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 […]
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 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 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 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 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 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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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. 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 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 […]
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. […]
Dr. Tristan McIntosh joined the Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences as an Instructor in July, 2018. Dr. McIntosh has received training in Industrial/Organizational Psychology with an emphasis on leadership, ethics, and complex problem solving. She has also been trained extensively in quantitative and qualitative research methods, having conducted studies using both techniques. […]
Dr. Tiffani Bright joined the Department of Medicine, Division of General Medical Sciences as an Instructor in July of 2018. Dr. Bright is a well-recognized expert in the broad area of applied clinical informatics, with specific emphasis on the design, implementation, and evaluation of clinical decision support systems, electronic guideline delivery platforms, as well as […]
Dominique Cosco, MD “Dominique Cosco, MD, will be joining us as of October 15, 2018, as the Director of Teacher Development with the Academy of Health Professions Educators, as well as the Director of the Primary Care Internal Medicine track in the Internal Medicine Residency. Dr. Cosco comes to us from her current role at […]
Dr. Ilaria Russo joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in July, 2018. She was previously affiliated with the University of Manchester (UK.) She pursued a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology in 1998, with 110/110 cum laude, at the University of Padua. Her PhD was obtained in Cellular and […]
Dr. Charbel Khoury joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology in July, 2018. Dr. Khoury brings to Washington University a unique combination of specialty skills as a nephrologist and clinical nutritionist. Dr. Khoury received his MD from the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon in 2008. He then moved to the United […]
Dr. Davis has joined the Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine this past July, from his prior position in private practice at The Kidney and Hypertension Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Davis received his MD from the University of Kentucky in 1999, where he graduated with distinction and was named to Alpha Omega Alpha. […]
It is an honor to announce the selection of Dr. Mark C. Udey, M.D., Ph.D., as Co-Director of the Oliver Langenberg Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Udey joins Drs. Stuart Kornfeld, the David C. and Betty Farrell Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Deborah Lenschow, Associate […]
EVENT #1: 9:00am-10:00am Plenary Lecture: This free lecture is open to everyone and provides an overview of evidence-based teaching with demonstrations of specific strategies. Location: McDonnell Sciences Building, Erlanger Auditorium No RSVP Necessary for event 1. EVENT #2: 12:00pm–5:00pm Lunch & Workshop: This free 5-hour workshop is designed for those with teaching responsibilities and is comprised of 3 learning […]
Multiple physician specialties including dermatology, orthopedics, OB/Gyn, and radiation oncology indicated the urgent need for the AMA to draft model contract language for when private equity groups take over medical practices.
“Colleagues, it is my distinct pleasure to announce that Dr. Steven Lawrence from the Department of Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases has been appointed to the position of Assistant Dean for Curriculum and Clinical Sciences. In this capacity he will be working in the Office of Medical Student Education focusing on the clinical aspects of the […]
August 21, 2018 J. Russell Little, MD, emeritus Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and former Chief of Infectious Diseases at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis died Aug. 18, 2018, in St. Louis following a long illness. He was 87. Russ Little first came to Washington University in […]
Siteman Cancer Center opened its first treatment facility in Illinois on Aug. 1. The Swansea, Ill., facility marks Siteman’s sixth location overall. The treatment center offers convenient access to nationally recognized cancer care, including clinical trials, for residents of southern and central Illinois and beyond. The initial site is at 4000 N. Illinois Lane; however, a new […]
Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, begins construction July 31 in north St. Louis County on its newest outpatient facility. Completion of the $26.3 million project on Christian Hospital’s Northwest HealthCare campus is planned for December 2019. The nearly 37,000-square-foot facility at Interstate 270 and […]
Eva Aagaard, MD, senior associate dean for education at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the school’s inaugural Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor of Medical Education. Noted for her innovative ideas regarding the training of future physicians, Aagaard is spearheading efforts to renew the medical school’s education curriculum and will […]
The American Society for Virology Council has selected Dr. Jonathan Miner as one of the two ASV Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigators for 2018. He presented a 15 minute plenary talk that highlighted his work at the July 15th 2018 symposium at the ASV annual meeting which was hosted by the University of Maryland at College Park, […]
Position available for Co-Director of the Physician Scientist Training Program of the Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis The Department of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis has initiated a search for a Co-Director of the Oliver Langenberg Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP). The purpose of the PSTP is to facilitate […]
PHILADELPHIA—The Pew Charitable Trusts named 22 early-career researchers today as the 2018 class of Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences. The scholars will receive four-year grants to advance their explorations of biological mechanisms underpinning human health and disease. Megan T. Baldridge, M.D., Ph.D. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Dr. Baldridge will explore […]
Dr. Sina Jasim joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research on October 1, 2017 as Assistant Professor. She was previously affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Sina Jasim obtained her master’s degree in public health with a focus in Epidemiology at St. Louis University as […]
Washington University students are working closely with staff at Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls in north St. Louis to help students succeed academically and introduce them to new experiences.
Dr. Patel will take part in a meeting entitled, “Working towards International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (IAPAC) Recommendations for the Introduction and Scale-Up of PrEP in Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Fast-Track Cities.” The meeting will take place on March 7, 2018 in Boston, MA, USA. The meeting’s aim is to […]
Dear Department Chairs, Course Directors, Clerkship Directors and Thread Leaders: Please distribute to interested faculty. The Office of Medical Student Education is seeking a faculty member to serve as the inaugural Interprofessional Education Thread Director. The interprofessional education (IPE) thread is a longitudinal interprofessional curriculum with content and assessment elements incorporated across multiple courses, clerkships, […]
The physicians of Illinois Oncology Ltd. in Swansea, Ill., are joining the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The physicians from this highly regarded medical oncology practice treat patients with cancer and will continue to provide care at the same location. The doctors are: William J. Popovic, MD; Alfred O. Greco, […]
The first moments of life for critically ill infants born at Barnes-Jewish Hospital entail an urgent transport from the labor and delivery room to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. But soon, due to the newly finished high-rises on the Washington University Medical Campus, the commute will be reduced to seconds. The two […]
The Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis will launch the regional St. Louis Area Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Program (STL-HVIP), which will aim to promote positive alternatives to violence, thanks to a $1.6 million grant from Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). The program, a collaboration between Washington University in St. Louis, Saint […]
Town Hall Discussions with the Chairman Dr. Vicky Fraser is inviting junior faculty (Instructors and Assistant Professors) in the Department of Medicine to a forum where they will have an opportunity to discuss the DOM operations, mentoring, career development and other topics. The format is casual to foster interaction. Snacks will be provided. You are […]
Developing requirements for residency training is a complicated job. It requires balancing a belief in medicine as a profession that exists to take care of patients, while affirming the need for a humane learning environment for trainees. A task force of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), the organization responsible for accrediting American […]