Dr. Eze Okeagu joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Eze Okeagu joined the Department of Medicine as an instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine in June, 2018. He attended the University of Chicago and graduated with honors with a Bachelors of Art in the Biological Sciences. While there, he worked in the pre-medical careers office as an inaugural CCiHP fellow. He also […]
Dr. Ivan Mugisha joins the Department of Medicine
Dr Ivan Mugisha joined the Department of Medicine in June, 2018 as an Instructor of Medicine with the Division of Hospital Medicine at Washington University. He was born in Kampala, Uganda, and immigrated to the Chicagoland area in 2001 for his University education. His journey to medicine was a non-traditional one. After volunteering at a […]
Dr. Stephen Chi joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Stephen Chi joined the Department of Medicine in the Hospitalist division at Washington University in Saint Louis as an Instructor in Medicine in July 2018. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he majored in chemistry and biology and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He […]
Dr. Zachary Morgan joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Zachary Morgan joined the Department of Medicine in the Hospital Medicine division as an Instructor in June 2018 after completing his Internal Medicine training at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. A native of Memphis, TN, he attended Rhodes College, earning a bachelors degree in Biology with numerous honors. He then matriculated at the University of Tennessee Health […]
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 […]
Kathy Diemer selected for the 2018 AAMC Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Award (Links to an external site)
“Please join me in congratulating Dr. Kathy Diemer who has been selected for the 2018 AAMC Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Award! This is a huge honor and I can’t think of anyone who deserves it more. Dean Diemer gives tirelessly to our students as an advisor, advocate, and mentor. She has built incredibly […]
Dr. Lin Liu joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Lin Liu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as an Instructor in March, 2018. During the course of Dr. Liu’s research training, he has maintained an interest in cell function, including exocytosis and endocytosis, protein or vesicle transport, signal pathway and related disease. The Golgi enzyme UDP-GlcNAc:lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase (GlcNAc-1-phosphotransferase) […]
Spotlight on Women in Medicine & Science
Dr. Richard Rood to join the Department of Medicine
Dr. Richard Rood will join the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as a Professor in November, 2018. Dr. Rood is originally from New Jersey but has spent many years in Ohio. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology from The Ohio State University. He attended Wright State University School of […]
Fall 2018 Rheumatology Newsletter
Dr. Nita Kohli joins the Department of Medicine
Nita Kohli, MD, MPH, joined the Department of Medicine in November, 2017 as an assistant professor of medicine, division of dermatology. Dr. Kohli earned her medical degree and a master’s in public health from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans. She completed a residency in occupational and environmental preventive medicine at University […]
Dr. Lisa Zickuhr joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Lisa Zickuhr joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Instructor in September, 2018. She was previously affiliated with the Cleveland Clinic. After graduating from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, she trained in Internal Medicine at Washington University at St. Louis Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, MO and completed […]
Viruses in blood lead to digestive problems (Links to an external site)
While studying viruses best known for infecting the brain, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis stumbled upon clues to a conundrum involving a completely different part of the anatomy: the bowel, and why some people possibly develop digestive problems seemingly out of the blue. The researchers found that viruses such as […]
Missouri ACP Meeting and Awards
Many of us enjoyed a busy weekend at the Missouri ACP meeting at the Lake of the Ozarks. Student Hari Raman W4 was presented with the ACP Clerkship Award and Eunhye Oak W3 was presented with the ACP Physical Diagnosis Award. The Doctor’s Dilemma team of Taylor Geisman, Aisling Doyle, Andrew Jallouk, Chrstopher Tait, Hilary Dietz […]
Dr. Manasa Metireddy joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Manasa Metireddy joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor in October, 2018. Dr. Manasa Metireddy received her MBBS from Sri Venkatesward Medical College in India in 2005. She was class valedictorian and voted most outgoing student in medical school. Dr. Metireddy subsequently completed her internal medicine internship […]
Dr. David Goran joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. David Goran joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in October, 2018. Dr. Goran completed medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in 1976, and completed his internship, residency and GI fellowship training at what was then Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. He is board certified […]
Dr. Timothy Holden joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Timothy Holden joined the department of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science as an Assistant Professor in September, 2018. Dr. Tim Holden obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Honors at Northwestern University in 2006. He then obtained his medical degree at the University of Minnesota in 2010 and completed […]
Dr. Francesca Ferraro joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Francesca Ferraro joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor in July, 2018. She was a resident at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia before becoming a Hematology Oncology fellow at Washington University in 2016, and ultimately an Instructor. Dr. Ferraro’s research interest is studying acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In recent […]
Dr. Ha Dang joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Ha X. Dang joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology in July, 2018 as an Instructor. Dr. Dang is broadly interested in studying life via genome analysis and development of novel methods to facilitate this process. His current research focuses on understanding genomic aberrations that impact cancer evolution and response to […]
Dr. Jeff Brown joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Jeff Brown joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor in July, 2018. Dr. Brown was born in Detroit, MI and grew up in the neighboring suburbs until moving to upstate New York to attend Colgate University for his undergraduate studies. He then moved to Boston, where he began […]
Advanced Training in Clinical Investigation
Dr. Natalie Cosgrove joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Natalie Cosgrove joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2018. Dr. Cosgrove joins the section of interventional and therapeutic endoscopy after completing her advanced endoscopy fellowship at the Washington University in St. Louis. She is a graduate of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania where she […]
Dr. Daniel Guy joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Daniel Guy joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor in July, 2018. He was previously affiliated with the Oregon Health and Science University. Dr. Guy was born and raised in Tel-Aviv, Israel. He completed an undergraduate degree in Life Sciences at the Open University of Israel before embarking […]
Dr. Suchitra Pilli joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Suchitra Pilli joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2018. She was previously affiliated with The University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston. After training in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Dr. Pilli’s love for cancer biology shaped her interest in Interventional Pulmonology. Her […]
Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists (AMLPPS)
Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists (AMLPPS) We are announcing the opening of enrollment for the 2019 Academic Medical Leadership Program for Physicians and Scientists. The previous programs have been very well received by faculty participants and their sponsors; testimonials are included in the new program brochure. This program is a collaborative effort […]
Genetic testing helps predict disease recurrence in myelodysplastic syndrome (Links to an external site)
A DNA-based analysis of blood cells soon after a stem cell transplant can predict likelihood of disease recurrence in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a group of cancerous disorders characterized by dysfunctional blood cells, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Such a practice could help doctors identify patients […]
Dr. Matthew Cain joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Matthew Cain joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in July, 2018. Dr. Cain received his bachelor’s degree from Rhodes College in Memphis, TN. He received his PhD from Washington University in St. Louis. His graduate work with Dr. Kendall Blumer focused on the identification of inner retinal […]
Dr. George Souroullas joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Souroullas joined the Department of Medicine on May 1st 2018 as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology, Molecular Oncology Section. Dr. Souroullas received his Bachelor’s degree in Genetics and Microbiology from Ohio Wesleyan University. He then pursued graduate studies at Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Molecular and […]
Dr. Hamza Celik joins the Department of Medicine
Dr. Hamza Celik has joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology in July, 2018. Dr. Celik completed his BS (Honors) in Molecular Biology and Genetics at the University of Westminster (London, UK) and his MS in Functional Genomics at the University of York (York, UK). He received his PhD from the French Center for […]
Dr. Pham selected as new Division Chief of the Division of Rheumatology
Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Christine Pham, Professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Immunology, has been selected as the Division Chief of the Division of Rheumatology in the Department of Medicine. Dr. Pham was selected after an extensive national search and will assume the position of Division Chief effective October 1, 2018. […]




























