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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AGA Awards Cao 2026 Pilot Research Award
Provides support for research on perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (PFCD) Siyan “Stewart” Cao, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, WashU Medicine Division of Gastroenterology, recently was awarded the 2026 American Gastroenterological Association Pilot Research Award. The AGA Research Foundation Pilot Research Award was presented to fifteen distinguished clinical researchers, providing funding to support early-career investigators in establishing their […]
Renowned Gastroenterology Leader at Siteman Cancer Center Honored for Mentorship (Links to an external site)
Nicholas O. Davidson, MD, DSc, AGAF, the John E. and Adaline Simon Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology and chief of the Division of Gastroenterology at WashU Medicine and a nationally recognized physician-scientist who treats patients at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine, is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Mentor Award from the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). He will […]
Davis Receives 2025 JACC: Heart Failure Top Reviewer Award
John W. Davis, MD, PhD, Resident, WashU Medicine Department Medicine, has been selected for a JACC: Heart Failure Top Peer Reviewer Award. The award was presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session (ACC.26) in New Orleans, recognizing outstanding peer reviewers for the journal during the past year. Davis is one of 20 […]
ICTS Announces 2026-2027 PDSS Awardees (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to Karla Washington, PhD, LCSW, Associate Professor of Medicine who was one of the awardees. The Center for Community Health Partnership and Research is pleased to announce four partnerships were selected to receive 2026-2027 Partnership Development and Sustainability Support (PDSS) funding. These awards provide up to $10,000 in funding over a 12-month period for investigators […]
Bin Liu, PhD, Receives 2026 AHA Career Development Award (Links to an external site)
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is proud to celebrate Bin Liu, PhD, on receiving the 2026 Career Development Award from the American Heart Association.
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.