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Dr. Wang-Sik Lee joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as an Assistant Professor on January 22, 2019. After Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D in Biochemistry, he worked at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute as a researcher, at the Friedrich Miescher-Institute (Switzerland) as a research fellow, and at the Biotechnology Laboratory […]

Dr. Sumanth Gandra joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor on January 21, 2019. Dr. Gandra received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India in 2004. In 2007, he received his MPH degree in community health from Eastern Kentucky University. He completed his internal medicine […]

Patrick White, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, has been named director of the newly formed Division of Palliative Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The appointment was announced by Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor and head of the Department of Medicine. “Patrick is nationally recognized as an outstanding […]

Dr. Hrishikesh Kulkarni joined the Department of Medicine in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division as an Instructor on March 1, 2018. Dr. Kulkarni is a physician-scientist who focuses on how immune proteins, specifically complement proteins, modulate lung injury. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh prior to moving […]

Scientists working to develop more effective treatments for diabetes are turning to stem cells. Such cells can be transformed into cells that produce insulin, the hormone that controls blood sugar. But there’s a major challenge: the amount of insulin produced by theses cells is difficult to control. Now, by tweaking the recipe for coaxing human […]

Gerald Medoff, MD, an emeritus professor of medicine and former director of the Division of Infectious Diseases and vice chair of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died peacefully Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, in hospice care at Evelyn’s House in Creve Coeur, Mo., following a long bout with Parkinson’s disease. He […]

Dr. Laneshia Tague joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Laneshia Karee Tague completed her undergraduate degree in biological sciences at Northwestern University in 2007. She went on to complete her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine […]

Dr. Humaira Naseer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Humaira Khalid Naseer received her medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 1978.  She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina from 1993 […]

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received a $9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the life histories of breast and pancreatic cancers. The grant is part of the NIH’s Human Tumor Atlas Network, a large-scale effort to understand the life span of tumors, including how normal […]

Dr. Bethany Prudner joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Prudner came to Washington University in 2016 from The Ohio State University, and this allowed for her to concentrate her postdoctoral training in sarcoma research. She received her Phd from Kent State University in […]

Dr. Karolyn Oetjen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Oetjen’s clinical interest is myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia, with particular interest in therapy-related myeloid neoplasms and inherited predisposition to myeloid malignancies. The poor prognosis of relapsed, refractory and therapy-related myeloid neoplasms is […]

Dr. Shail Mehta joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor on January 1, 2019. His clinical interests are mycobacterial lung disease and bronchiectasis. Along with Dr. Carlos Daughaday, he sees patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, many of whom also have bronchiectasis, in the […]

Isotretinoin, a form of vitamin A, has been prescribed to treat acne for decades. It reduces oil production in the skin, which helps prevent acne from forming. But new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has uncovered a previously unknown benefit of the medication. It shifts the skin microbiome of acne […]

Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, an infectious diseases specialist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been chosen as the recipient of the American Society for Clinical Investigation’s 2019 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award. He is being honored for his contributions to understanding the molecular basis of disease caused by globally emerging RNA […]

The 2019 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award recipients are: Robert Anderson, MD, PhD—University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Treating systemic diseases with very long fatty acids Rosa Bacchetta, MD—Stanford University Genetically modified T cells to treat autoimmune disorders Gerald Dorn, MD—Washington University School of Medicine Targeting mitochondria to treat Charcot Marie Tooth and other neurodegenerative disorders Joachim […]

Dear colleagues, It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that Dr. Evan Sadler died peacefully at home this morning, surrounded by his loving family. Evan’s wife, Linda Pike, PhD, has taken extraordinary care of Evan over the past few months.  She has greatly appreciated the meals and company provided by friends […]

Washington University researchers are working to develop artificial intelligence (AI) systems for health care, which have the potential to transform the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, helping to ensure that patients get the right treatment at the right time. In a new Viewpoint article published Dec. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical Association […]

Siteman Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in the region, has received all necessary approvals to construct a new facility at Memorial Hospital East in Shiloh, Ill., slated to open in early 2020. Washington University Physicians In Illinois, Inc., will provide specialty cancer care to patients at the Memorial East location. Siteman – […]

Washington University in St. Louis has received a new grant from the Amgen Foundation to provide hands-on laboratory experiences to undergraduate students through the Amgen Scholars Program. This marks the ninth year the university is participating in the program, which aims to inspire the next generation of innovators by providing undergraduate students with summer research opportunities […]

Dr. Miriam Jacome-Sosa joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Division in November, 2018. She obtained a PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism from the University of Alberta in Canada. Her work involved targeted lipidomics and integrative physiological approaches to investigate the effects of natural trans fat intake on […]

Dr. Devesha Kulkarni joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Gastroenterology in October, 2018. She has over eight years of experience studying the intestinal immune cells involved in promoting tolerogenic responses towards dietary and bacterial antigens, and the effect of enteric infection on abrogation of tolerance. During her postdoctoral training […]

Tuberculosis expert Jennifer Philips, MD, PhD, an associate professor of medicine, has been named co-director of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. “Dr. Philips is an outstanding physician-scientist,” said Victoria J. Fraser, MD, the Adolphus Busch Professor and head of the Department of Medicine. “She is an accomplished […]

Advances in treating cancer, heart disease and other major health conditions in recent decades have extended life spans for millions of people. However, chronic kidney disease is an outlier, with cases accelerating at a faster pace than all other noninfectious diseases, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and […]

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 […]

The blood cancer multiple myeloma takes the lives of about 11,000 Americans each year. While treatment options and life expectancy have improved in recent years, there’s still no cure. That reality has inspired St. Louis native Rodger Riney and his wife, Paula, to give $20 million to research teams at Washington University School of Medicine […]

Dr. Benjamin Jennings joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Hematology in October, 2018. Dr. Jennings is a strong bench scientist with experience determining molecular and enzymatic mechanisms. He has experience while at the University of Michigan included specializing in molecular mechanisms, enzymology, regulation and trafficking consequences of protein post-translational […]

Dr. Valeria Tosti joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences in November, 2018. As a physician working with a primarily geriatric population in Italy, she became acutely aware of the physical and emotional burdens of certain chronic diseases. This work, along with data from epidemiological studies […]

Dr. Maamoun Salam joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research in July, 2018. His journey with medicine started at Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria. After graduation, he moved to the United States and completed his Internal Medicine residency at Temple University Hospital, […]

Patrick White, MD, has accepted the position as Division Chief of the newly-formed Division of Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine. Dr. White received his BS, summa cum laude, double majoring in Biology and Theology with a minor in Bioethics from the University of Notre Dame. He received his MD from The Ohio State College […]

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!