Fostering a tradition of excellence in patient care, education and research for more than a century

Our department embraces the latest medical technologies and trains the best and brightest doctors so we can guide medical practice from the bench to the bedside.

At a glance

876

Full-time faculty

$233M

Research funding

$61.2M

Clinical trial awards

32

Fellowships

Specialty Divisions

From Allergy and Immunology to Rheumatology, our 16 specialty divisions are national leaders in education, patient care and research.

Centers & Institutes

We cultivate initiatives that develop and support our faculty, enhance our research mission, and build a strong and collaborative community.

I am honored to receive the LSRMP award as I prepare to begin my faculty appointment at Washington University in July 2026 with a focus on lymphoma. This program provides dedicated mentorship, protected time, and national collaboration that will directly support my work developing a clinical trial utilizing personalized neoantigen vaccines for patients with follicular lymphoma. Our goal is to help patients achieve longer remissions with fewer treatment-related toxicities, and I believe this study represents an important step toward that vision.

Hunter Cassidy Cochran, MD
Hematology-Oncology Fellow awarded a Lymphoma Research Foundation Grant and Abstract Achievement Award

Latest News

In Memoriam: Katherine Parker Ponder, MD

In Memoriam: Katherine Parker Ponder, MD

I am sad to report the death of Dr. Katherine Parker Ponder, a valued WashU faculty member for 24 years, first in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and then in the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology.  Dr. Ponder succumbed to her breast cancer after a long battle that she approached with grace […]
Dr. Thayse Brüggemann joins the Department of Medicine

Dr. Thayse Brüggemann joins the Department of Medicine

Dr. Thayse Brüggemann joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor as of August 2026. Dr. Brüggemann research focuses on the mechanistic basis of lung inflammation and its resolution, with a particular emphasis on allergic lung inflammation. She integrates experimental models of disease, immunology, and […]

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