Jed Wolpaw, MD, M.Ed, FASA

Jed Wolpaw MD, M.Ed, FASA 

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I am an Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, and the residency program director. I specialize in critical care, attending in surgical ICUs and general adult ORs. 

I graduated magna cum laude from Brown University with a degree in History, earned a master’s degree in education from Harvard, and taught high school history. I then received my medical degree from UCSF School of Medicine, where I graduated AOA and was the student commencement speaker. After completing an Anesthesia residency and a Critical Care fellowship at Johns Hopkins, I joined their faculty in 2015. 

In addition to running the residency program, I co-run the Anesthesiology and ICU clerkships and host the ACCRAC podcast, which has over 50,000 listeners monthly in more than 100 countries and over 5 million total downloads. 

I have received numerous teaching awards, including the Charles Beattie Teacher of the Year award, the Lisa Heiser excellence in education award, the ASA/SEA Distinguished Educator Award, the ASA Excellence in Anesthesia Education Award, and the AUA Education Innovation Award. 

My research interests focus on resident well-being, asynchronous teaching methods, and improving trainee education. I speak nationally and internationally on education, feedback, communication, and well-being. I am the past chair of the SEA resident education committee, a board member, and the president of the Association of Anesthesiology Core Program Directors (AACPD). 

I am a proud father of three daughters and husband to a physician. I believe that the incredible teaching and mentorship I received while a medical student and resident at UCSF set me on the path to the success that I have had. I am forever grateful to the amazing faculty across the University in general and in the Department of Anesthesiology specifically, with whom I had the honor to work with during my 8 years there. 

 

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