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Dr. Ian Ross completed medical school at the East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, graduating with election to both Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Washington University School of Medicine. His performance as a resident was outstanding; he received the resident […]

Dr. Lana Hamieh joined the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine in August 2020. Dr. Hamieh was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon. She attended the American University of Beirut (AUB) for her undergraduate and graduate studies. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors in […]

Nephrologist noted for research aimed at developing new treatments for kidney diseases

Dr. Diana Zhao joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in June 2020. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences with Honors from The University of Chicago in 2008. She earned her MD and PhD from Washington University School of […]

Sequencing results returned in a few days; costs similar to conventional testing

Dr. Corey Shy joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2020. He was born in Decatur, Georgia in 1991 and moved to Biloxi, Mississippi in 1995 where he stayed until 2005 before moving to Lufkin, Texas where he graduated from Lufkin High school in 2009. He […]

Dr. Karen Shen joined the Division of Hospital Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2020. She completed her undergraduate training at Swarthmore College in 2011 with a double major in Mathematics and Physics. She received her medical degree in 2017 from Washington University in St. Louis School of […]

In honor of Women’s History Month, we share the following profiles of pioneering women within the Department of Medicine. These profiles were originally created in 2001 as part of the Academic Women’s Network (AWN) 10th anniversary celebration.

Findings could help explain how asthma, COPD, severe COVID-19 are triggered

Worrisome new coronavirus variants can evade antibodies that neutralize original virus

Researchers seek participants with diabetes that doesn’t fit type 1 or type 2 categories

Study reveals details of how coronavirus infects heart; models of tissue damage may help develop potential therapies

In this Issue: Letter from the Chair, Spotlight, Research News, Clinical News, Education News, Faculty Leadership, Across the Department, Awards/Grants/Honors, Epic Update, Publications, Wellness Resources, Future Workforce in Medicine, Events/Symposiums, and Funding Opportunities

Research involving cytokines and how they’re packaged sheds light on inflammation in asthma, COPD, COVID-19

Washington University researchers part of team probing inflammation after heart attack

Findings involving antibody effector functions could help improve design of next-generation COVID-19 antibody drugs

Rheumatologist develops nanomedicine approaches for inflammatory diseases

Glioblastoma study could lead to new treatments, including better immunotherapies

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New grant to fund research into drugs that showed promise in small study of people with Crohn’s disease

Drugs that trigger alarm could lead to new HIV therapies

Nephrologist honored for excellence in patient care, teaching, research and commitment to health equity

Findings could help improve treatment decisions

Medical school labs pivot to fight a common enemy

I am pleased to announce that the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has named Abby L. Spencer, MD, MS, FACP to the position of Vice Chair of Education and Professor of Medicine. Dr. Spencer will also be the new Director of the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of […]

Fierce sense of mission drives front-line workers as they treat COVID-19

COVID-19 surge gives way to unprecedented collaboration, innovation

2 drugs targeting cancer cells’ energy source potentially could replace toxic chemo in osteosarcoma

Honor given to those whose work has informed understanding of ethical issues in health