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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Inaugural Jack Sarver Prize honors groundbreaking research by WashU Medicine scientist (Links to an external site)
Zainab Mahmoud, M.D., M.Sc., an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Zhao Zhang, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, will receive the inaugural Jack Sarver Prize in Clinical Science and Jack Sarver Prize in Basic Science, respectively, at […]
Benjamin Humphreys Appointed to ASN Executive Council (Links to an external site)
WashU Nephrology is celebrating the appointment of Benjamin Humphreys, MD, PhD – Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine and Chief of the Division of Nephrology – as the newest Executive Councilor of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
CDL Echo Capacity and Workflow Optimization project wins 2025 QUEST award (Links to an external site)
The team in the Cardiac Diagnostic Lab at Barnes-Jewish Hospital have won a 2025 QUEST (Quality, Excellence and Safety Team) award. This BJH award recognizes contributions made to improve organization performance and quality of care through the use of process and outcome measures. The CDL submission, CDL Echo Capacity and Workflow Optimization, also reflected goals of the […]
Dr. Seth Eisen was recognized as the 2025 Medical Honoree at the annual Arthritis Foundation Gala (Links to an external site)
Dr. Seth Eisen was recognized as the 2025 Medical Honoree at the annual Arthritis Foundation Gala for his work on social determinants of health and their impact on the health outcomes of patients living with arthritis.
“Friend of Rehab” Award Presented to Robert Young, MD, MS (Links to an external site)
National Rehabilitation Awareness Week is celebrated every year on the third week of September. In 2025, the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Rehabilitation Department celebrated National Rehabilitation Awareness Week from September 15-21, culminating in an awards luncheon recognizing those who made a difference in rehab. The “Friends of Rehab” award is given to a colleague outside of the […]
October 2025 Accolade Recipients – SAFE (Supporting a Fair Environment)
Congratulations to the 13 Department of Medicine (DOM) Accolade Recipients Haile, Alem Infectious Diseases/ID-CRU Staff WashU Medicine Research Clinic Watkins, Lori Infectious Diseases Staff Outpatient clinic May, Kelsie IBD/GI Staff BJH Crozier, Dena Internal Medicine Resident/Clinical Fellow BJH Davis, John Internal Medicine Resident/Clinical Fellow BJH Patwardhan, Kavita Internal Medicine Resident/Clinical Fellow BJH Meyer, Amy Medicine/Infectious […]
Morgan Schoer Receives WashU Nephrology’s 2025 Hellman Memorial Teaching Award (Links to an external site)
WashU Nephrology congratulates Morgan Schoer, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, on receiving the 2025 Nathan Hellman Memorial Teacher of the Year Award.
2024-2025 Academic Year – Promotions
Page Index: Professors | Associate Professors | Assistant Professors Professors Name Division Track Alhamad, Tarek Nephrology Clinician Boon, Adrianus C. Infectious Diseases Investigator Cresci, Sharon Cardiology Investigator Eades, William Oncology Research Ghobadi, Armin Oncology Clinician Griffith, Obi Oncology Investigator Leung, Daisy Infectious Diseases Investigator Lim, Kian-Huat Oncology Investigator Lodhi, Irfan Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research Investigator Millman, Jeffrey Endocrinology, Metabolism […]