Installation of Deborah C. Rubin, MD as the William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine
Deborah C. Rubin, M.D. was installed as the William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center and lectured on “Short Bowel Syndrome: Paths to New Therapies.” Dr. Rubin is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Professor of Developmental Biology at Washington University […]
Haojia Wu, PhD
Haojia Wu, PhD, joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Nephrology on September 1, 2017. He started as a postdoc and member of The Humphreys Lab at Washington University School of Medicine. Wu works on using human stem cells to generate kidney organoids, with the goal of one day transplanting […]
Dr. Frank J. O’Brien
Frank J. O’Brien, MBBCh, MRCPI, joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine on July 1, 2017. His clinical work includes nephrology consult, dialysis and general medicine. His educational responsibilities include teaching and supervision of medical students, residents, house staff and fellows. Dr. O’Brien […]
Fadi A. Tohme, MD
Fadi A. Tohme, MD, joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor, with dual appointments in the Division of Nephrology and the Department of Anesthesiology on August 1, 2017. Dr. Tohme is also director of the Renal Biopsy Service and serves both on the renal consult inpatient service at Barnes-Jewish Hospital as well as […]
Patrick Aguilar, M.D.
Dr. Patrick Aguilar joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor on October 1, 2017 in the division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Aguilar has joined the faculty in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as a transplant pulmonologist and medical intensivist. He completed medical school and residency in Texas […]
Gateway to care: Fighting social stigma and barriers, doctor seeks to prevent HIV infections worldwide. (Links to an external site)
In 1978, during the infancy of the AIDS epidemic, reports about isolated cases of gay men suffering from a rare lung infection and an aggressive cancer began trickling in to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That same year, Rupa Patel was born in the Midwest to immigrants from rural Indian villages. While her parents […]
Sixth Annual Cardiovascular Research Day
Christopher Prater, MD
Christopher Prater, MD joined the Department of Medicine on August 1, 2017 as in Instructor in the Division of Medical Education. Christopher Prater, MD completed his combined internal medicine-pediatrics residency at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware in 2014. Since then, he has worked in primary care with a focus on immigrant and refugee healthcare. […]
Save the Date – Red Dress Affair on January 13, 2018
Drs. Fraser and Lewis receive Equality Award
The Equality Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of those who dedicate time, energy, spirit and whole-hearted commitment to better the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. The awards presented at the Human Rights Campaign gala dinners are the highest honor the organization bestows in the area of achieving equality for LGBTQ people. […]
Daniel Lenihan, M.D.
Daniel Lenihan, M.D. joined the Department of Medicine on September 1, 2017 as a Professor in the Cardiovascular Division. Dr. Lenihan has been active in cardio-oncology and heart failure for nearly 20 years. The main focus of these efforts have included hemodynamic assessments, angiogenic growth factor response, novel cardiac biomarkers as well as optimal methods […]
New gene-altering treatment offered for certain blood cancers (Links to an external site)
“This is the beginning of a new era of cancer therapy,” said Washington University oncologist Armin Ghobadi, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, who treats patients at Siteman. “With CAR-T cell therapy, we can take patients’ own cells and turn them into a powerful weapon to attack cancer. It’s a highly personalized, innovative therapy and one […]
Morris, Humphreys receive Chan Zuckerberg Initiative funding (Links to an external site)
Samantha A. Morris, PhD, an assistant professor of developmental biology and of genetics, and Benjamin D. Humphreys, MD, PhD, the Joseph Friedman Associate Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine, each have received one year of support to conduct what is called single-cell RNA sequencing with a focus on cells in the kidney, liver and small intestine. Work in […]
Maya R. Jerath, MD, PhD
Maya R. Jerath, MD, PhD joined the Department of Medicine as a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology on November 1, 2017. Maya R. Jerath, MD, PhD received her medical degree from the University of Vermont and following Internal Medicine residency training at Duke University Medical Center, she sub-specialized in Allergy […]
Peter G. Ruminski
Peter G. Ruminski joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Oncology on October 1, 2017. Peter comes from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, where he served as the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for World Health & Medicine for the past seven years. There, he led […]
Miriam Y. Kim, M.D.
Miriam Y. Kim, M.D. joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Oncology on August 15, 2017. Dr. Kim completed her clinical fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of Southern California and then did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. Her primary interest is developing immunotherapy for the […]
Medical School leadership team recruits new physician executive (Links to an external site)
Paul J. Scheel Jr., MD, a highly regarded physician-leader at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named associate vice chancellor for clinical affairs at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and chief executive officer of Washington University Physicians, the school’s faculty practice. His appointment, which begins July 1, was announced by David […]
Thomas M. Maddox, M.D.
Thomas M. Maddox, M.D. joined the Department of Medicine as a Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division on June 1, 2017. Dr. Maddox is the inaugural Director of the Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL), a partnership between BJC HealthCare and Washington University School of Medicine. HSIL develops innovative ways to deliver care and improve […]
Randi E. Foraker, Ph.D.
Randi E. Foraker, Ph.D. joined the Department of Medicine as an Associate Professor of Medicine on July 1, 2017. Randi Foraker, PhD, is the Faculty Lead for Population Health Informatics in the Institute for Informatics and an Associate Professor of General Medical Sciences at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Foraker also serves […]
Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D.
Karen E. Joynt Maddox, M.D. joined the Department of Medicine as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Assistant Professor of Social Work on July 1, 2017. Dr. Joynt Maddox is a health services and health policy researcher focused on improving the way quality in healthcare is measured and rewarded. She thinks of her research in […]
Portable 3-D scanner assesses patients with elephantiasis (Links to an external site)
An estimated 120 million people worldwide are infected with lymphatic filariasis, a parasitic, mosquito-borne disease that can cause major swelling and deformity of the legs, a condition known as elephantiasis. Health-care workers rely on leg measurements to assess the severity of the condition. However, measuring legs that are severely swollen often proves cumbersome and impractical. […]
CD2H Grant Announcement
Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce our participation in the CTSA Program Data to Health Coordination Center (CD2H) has been awarded to Oregon Health & Science University, Northwestern University, University of Washington, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Sage Bionetworks, together with The Scripps Research Institute, Washington University in St. Louis, The University […]
The installation of Dr. Humphreys as the Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in Medicine
Benjamin D. Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D., was installed on Monday, September 11, 2017 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center as the Joseph Friedman Professor or Renal Diseases in Medicine. Left: Victoria J. Fraser, M.D. -Chairman of the John T. Milliken Department of Medicine, Middle: Benjamin D. Humphreys, M.D., Ph.D.- Joseph Friedman Professor of Renal Diseases in […]
Breathing dirty air may harm kidneys (Links to an external site)
Outdoor air pollution has long been linked to major health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A new study now adds kidney disease to the list, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System. […]
Genetic testing helps set safe dose of common blood thinner (Links to an external site)
Warfarin is a blood thinner that is commonly prescribed to patients to prevent life-threatening blood clots. Despite its longtime use, warfarin remains tricky to dose because a person’s genetic makeup influences how the drug is processed in the body. Too much warfarin can cause internal bleeding; too little warfarin fails to prevent blood clots. Now, […]
Scientists find way to convert bad body fat into good fat (Links to an external site)
There’s good fat and bad fat in our bodies. The good fat helps burn calories, while the bad fat hoards calories, contributing to weight gain and obesity. Now, new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a way to convert bad, white fat into good, brown fat, at least in […]
Chemo-loaded nanoparticles target breast cancer that has spread to bone (Links to an external site)
Breast cancer that spreads often infiltrates bone, causing fractures and intense pain. In such cases, chemotherapy is ineffective because the environment of the bone protects the tumor, even as the drug has toxic side effects elsewhere in the body. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a nanoparticle that […]
Antibody protects against both Zika and dengue, mouse study shows (Links to an external site)
Brazil and other areas hardest hit by the Zika virus – which can cause babies to be born with abnormally small heads – are also home to dengue virus, which is spread by the same mosquito species.
Pet, pest allergens linked to reduced asthma risk (Links to an external site)
A new study of children living in inner-city areas and at high risk of developing asthma suggests that exposure to certain pet and pest allergens in infancy lowers the risk of developing asthma by age 7. The research also provides evidence that the type of bacteria hitching a ride on the allergen particles is an […]
Annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards Invitation
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