The Kuehner effect

The Spirit of Washington University • May 23, 2024May 23, 2024

Kory Lavine, MD/PhD ’08, center, professor of medicine and director of the Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Research Initiative, consults with investigators in his lab. (Photo: Matt Miller/Washington University School of Medicine) — Professor Kory Lavine, MD, PhD, anesthesia clinical fellow Melissa Hector-Greene, MD, PhD, cardiology instructor Jesus Jimenez , MD, PhD, and fellow Arick Park, MD, PhD, work in Lavine’s lab in the Clinical Sciences Research Building on July 8, 2022. MATT MILLER/WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Donor plays key role in driving personalized cardiovascular research at the School of Medicine

When St. Louis native Kim Kuehner, MBA ’77, made his first foray into medical philanthropy in 2018, he viewed it as a long-term investment that would enable him to play a role in advancing human health. He did not expect his $15 million gift for an endowment supporting personalized cardiovascular research at Washington University School of Medicine to yield rapid results.