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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Ethic of Service Award celebrates those who care about the region
Dean Emeritus Bob Virgil (front row, second from right) joins recipients of the Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award on April 17 at the Knight Executive Education and Conference Center for a recognition ceremony. (Photos: Sid Hastings/Washington University) Seven members of the Washington University in St. Louis community were celebrated for their contribution to […]
Cardiovascular Division Leadership Announcement
Dr. Douglas L. Mann, the Tobias and Hortense Lewin Professor of Medicine, has decided to step down as Chief of the Cardiovascular Division effective May 1, 2019, in order to focus on his research and have more time with his family. Dr. Mann will stay here on the faculty and continue to play an important role as a […]
Gordon honored with Frontiers of Knowledge Award (Links to an external site)
Jeffrey I. Gordon, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been recognized with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation. He is being honored for outstanding contributions to biology and biomedicine for his lab’s pioneering role in founding the field of microbiome research. BBVA is a global financial services […]
Teitelbaum awarded 2019 King Faisal International Prize in Medicine (Links to an external site)
Steven Teitelbaum, MD, the Wilma and Roswell Messing Professor of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine. The annual prize, awarded by the King Faisal Foundation in Saudi Arabia, recognizes scientists whose research has major benefits to humanity. Teitelbaum, who […]
Sadler honored by American Society of Hematology, colleagues (Links to an external site)
Renowned hematologist J. Evan Sadler, MD, PhD, has been awarded the 2018 Exemplary Service Award from the American Society of Hematology (ASH). Sadler, the Ira M. Lang Professor of Medicine and director of the Division of Hematology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was recognized for his many years of service and dedication to ASH […]
Dr. Rakhee Bhayani scholarship (Links to an external site)
Dr. Rakhee Bhayani, was recently one of four faculty selected this year to have a four year full tuition scholarship for a medical student named in her honor through the Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program. The Department of Medicine congratulates Dr. Bhayani!
Dr. Marcos Rothstein receives the Neville Grant Award (Links to an external site)
The Division of Nephrology proudly announces that Professor of Medicine Marcos Rothstein, MD, has been chosen to receive the 2018 Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. The award, granted annually to members of the medical staff who exemplify compassion and excellence in clinical care, is named for Neville Grant, MD, a revered physician who practiced […]
Bonni, Diamond elected to National Academy of Medicine (Links to an external site)
Neuroscientist Azad Bonni, MD, PhD, and virologist and immunologist Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors in the fields of health and […]