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Jon Halling, MD, Program Director
- Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine
- Internship: Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital - Surgery
- Residency: Ochsner Clinic - Anesthesiology
- Fellowship: Duke University - Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellowship
- In the process of obtaining MBA from Harbert College of Business at Auburn University
Desiree Aird, MD, Associate Program Director
- Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine
- Internship: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Surgery
- Residency: Wayne State University School of Medicine - Anesthesiology
- Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Michigan - Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
Alexandra Armstrong, MD, Core Faculty
- Education: Russian State Medical University
- Medical School: Montserrat University of Science, Art and Technology
- Residency: John H. Stroger, Jr Hospital of Cook County - Anesthesiology
William Buhrman, MD, Core Faculty
- Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine
- Internship: Duke Medical Center - Surgery
- Residency: Duke Medical Center - Surgery/Anesthesiology
- Fellowship: Duke University - Adult/Pediatric Cardiac and TEE Fellowship
Derek Horstemeyer, MD, Core Faculty
- Medical School: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University
- Boarded in Anesthesiology and Echocardiography
Ruzanna Nalbandyan, MD, Core Faculty
- Medical School: Yerevan State Medical University after M. Heratsi
- Residency: Cook County Health and Hospital System – Anesthesiology
- Fellowship: Cook County Health - Pain Medicine Fellowship
Daniela Smith, MD, Core Faculty
- Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Rochester – Anesthesiology
- Interested in regional and neuro anesthesia