With over 760 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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Lodhi, Millman, Remedi and Silverstein achieve full professorship (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to Irfan Lodhi, PhD; Jeffrey R. Millman, PhD; Maria S. Remedi, PhD; and Julie M. Silverstein, MD of Washington University’s Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research on achieving full professorship in their scientific and medical careers! The doctors were proudly joined by their colleagues on Thursday, August 22 to honor and celebrate their achievement.
Montané selected as the Assistant Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship
In this role, Bryce Montané, MD will work alongside the IM Clerkship leadership team to enhance the educational experiences of Internal Medicine Clerkship students within the Department of Medicine. His primary responsibilities will include development of new curriculum and educational activities for students, recruitment and support of teaching faculty, and assisting with the clerkship’s assessment […]
Jimenez Receives Harold Amos Faculty Development Award (Links to an external site)
Assistant Professor of Medicine Jesus Jimenez, MD, PhD has been announced as a recipient of the 2024 Harold Amos Faculty Development Award. Dr. Jimenez also recently received K08 funding for his project “CD40 Immunotherapy Effect on the Cardiac Immune Landscape and Response to Myocardial Disease”.
Darcy Wooten to become Director of ID Fellowship Program (Links to an external site)
The ID Division is pleased to announce that Dr. Darcy Wooten will join the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine as Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief for Medical Education. In that role she will become the new Director of the ID Fellowship program as well as assuming a new role of […]
Verma Appointed Chair of Women in Heart Failure Committee for HFSA (Links to an external site)
Dr. Amanda Verma, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardio-Obstetrics in the Cardiovascular Division, has been appointed as the Chair of the Women in Heart Failure Committee for the Heart Failure Society of America.
Robert Young, MD, MS, Named as Big Ideas Competition Winner (Links to an external site)
Each year, the Institute of Informatics, Data Science, and Biostatistics at Washington University School of Medicine and the BJC Healthcare Innovation Lab sponsor the Big Ideas competition. The objective of the competition is to provide backing for innovative initiatives that are both medically applicable, technically achievable, and financially viable in practice. Winning teams receive up […]
Thomas J. Brett, PhD, receives Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award (Links to an external site)
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine is proud to announce that Thomas J. Brett, PhD has received a 2024 Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Award. The Alzheimer’s Association grants its annual Zenith Fellows Awards to researchers who have contributed significantly to neuroscience breakthroughs that have informed our broader understanding of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and are […]
Celebrating the Achievements of Professor Emeritus Stuart Kornfeld
Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, David C. and Betty Farrell Distinguished Professor of Medicine,Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Educational and Career Milestones Dr. Stuart A. Kornfeld, an esteemed figure in the field of medicine, began his illustrious journey at Washington University School of Medicine, earning his medical degree in 1962 following his undergraduate […]