennsylvania Anesthesiology Department
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS4, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded July 2026
Interviewee: Graham Lubinsky, MD, FASA, Program Director, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewee: Timothy W. Martin, MD, MBA, FASA, FAAP, Program Director, University of Florida Gainesville
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, MS3, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, Program Director, Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium Anesthesia Residency Program
Interviewer: Maximilian Schmidt-Bailey, MS3, Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Membership Outreach Coordinator, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewees: Dr. Jason Buehler, Residency Program Director, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine - Knoxville Anesthesiology Residency Program; Ms. Peggy J Hoskins, Education Program Manager
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M3, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded April 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Joseph Gallombardo, Residency Program Director, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell/Staten Island University Hospital Program - Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M2, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded April 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Judith Aronsohn, Residency Program Director, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Northshore LIJ Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M2, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Alan Sim, Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology and Residency Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Mount Sinai South Nassau) Program - Anesthesiology Program
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M2, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded April 2026
Interviewees: Mada Helou, MD, Program Director; Nicholas Pesa, MD, Associate Program Director; Dane Coyne, MD, Associate Program Director; University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS4, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Senior Advisor, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded March 2026
Interviewees: Dr. Jonathan Sherrod, Residency Program Director, UTHSC Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Min Kalasikam, M3, University of Tennessee Health Science Center; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded June 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Benjamin Landgraf, Program Director, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, OMS-III, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded February 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Brooks Ohlson, MD, Program Director, Virginia Mason
Interviewer: Mason Tuttle, MS3, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Alternate Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council
Recorded 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Roneisha McLendon, MD, Program Director, Ochsner Health
Interviewer: Mason Tuttle, MS3, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Alternate Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council
Recorded March 2026
Interviewee: Danny Newhide MD, D.ABA, Program Director, St. Joseph’s Medical Center Program
Interviewer: Kathryn Cama, OMS-III, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; Diversity & Inclusion Liaison, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded January 2026
Interviewee: Mario Villaseñor, MD; Program Director, University of Colorado
Interviewer: Mason Tuttle, MS3, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Alternate Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council
Recorded January 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Laura Gonzalez, MD, Program Director, Medical College of Wisconsin
Interviewer: Mason Tuttle, MS3, Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Alternate Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council
Recorded March 2026
Interviewee: Dr. Bridget Pulos, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine
Interviewer: Rebecca Nika Tsai, MS3, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University; Medical Student Component Member, ASA
Recorded December 2025
Interviewees: Dr. Kimberly Hollander, Residency Program Director; Dr. Stephanie Kahntroff, Associate Residency Program Director
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS3, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2025
Interviewee: Benjamin Beal, MD, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, UCSD
Interviewer: Rebecca Nika Tsai, MS3, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University; Medical Student Component Member, ASA
Recorded October 2025
Interviewees: Dr. Praveen Prasanna, Residency Program Director; Dr. Laura Webb, Associate Residency Program Director; Dr. Michael Trostler, Associate Residency Program Director, VCU Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS3, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded October 2025
Interviewee: Dan Saddawi-Konefka, MD, MBA, Anesthesia Residency Program Director, Assistant Professor in Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School Professor
Interviewer: Rebecca Nika Tsai, MS3, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University; Immediate Past President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded October 2025
Interviewees: Dr. Junaid Nizamuddin, MD, Anesthesiology Residency Program Director, University of Chicago
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS3, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded October 2025
Interviewees: Dr. Susan Martinelli, Residency Program Director, Dr. Emily Teeter, Associate Residency Program Director, Dr. Benjamin Cobb, Assistant Residency Program Director, Dr. Bridget Marroquin, Assistant Residency Program Director
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS3, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded August 2025
Interviewee: Dr. Mojca Remskar, Professor, Residency Director & Executive Vice Chair of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
Interviewer: Rebecca Nika Tsai, MS3, Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University; President, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2025
Interviewee: Dr. Allison Lee Thoeny, Program Director, University of Arizona Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS4, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2025
Interviewees: Dr. Travis Markham, Program Director; Dr. Daniela Magdaleno, Assistant Program Director; Dr. Jane Egbosiuba, Assistant Program Director; UT Houston Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS4, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2025
Interviewee: Dr. Jed Wolpaw, Associate Professor of Anesthesia, Johns Hopkins Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Residency Program
Interviewer: Anusha Samant, MS3, Wake Forest University School of Medicine; President-Elect, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded September 2025
Interviewee: Dr. Chris Abruzzese, Program Director, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Hannah Gallegos, MS4, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine; AMA Delegate, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded August 2025
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
Recorded July 2025
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
Recorded August 2025
Interviewee: Dr. Jack Buckley, Program Director, UCLA David Geffen/UCLA Medical Center Anesthesiology Residency Program
Interviewer: Emily Peng, MS4, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Secretary, Medical Student Component Governing Council, ASA
Recorded August 2025
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
Recorded June 2025
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.
Recorded July 2025
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
Recorded July 2025
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
Recorded June 2025
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
Recorded May 2025
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
Recorded May 2025
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
Recorded May 2025
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
Recorded May 2025
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
Recorded January 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded January 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded April 2025
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
Recorded March 2025
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded October 2024
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
Recorded September 2024
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
Recorded April 2023
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
Recorded April 2023
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
Recorded April 2023
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
Recorded February 2022
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
Recorded February 2023
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
Recorded 2022
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
Recorded 2021
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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
Recorded 2021
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
Recorded 2022
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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
Recorded 2020
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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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded March 2023
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.
Recorded 2020
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
Recorded 2020
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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
Recorded 2020
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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.
Recorded 2021
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
Recorded 2020
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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
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded 2020
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.
Recorded October 2020
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
Recorded 2021
Interviewee: 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.
Recorded 2020
Date of last update: October 6, 2026
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