Joseph F. Kras, MD, DDS, MA

Phone: 314-454-7954
Email: krasj@nospam.wustl.edu

Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Washington University

Chair, BJH Ethics Committee
Barnes-Jewish Hospital

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

I am currently active as an ethics consultant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, serve as an ethics educator of medical students, residents, and nurses, and serve on the American Society of Anesthesiologist Ethics Committee. I am also a reviewer for the Journal of Graduate Medical Education and Journal of Bioethical Inquiry.

PUBLICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Saettele A, Kras J: Current Attitudes of Anesthesiologists towards Medically Futile Care. Open Journal of Anesthesiology, 2013, 3, 207-213.
Vannucci A, Kras J: Decision Making, Situation Awareness, and Communication Skills in the Operating Room. International Anesthesiology Clinics. 51(1):105-127, Winter 2013.
Kras JF: Perioperative DNR Orders to Limit Resuscitation. In ASA Syllabus on Ethics, 2012 (online publication, accessed 9/30/14).
Kras JF: The “Ransom Notes” Affair: When the Neurodiversity Movement Came of Age. Disability Studies Quarterly; Vol 30, No 1 (2010).