Dr. Jason Ray Gillihan MD
Anesthesiologist
12634 Olive Blvd St. Louis MO, 63141About
Dr. Jason Gillihan serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Anesthesiology for Washington University in St. Louis and the Division Chief of Anesthesiology at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. Dr. Gillihan ensures the safety of patients who are about to undergo surgery. Anestesiologists specialize in general anesthesia, which will (put the patient to sleep), sedation, which will calm the patient or make him or her unaware of the situation, and regional anesthesia, which just numbs a specific part of the body. As an anesthesiologist, Dr. Gillihan also might help manage pain after an operation.
Education and Training
Southern Illinois University MD 2006
University of Southern Indiana B.S. (Biology) 2002
Board Certification
AnesthesiologyAmerican Board of AnesthesiologyABA
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineAreas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Chief of Anesthesia Barnes Jewish West County Hospital 2019 - Present
- Associate Director, Clinical Anesthesia Washington University in St. Louis 2017 - Present
Awards
- Army Achievement Medal 2010 U.S. Army, 1st Infantry Division
- Teacher of the Year Award 2014 Washington University in St. Louis, Dept. of Anesthesiology
Professional Memberships
- Trauma Anesthesiology Society
- Missouri Society of Anesthesiologists
- American Society of Anesthesiologists
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