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.
Parker-Oliver named to chair in palliative medicine and supportive care (Links to an external site)
Kodner chair created with gift from Anne and John McDonnell
The Foundation Board Welcomes Kenneth Ludmerer, MD (Links to an external site)
For Kenneth M. Ludmerer, MD, it was the scientific and altruistic foundations of medicine that initially attracted him to the medical field.
2023 American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) Honorary Award (Links to an external site)
H. James Wedner, MD is being recognized for helping to spread valuable scientific and clinical knowledge to numerous physicians that has improved the care of patients with immune disorders. While serving as a critical cornerstone in the career development of many mentees.
IDSA Honors 175 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists with FIDSA Designation (Links to an external site)
The Infectious Diseases Society of America, the nation’s leading infectious diseases professional society, recognizes the distinguished physicians and scientists from the United States and around the world who were elected this year to be Fellows of IDSA.
Atkinson, Wingfield receive faculty achievement awards (Links to an external site)
John Atkinson and Adia Harvey Wingfield will receive Washington University in St. Louis’ 2022 faculty achievement awards, Chancellor Andrew D. Martin announced.
DiPersio receives awards recognizing contributions to cancer care, research (Links to an external site)
John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Endowed Professor of Oncology and director of the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named by OncLive as part of the Giants of Cancer Care inductee class of 2022.
Wellness Leadership
I am pleased to announce that Carolina Salvador, MD, has been appointed as the Director of Wellness for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Salvador was born in Spain and came to the U.S. to do research at the University of Texas, Southwestern. She then received her medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science […]
Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Elected to National Academy of Sciences (Links to an external site)
