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
Please contact Becky Simmons, rsimmons@wustl.edu for any updates to this information.
Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, MD, Named Director of COPD Comprehensive Care Program (Links to an external site)
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to announce the appointment of Rodrigo Vazquez Guillamet, MD, as Director of the COPD Comprehensive Care Program, effective immediately.
Podany Named to Inaugural NCCN Advocacy Academy (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine physician-scientist Emily L. Podany, MD, MPHS, has been selected for a new fellowship program that aims to connect people on the front lines of cancer care to share their knowledge and experience with federal policymakers.
Huffman Receives Honorary Professorship at University of Abuja (Links to an external site)
Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, William Bowen Endowed Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named an honorary professor at the University of Abuja in Nigeria. The appointment recognizes his contributions to cardiovascular research and public health in Nigeria.
2025-2026 Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
Department of Medicine recognized at annual awards ceremony. On March 30, 2026, the annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards ceremony was held honoring WashU Medicine educators who have made the most significant contributions to the training of future physicians. Established by students and supported by the Office of Medical Student Education, the Distinguished Service Teaching Awards […]
NCCN Recognizes Podany as 2026 Young Investigator Award Recipient (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine physician-scientist Emily L. Podany, MD, MPHS, has been named a 2026 recipient of a prestigious NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Award, given by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and NCCN Foundation.
Klein recognized by Endocrine Society for outstanding research (Links to an external site)
Samuel Klein, MD, the William H. Danforth Professor of Medicine and Nutritional Science at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Endocrine Society’s Outstanding Clinical Investigator Award.
Eleven WashU faculty elected to AAAS (Links to an external site)
Eleven WashU faculty members are among the nearly 500 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community.
Ewald Receives BJH Neville Grant Award (Links to an external site)
Greg Ewald MD, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, has received the 2026 Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. Ewald and other recipients will be recognized at the upcoming BJH Medical Staff Association Semi-Annual meeting.