Delores B. Benedicta Njoku MD

Dolores B. Njoku, MD, recently took the helm of AUA Secretary, succeeding President-Elect George Mashour, MD, Ph.D. Dr. Njoku is currently an Associate Professor in Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Pathology at Johns Hopkins University, where she has worked for over 20 years. She is an outstanding, world-renowned clinical and academic pediatric anesthesiologist. She is recognized internationally for her accomplishments in translational research in drug-induced, immune-mediated liver injury; her commitment to improving perioperative outcomes in pediatric Orthopedic surgery; her track record in developing the next generation of anesthesiologists through research and education platforms; and her contributions to building diverse, multi-disciplinary teams with a shared vision for equity, excellence, and collaboration. Dr. Njoku is currently expanding her research repertoire to include the immunological aspects of menopause and of biological sex in transgender males.

Dr. Njoku completed her residency in anesthesiology and fellowship in pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric critical care at Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the Hopkins School of Medicine faculty in 1997. From 2007 to 2018, she served as program director for the pediatric anesthesiology fellowship program, where she trained more than 60 fellows and grew the program from two to six fellows. Since then, she has served as the program director for the Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellows Advanced Boot Camp that she developed in 2013 for mid-Atlantic fellows. She also founded an educational module for residents rotating in the pediatric anesthesiology operating rooms.