The Department of Anesthesiology celebrated this year's graduating class with a virtual ceremony. Residents voted on Faculty of the Year, CRNA of the Year and Resident of the Year, and awards were given to the following:

  • Faculty of the Year: Dr. Jeff Grosland
  • CRNA of the Year: Sarah Stalsberg
  • Resident of the Year: Dr. Aaron Bloom
 
For the first time, medical students voted for Faculty of the Year and Resident of the Year in the department, and awards were given to the following:
 
  • Faculty of the Year: Dr. Tjorvi Perry
  • Resident of the Year: Dr. Jesse Waldera
 

Residents

Aaron Bloom, DO, MSc
Pain Medicine Fellowship
University of Colorado 

Ryan Childs, DO 
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship 
University of Minnesota
 
Lucas Deschenes, MD
Critical Care and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowships
University of Minnesota
 
Layne Egan, MD
Cardiothoracic Fellowship
University of Colorado 
 
Ky Huynh, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology
University of Minnesota
 
Jesse Rinehart, MD
General Anesthesiology
Sanford Health, Fargo, ND
 

Fellows

Stephen Richardson, MD
University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology 

Kevin Wang, MD
University of Minnesota Department of Anesthesiology 

Sean Cooley, MD
Regions Hospital, Saint Paul, MN

Michael Strigenz, MD
Abbott Northwestern, Minneapolis, MN

Deborah Hudleston, MD
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center, Wyoming, MN

Rachael Brashears, DO
Private practice, Columbia, MO

Jamal Khan, DO
Private Practice, Orange County, New York

Vinayak Nadar, MD
Private Practice, Louisville, Kentucky

Rick Seil, MD
TBD