Dolores Njoku, MD

Dolores B. Njoku, MD, is Vice Chair of Anesthesiology and Chief of Pediatric Anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University in St. Louis. She is an adjunct Professor in Pathology and Immunology at Washington University in St. Louis and Johns Hopkins University.  

Dr. Njoku received her medical degree from the University of Mississippi and completed a residency in pediatrics at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital in Cleveland, where she served as chief resident. She completed a residency in anesthesiology and fellowships in pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric critical care at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, was full-time faculty from 1997 to 2021 and served as Program Director for the Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesiology from 2007 to 2018.  

In July 2021, Dr. Njoku joined the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. She is an internationally recognized and respected educator and translational researcher in immune-mediated liver injury and focuses on mechanisms that initiate immune-mediated liver injury and the role of sex and gender in the severity of this process. Dr. Njoku is the Pediatric Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, a member of the Department of Anesthesiology Promotions Committee, a member of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Medical Executive Committee and a Faculty-At-Large Representative for the Washington University in St. Louis Faculty Practice Plan.  

She is a member of the Board of Governors for the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine and the United Way of Central Maryland. She serves as a full examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology and Vice-Chair of the Standard Oral Exam. Dr. Njoku is also Board Chair-Elect for the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research and the President-Elect for the Association of University Anesthesiologists.