With over 850 full-time faculty members, the Department of Medicine faculty are not only active clinicians, researchers and educators at the School of Medicine. They are recognized nationally and internationally for their efforts to advance research discoveries and improve human health, here in the St. Louis region and around the world.
National appointments and honors
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Seven Department of Medicine Physicians Receive Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award
WashU Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital recognized seven Department of Medicine internal medicine residents and fellows with the 2026 Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award. This award recognizes and fosters a new generation of compassionate, skilled physicians who show extraordinary care for the patient. The physicians were celebrated during the annual ceremony held on October […]
Braverman honored at Cleveland Clinic symposium on aortic disease (Links to an external site)
Alan C. Braverman, MD, FACC, Alumni Endowed Professor of Cardiovascular Diseases, section head of General Cardiology, and director of the Marfan Syndrome and Aortopathy Center at WashU Medicine, was honored during the Cleveland Clinic Comprehensive, Lifelong, Expeditious (CLE) Care of Aortic Disease Symposium, held Sept. 18-19, 2026.
Three WashU Nephrology Investigators – Matsui, Sharma, and Mahjoub – Receive 2026 KidneyCure Awards (Links to an external site)
WashU Nephrology is proud to celebrate three researchers who have been selected for the 2026 KidneyCure Awards. KidneyCure, a foundation established by the American Society of Nephrology, supports researchers across all career stages to foster innovation and breakthroughs in kidney disease treatment. It is the largest private foundation dedicated exclusively to kidney research in the […]
WashU Nephrologist Dr. Mabel Purkerson Receives MUSC Distinguished Alumni Award (Links to an external site)
Mabel L. Purkerson, MD, Professor Emerita of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, was honored by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) as a 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient. Established in 1969, the Alumni Awards celebrate graduates of all six MUSC colleges who have demonstrated significant professional accomplishments and leadership.
Todd A. Fehniger, MD, PhD – Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Todd Fehniger, Professor of Medicine and Pathology and Immunology, has been named the Samuel B. Grant Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine. Dr. Fehniger earned his BSc degree in Biological Sciences with High Distinction from the University at Buffalo. He received his PhD in Immunology and MD from The Ohio State […]
2025-2026 Academic Year – Faculty Promotions
Excellence, innovation, and dedication are hallmarks of our faculty, and we are proud to celebrate those whose accomplishments have earned promotion during the 2025-2026 academic year. These promotions recognize individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, advanced discovery through research, inspired learners through education, and delivered outstanding patient care. The Department of Medicine congratulates our newly […]
Emily F. Cole, MD, MPH, FAAD – John Cochran VA Medical Center Chief of Dermatology
I am pleased to announce that Emily F. Cole, MD, MPH, FAAD, has been selected as the new Chief of Dermatology at the John Cochran VA Medical Center. Dr. Cole is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Dermatology at WashU Medicine. She specializes in complex medical dermatology, with particular clinical and research interests in […]
ISPE names Butler as Fellow (Links to an external site)
Anne Mobley Butler, PhD, MS, an Associate Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine, and secondary faculty in the Bursky School of Public Health and the School of Medicine Division of Public Health Sciences, has been named a Fellow of the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE).