Associate Professor, Anesthesiology
Chair, BJH Ethics Committee
krasj@wustl.edu
Web Bio

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.

• 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).