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The Department of Medicine Intern Welcome party was hosted this year at the Lakeside Venue in the St. Louis Zoo. Saturday, June 15, 2024, over 70 interns from all over the country gathered for refreshments and hors d’oeuvres so they could get to know each other, as well as chat with faculty and peers. The […]

Dr. Andrew Atkinson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in March 2024.  Dr. Atkinson is a statistician and methodologist providing ad hoc and project-driven support for interventional and observational studies.  His research involves developing methods for handling missing data, the adoption of the estimand framework to […]

Collaboration with BJC HealthCare, Schnucks supports healthy eating to combat chronic disease

“Hexamerization: explaining the original sin of IgG-mediated complement activation in acute lung injury” Hrishikesh S Kulkarni, MD, MSCI, Associate Professor of Medicine and Molecular Microbiology; Associate Program Director for Research, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, recently was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI). The editorial in the Journal of Clinical Investigation […]

Cardiologist Karen E. Joynt Maddox, MD, MPH, specializes in evaluating how different healthcare regulations and policies can influence short- and long-term cardiovascular outcomes. In addition to seeing patients at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, she is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, where she serves as co-director of the school’s Center for Advancing Health Services, […]

Patricia Litkowski, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine, has been selected to attend the highly selective AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar July 2024, standing out among numerous applicants across the country. Dr. Litkowski serves as the Medical Director of Patient Experience at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Director of […]

Gary J. Weil, MD, an infectious diseases physician-scientist whose work has helped reduce the global burden of parasitic worm diseases, has been named the inaugural Gerald and Judith Medoff Professor of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Congratulations to first-year fellow Susrutha Puthanmadhom Narayanan, MBBS, who presented her research at ASCO 2024 this past weekend entitled, “Transcriptomic Analysis of cAMP/PKA/CREB Signaling in Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer”. 

Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section Director, Healthcare Epidemiology & Antimicrobial Stewardship, in the Infectious Diseases Division, has been appointed to the National Academy of Medicine Standing Committee on PPE for Workplace Safety and Health. The appointment is a standing committee of the NAM, sponsored by the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory […]

The Alpha Omega Alpha Executive and Selection committees announce the new faculty, alumni and house officers to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Class of 2024. AΩA is the honor medical society recognizing, advocating for, and inspiring physicians in the care of patients and promotion of health. Members may be elected throughout their career […]

Congratulations to the 11 Department of Medicine (DOM) Accolade Recipients WashU School of Medicine strives to maintain an environment conducive to learning, research, and high-quality patient care We aspire to an environment that is inclusive and free from harassment or intimidation, with respect and collegiality for all. Professionalism consists of altruism, compassion, empathy, respect for […]

Thank you, residents and interns, for all you do for one another and for your patients. Though often under-appreciated, your work does not go unnoticed.  Help us highlight the kindness, clinical judgement, resourcefulness, and work ethic.​​​​​​​Nominate a resident/intern for Housestaff of the month or just share something good. May 2024 Inpatient Intern of the MonthDr. Alex Zdonczyk […]

Three dimensional images of human pancreatic islet cells provide an unprecedented view of the enigmatic primary cilia Jing Hughes, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research recent paper, “Scanning electron microscopy of human islet cilia” was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and follow-up article, “Immuno-scanning […]

More than 184 million people, exceeding 61% of the U.S. population, are likely to have some type of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and total CVD-related costs are expected to triple to $1.8 trillion by 2050, according to projections reported in two new American Heart Association presidential advisories

Artificial intelligence—the next wave of technology— is emerging in many ways in medical practices and health systems in the St. Louis area.

Genetically engineered B cells could produce super-antibodies to HIV

Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardio-Obstetrics, Dr. Amanda Verma, was featured in a KSDK Sports Plus profile of a patient on the road to recovery after a heart attack.

“Integration of Clinical Trial Development in Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training” describes the Clinical Trial Development Program initiated at Washington University School of Medicine in 2002. This program was developed as a hands-on learning experience for Hematology-Oncology fellow in the design, implementation and publication of clinical trials and is led by Dr. Lee Ratner, Associate Program Director […]

Study also shows that patients hospitalized within 30 days after infection face 29% higher death risk in 3rd year compared with those not infected

The Center of Regenerative Medicine (CRM) at Washington University has awarded Ying Maggie Chen, MD, PhD, a one-year grant for her proposal entitled “Personalized kidney organoid modeling to develop novel treatment for uromodulin-associated chronic kidney disease.”

It is my pleasure to announce that the Divisions of General Medicine and Geriatrics (GMG) and General Medical Sciences (GMS) will come together to form the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics under the leadership of Bradley Evanoff, MD, MPH, effective July 1, 2024. Dr. Evanoff, the Richard A. and Elizabeth Henby Sutter Chair in […]

National Immigrant Heritage Month is a celebration held every June in the United States. It aims to honor and recognize the contributions and diverse cultures of immigrants to the country. The designation of Immigrant Heritage Month began in 2014, when former President Barack Obama issued a presidential proclamation establishing June as National Immigrant Heritage Month.

Pride Month is a time for LGBTQ+ people to uplift and celebrate their freedom to live authentically. The LGBTQ+ community deserves affirmed, safe, supported, joyful, and mentally healthy lives. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in […]

WashU Nephrology congratulates Yoshiharu Muto, MD, PhD, Instructor of Medicine, for being selected to receive a Polycystic Kidney Disease Research Resource Consortium (PKD RRC) Pilot and Feasibility Award for his project titled “Defining GPRC5A as a Therapeutic Target for ADPKD.”  He is one of six 2024 PKD RRC awardees.  

The month of June shines the spotlight on Alzheimer’s Awareness and Brain Health. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. It primarily impacts memory, thinking skills, and eventually the ability to carry out simple tasks. While it predominantly affects older adults, it can also occur in younger individuals. Understanding […]

The Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine is proud to announce that third-year fellow, Stefan Tarnawsky, M.D., Ph.D, has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) to participate in the 2024 Research Training Award for Fellows (RTAF).

Dr. Emily Podany received a 2024 GRASP Advocate Choice Award for her abstract “Racial differences in genomic profiles and targeted treatment use in ER+ HER2- metastatic breast cancer“. 

Donor plays key role in driving personalized cardiovascular research at the School of Medicine When St. Louis native Kim Kuehner, MBA ’77, made his first foray into medical philanthropy in 2018, he viewed it as a long-term investment that would enable him to play a role in advancing human health. He did not expect his […]

Max Petersen, MD, PhD, Instructor in Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, recently published a paper, Cardiometabolic characteristics of people with metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity, in Cell Metabolism. The senior author of the study was Samuel Klein, MD, the William Danforth Professor of Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Nutritional Science & […]

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Alessandro Vindigni has been named the Ira Lang Professor of Medicine. Dr. Vindigni is currently a Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Immunology. He is Director of the Center for Genome Integrity at the Washington University School of Medicine and Co-leader of the Section of Molecular Oncology in […]