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Dr. Wenners Ballard joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in July, 2018. Dr. Wenners Ballard III received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Hampton University in 2010, a Master’s Degree in Tumor Biology from Georgetown University in 2011, and a Medical Degree from Howard University […]

Dr. Alex Thomas joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2018. He was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky graduating from St. Xavier High School. After graduation, he decided to pursue a degree in Aeronautical Engineering at Auburn University in Alabama before finding his love of […]

Dr. Peter Zhao joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2018. He was born in Jinan, China and moved to the United States at age 3. His family has lived in multiple cities including Houston, TX; Richmond, VA; and Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Emory University from […]

Dr. Lakshmi Ramya Chelapareddy attended medical school at Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, under the NTR University of Health Sciences. During medical school she was the head of the sports committee and competed at the university level in various sports. After finishing medical school she worked as a general physician for one year […]

Dennis Chang, MD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine and the Interprofessional Education (IPE) MD Thread Director at Washington University in St. Louis. He joined the Department of Medicine on July 23, 2018. He was previously affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He […]

Dr. Venkata Vosuri joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June, 2018. His initial scholarly interest was always in political science. After graduating from high school, he wanted to continue his education in the same field of study. He scored in the top rank of hisr entrance […]

Dr. Anjali Gupta joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine on July 1, 2018 as an Instructor. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in cell and tissue engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Gupta first discovered her love of teaching while […]

Dr. Velloze is originally from Cleveland, OH, and graduated summa cum laude from Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor’s in Biology. She then attended Washington University in St. Louis for medical school. There she was an active participant in Student Support Services and Medical Students for Choice. She also participated in research on contained versus uncontained […]

Dr. Jordan Atkins joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in July, 2018. Dr. Atkins graduated with a bachelor’s degree in biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 2010. At that time, he was also able to participate in research and internship programs at universities such as […]

Dr. Tushina Jain joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine  as an instructor in July, 2018. She received her undergraduate Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN in 2011, where she graduated magna cum laude. She completed a double major in neuroscience, with honors, and medicine, health, and […]

Dr. Amir Esmaeeli joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine in July 2018 as an instructor. Dr. Esmaeeli received his BA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2011 and his MD from Washington University School of Medicine in 2015. He completed residency with a distinction in teaching & leadership at […]

Dr. Christine Heumann joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Assistant Professor in July, 2018. Dr. Heumann earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2011.  While there, she was elected to the Gold Humanism Honor Society.  She then completed an internal medicine residency at McGaw […]

Dr. Jimmy Ma joined the Department of Medicine in June, 2018.  Dr. Ma completed his undergraduate studies in 2011 and medical school in 2015 at Washington University in Saint Louis where he was part the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society and received the Arnold P. Gold Humanism Award. He completed Internal Medicine internship and residency […]

Dr. Joyce Ji joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital in July, 2018. She received her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Brown University in 2011, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received her MD from Washington University in St. Louis in […]

Dr. Kathryn Filson is an Instructor in the Division of Hospital Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis. She joined the Department of Medicine in June 2018. She recently completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in affiliation with Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Prior to residency she completed her medical […]

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 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 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 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 […]

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 […]

“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 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) […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]