Dr. Karla T. Washington, PhD, joined the Division of Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Associate Professor on January 1, 2021. A native Missourian, Dr. Washington graduated cum laude from Truman State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology in 1997. Shortly thereafter, she earned a Master of Social Work […]
Dr. Reyka Jayasinghe graduated from San Francisco State University in 2013 before pursuing doctoral study in Dr. Li Ding’s lab at Washington University School of Medicine (WashU) as part of the Molecular Genetics and Genomics program. As a graduate student, Dr. Jayasinghe discovered mis-annotated splice-site-creating mutations across many cancer types using high-throughput computational methods in […]
Dr. Joseph Beals joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences as an Instructor in May, 2021. Dr. Beals earned his PhD from the Division of Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His dissertation work focused on the influence of adult obesity on postprandial and post-exercise skeletal […]
Dr. Debra Parker Oliver joined the Division of Palliative Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as a Professor of Medicine in October of 2020. She also has an appointment in the Goldfarb School of Nursing. She was born in St. Joseph, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri with a Master’s degree in […]
Dr. Alexis McKee joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology as an Assistant Professor in December, 2020. Dr. McKee grew up in the St. Louis area. She received her Bachelor of Science in Cellular & Molecular Biology from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Following this, she completed her medical education at […]
Dr. Jaehyung Cho joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as a Professor in August, 2020. Dr. Cho had his Ph.D. training in the laboratory of Deane Mosher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Using proteomics and confocal microscopy, his study revealed the novel mechanism by which plasma fibronectin stabilizes platelet adhesion and […]
Dr. Pallavi Chandra joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in March, 2021. Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s leading infectious disease, claiming a million lives every year. The current treatments are lengthy, toxic and limited due to the rise of multi-drug resistant infections. Thus, there is a pressing […]
Dr. Spencer comes to us from Cleveland, where she most recently served as Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Vice Chair for Education for the Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Spencer graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi […]
Dr. Jeffrey Koenitzer was born in Minot, North Dakota. He received his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, where he studied the anti-inflammatory activity of reactive lipid species in the context of cardiovascular disease and developed an early clinical interest in Pulmonary medicine. He subsequently completed his Residency and Fellowship training in […]
Dr. Jaime Flores-Ruiz joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2020. Dr. Flores-Ruiz is board certified in Internal Medicine. He was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his Bachelor of Science in Biology at the University of Puerto Rico in May 2010. […]
Dr. Faran Polani joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in September 2020. Dr. Polani graduated medical school in 2011 from Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan, one of the oldest and top ranked medical schools in the country. He was his class valedictorian and spent most his elective […]
Dr. Syed Ehsanullah joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2020. He was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan where he graduated in 2013 from Baqai Medical University. During medical school, he was actively involved in scholarly activity and co-authored chapters on Hematology and Endocrinology for […]
Dr. Lalit Chandra Kalvala joined the Washington University Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2020. Dr. Kalvala was born and raised in Warangal, India where he pursued his medical education. During his medical schooling in India, he volunteered in several health camps held to educate the underserved […]
Will promote research on health care-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance
Further studies underway to determine extent of clinical benefits
This episode of ‘Show Me the Science’ details how School of Medicine scientists began working with the virus, ramping up research efforts while the rest of the world was shutting down
Major study details numerous long-term effects of COVID-19, pointing to massive health burden
Dr. Francesca Fontana, MD, PhD, joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Instructor in January, 2020. From the standpoint of applications, Dr. Fontana’s work involves molecular imaging, nanotherapy, metabolomics, cellular molecular biology, and animal models of disease. By nosology, her research interests revolve mostly around bone oncology, including bone physiopathology, […]
Dr. Kevin Bauerle joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Lipid Research as an Instructor in January, 2021. Dr. Bauerle was born and raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He earned his bachelor of science in biochemistry from Louisiana State University and his MD/PhD from the University of Colorado School of […]
Cardiologist honored for research in cardiovascular health disparities
Recognized for research on TB, hospital-acquired infections
Alzheimer’s researchers, aerosol engineer team up to develop rapid screening tools
Study indicates timing of chemotherapy could improve treatment for deadly brain cancer
Neurosurgeon and scientist Albert H. Kim appointed director
Independent of cholesterol, gene variants raise risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure
Virus-based therapy may unlock potential of immunotherapy for glioblastoma
Dr. Vered Gazit joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor in January, 2021. Dr. Vered Gazit completed her Doctorate Degree in the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Department of Pharmacology under the supervision of Dr. Yeshayahu S. Kats. Following her doctorate training, Dr. Gazit spent three years as Instructor and […]
Dr. Mia Weiss joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology in August, 2020. Mia C. Weiss, M.D. is a medical oncologist with clinical interest in the care of patients with localized and metastatic soft tissue and bone sarcomas. She works collaboratively with pathologists, radiation oncologists, and orthopedic surgeons to assess, diagnose, and […]
Dr. Mauricio García Saenz de Sicilia joined the Division of Gastroenterology in September of 2020. He received his MD from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Facultad de Medicina in Mexico City. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine as well as his fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Instituto Nacional De Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion in […]
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 […]
Dr. Lucas Gu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June 2020. Dr. Gu is from Madison, Wisconsin. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from University of Wisconsin Madison in 2011. During his undergraduate training, he was awarded the Hilldale research scholarship for his […]
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 […]
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
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
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