The Greater Washington Society of Anesthesiology is a 501C3 non-profit organization, dedicated to excellence in medicine; focusing on the health care needs of the traditionally underserved.

Mission Statement

  • To provide quality educational forums showcasing physicians dedicated to the health care needs of the underprivileged.
  • To provide educational programs, stimulating an interest in the health sciences: focusing on youth from underrepresented groups.
  • To provide "state of the art" health care opportunities to patients in Africa and the Caribbean.
Motto
"Both tears and sweat are salty, but they render a different result.
Tears will get you sympathy; but only sweat will get you change". Anonymous
Executive Committee

John B. Sampson, MD
GWSA President
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Upper Chesapeake Health
Harford Memorial Hospital

Eric V. Jackson, Jr., MD
GWSA Vice President of Corporate Relations
GWSA Chair of The Strategic Planning Committee
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Renny Griffith, MD
GWSA Executive Vice President
Professor of Pediatric Anesthesiology
Howard University Hospital
President and owner
Safe Sedation Anesthesia

Lt. Anne Marie Dobson, MD
GWSA Vice President of Marketing
United States Navy Reserve
Medical Corp
Staff Anesthesiologist
National Naval Medical Center

Keith Hunter, MD
GWSA Vice President of Education
Attending Anesthesiologist
National Institutes of Health

Paula Ajisefinni
Vice President of International Affairs
Senior Associate, Management Assurance Services
KPMG, LLP

Mark A. Sampson, Esq
Owner
The Law Offices of Mark A. Sampson
GWSA Legal Counsel

Maureen Booker, MD
GWSA Vice President of Financial Affairs
Staff Anesthesiologist
Kaiser Permanente