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John Yosaitis, M.D., is medical director of MedStar
Simulation Training & Education Lab (SiTEL), the
education and technology group developing learning
solutions for associates at MedStar Health. He
brings more than 25 years of clinical and leadership
experience to this role, in which he directs the
interdisciplinary team responsible for creating learning that elevates
associate performance and advances patient care at MedStar.
A former biomedical engineer, Dr. Yosaitis began his medical career at
National Institutes of Health as a clinical anesthesiologist and
researcher. Since 2000, Dr. Yosaitis has served MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and
Georgetown School of Medicine as both a pediatric and adult transplant anesthesiologist and an
educator. While serving as clinical director of the anesthesiology department at MedStar
Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Yosaitis launched the bloodless surgery program, pioneering
multiple clinical techniques to minimize blood loss and leading efforts to embrace such
approaches across the surgical community.
In conjunction with his role at MedStar SiTEL, Dr. Yosaitis currently leads Georgetown University
School of Medicine’s preclinical simulation initiative, designed to reinforce students’ understanding
of basic clinical sciences concepts and diagnostic skills through simulation-based education. A
dynamic and passionate professor, he has been honored for his teaching at Georgetown
University School of Medicine three times.
Dr. Yosaitis received his medical degree from Rutgers University. He completed his residency in
anesthesiology at George Washington University and his fellowship in transplant anesthesia at
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of
Anesthesiology and is a member of several distinguished professional associations, including the
American Medical Association and the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
We interviewed Dr. Yosaitis for HealthStream’s Second Opinions Podcast Series. You can listen to
the full Second Opinions Podcast at https://www.healthstream.com/second-opinions-podcast.
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