Dr. Melissa Berrien-Elliott joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on August 1, 2019. Dr. Elliott’s research uses translational approaches to understand how natural killer (NK) cells are impacted by cancer immunotherapies and how the tumor microenvironment contributes to immune evasion. In order to achieve this, she works closely […]
Dr. Adam May joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. As an Illinois native, Dr. May grew up in close proximity to St. Louis in Champaign-Urbana. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, IL and medical education at Loyola […]
Dr. Joseph Ransdell joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Ransdell’s goals as a researcher are to determine the molecular and cellular mechanisms that underlie and regulate neuronal firing and determine how these mechanisms are affected by diseases that affect membrane excitability. Dr. Ransdell […]
Dr. James White joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. James White completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Albany, State University of New York in 2005. As an undergraduate, James conducted research at Albany Medical […]
Dr. Anubha Mutneja joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Mutneja received her MBBS from Maulana Azad Medical College, New-Delhi, India. She subsequently completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Florida where she won the Research Day Award in the medical […]
Dr. Kathleen Zhang joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Zhang specializes in the cardiovascular care of patients with cancer and cardiac amyloidosis. Many cancer treatments such as radiation, chemotherapy, targeted monoclonal antibodies, and immunotherapy have cardiovascular toxicities that require directed therapy and/or […]
Dr. Namrata Patel joined the department of Medicine in the Division of Medical Education as an Instructor on June 10, 2019. Dr. Patel has been passionate about trying to help her community ever since she can remember. She completed her medical degree at The University of Tennessee College of Medicine in Memphis, where she co-founded […]
Dr. Haris Murad joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Murad received his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.; B.S. from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan in 2012. After one year as a research associate in pediatric rheumatology, Dr. Murad then moved […]
Dr. Joshua Dearborn joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on June 1, 2019. Dr. Dearborn is a behavioral neuroscientist with training in molecular biology. His research interests revolve around the neurobiology and etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders. He has a strong background in the application of rodent models in […]
Dr. Bruce Rosa joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases Division as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Rosa received his PhD in Biotechnology from Lakehead University (Canada), which included a two-year visiting scientist appointment studying bioinformatics approaches to analyzing circadian rhythm at Michigan State University. He joined Dr. […]
Dr. Alex Wagner joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on June 1, 2019. Dr. Wagner is interested in the development and application of open bioinformatics resources that enable precision medicine. His career interests are to run an academic laboratory overseeing the development of these tools and the analyses […]
Dr. Dharushana Muthulingam joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Muthulingam was born in London and grew up in the California desert. She received undergraduate training in both philosophy and molecular/cell biology at Berkeley. She went on to complete medical and public health […]
Dr. Christopher Rigell joined the Department of Medicine on July 1, 2019 as an Instructor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Rigell completed his undergraduate studies in Molecular and Cellular Biology at Vanderbilt University prior to obtaining his MD from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed his […]
Dr. Brandon Kayser joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences as an Instructor on June 30, 2019. Dr. Kayser completed his Ph.D. in 2014 in Integrative and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Southern California. Using both longitudinal human cohorts and preclinical models, he investigated the role of obesity […]
Dr. Kangyun Wu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division pf Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Wu is a Senior Scientist in Dr. Michael Holtzman’s lab. He graduated from Huangzhong Agriculture University with a Bachelor of Science in Plant Protection in Wuhan, China in June 1998. […]
Dr. Colin Diffie joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Diffie is a native Texan, and dual majored in Psychology and Neurobiology at UT Austin, where he graduated summa cum laude. He then went to medical school at the University of Texas Health Science […]
Dr. Cristina Vazquez Guillamet joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Clinical practice: After finishing her training in critical care medicine (CCM) and Infectious Diseases (ID), Dr. Vazquez Guillamet started her waiver position at University of New Mexico where her clinical practice encompassed […]
Dr. Carlos Mejia joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. Dr. Mejia received his medical degree from Universidad San Carlos de Guatemala and later completed five years of internal medicine training at Hospital Universitario La Paz in Madrid, Spain. After completing his residency, he […]
Dr. Jane O’Halloran joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases ans an Assistant Professor on July 1, 2019. Originally from Ireland, Dr O’Halloran studied medicine at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She completed Specialist Registrar training in Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine in Ireland where she also did her PhD […]
Dr. Surachai Amornsawadwattana joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. A native of Thailand, he earned his medical degree from the Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, in Bangkok (1996-2002). After completing his 3-year internship at Thammasat University Hospital (2002-2005), he was recruited for his Internal Medicine […]
Dr. Osama Altayar joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor on July 1, 2019. He earned his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University, Syria (2004-2011). After completing his medical education, he joined the Division of Preventive, Occupational and Aerospace Medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota […]
Dr. Shail Mehta joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor on March 1, 2019. Dr. Mehta’s clinical interests are Mycobacterial lung disease and bronchiectasis. Along with Dr. Carlos Daughaday, he sees patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, many of whom also have bronchiectasis, in […]
Dr. Matifadza Hlatshwayo joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases on April 1, 2019 as an Instructor. Education Dr. Hlatshwayo completed her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Chemistry with Honors from Drury University in Springfield, Missouri. She then went on to complete her medical degree with Special Qualification in Biomedical […]
Dr. Wang-Sik Lee joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as an Assistant Professor on January 22, 2019. After Dr. Lee earned his Ph.D in Biochemistry, he worked at the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute as a researcher, at the Friedrich Miescher-Institute (Switzerland) as a research fellow, and at the Biotechnology Laboratory […]
Dr. Sumanth Gandra joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor on January 21, 2019. Dr. Gandra received his medical degree from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India in 2004. In 2007, he received his MPH degree in community health from Eastern Kentucky University. He completed his internal medicine […]
Dr. Hrishikesh Kulkarni joined the Department of Medicine in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division as an Instructor on March 1, 2018. Dr. Kulkarni is a physician-scientist who focuses on how immune proteins, specifically complement proteins, modulate lung injury. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine from the University of Pittsburgh prior to moving […]
Dr. Laneshia Tague joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Laneshia Karee Tague completed her undergraduate degree in biological sciences at Northwestern University in 2007. She went on to complete her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine […]
Dr. Humaira Naseer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Humaira Khalid Naseer received her medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan in 1978. She completed her internal medicine residency at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina from 1993 […]
Dr. Bethany Prudner joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Prudner came to Washington University in 2016 from The Ohio State University, and this allowed for her to concentrate her postdoctoral training in sarcoma research. She received her Phd from Kent State University in […]
Dr. Karolyn Oetjen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor on January 1, 2019. Dr. Oetjen’s clinical interest is myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia, with particular interest in therapy-related myeloid neoplasms and inherited predisposition to myeloid malignancies. The poor prognosis of relapsed, refractory and therapy-related myeloid neoplasms is […]
Dr. Shail Mehta joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor on January 1, 2019. His clinical interests are mycobacterial lung disease and bronchiectasis. Along with Dr. Carlos Daughaday, he sees patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease, many of whom also have bronchiectasis, in the […]
Dr. Miriam Jacome-Sosa joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Geriatrics and Nutritional Science Division in November, 2018. She obtained a PhD in Nutrition and Metabolism from the University of Alberta in Canada. Her work involved targeted lipidomics and integrative physiological approaches to investigate the effects of natural trans fat intake on […]
Dr. Devesha Kulkarni joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Gastroenterology in October, 2018. She has over eight years of experience studying the intestinal immune cells involved in promoting tolerogenic responses towards dietary and bacterial antigens, and the effect of enteric infection on abrogation of tolerance. During her postdoctoral training […]
Dr. Mark Udey joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology on June 1, 2017. Dr. Udey has led a vigorous independent laboratory-based research program for more than 30 years. He trained at Washington University and Barnes Hospital in St. Louis and initiated his independent academic and research career at that institution. In […]
Dr. Heather Jones joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology on September 1, 2017. She completed both a full Internal Medicine residency and a Dermatology residency at Washington University in St. Louis. During her IM residency, she completed the Global Health Scholars pathway and during her Dermatology residency she was selected for […]
Dr. Elizabeth Nieman joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology on September 1, 2017. Dr. Nieman sees children at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Specialty Care Center. She sees adults and children at the Washington University Dermatology-Ballas Location. She is part of the Vascular Anomalies Clinic at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, […]
Dr. John Gorcsan III is a Professor of Medicine with tenure and Director of Clinical Research, Division of Cardiology at Washington University in St. Louis. He joined the Department of Medicine on August 1, 2017. He was previously affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Gorcsan has over 28 years of experience in academic medicine. […]
Michael I. Rauchman, MDCM, is Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology. He joined the Department of Medicine on January 1, 2018, and was previously affiliated with St. Louis University. Dr. Rauchman’s research focuses on understanding the molecular and genetic basis of mammalian kidney development, how disruption of specific pathways […]
Dr. Jeannine Basta joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology on January 1, 2018. She was previously affiliated with St. Louis University. Jeannine M. Basta, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Nephrology where she conducts research in The Rauchman Laboratory. Basta’s research focus is […]
Dr. Shan joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in September of 2017. He received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University where he studied HIV-1 latent infection and viral-specific CTL responses. He completed his postdoctoral training at Yale University. His postdoctoral research focused on developing […]
Dr. Michael Bennett joined the Department of Medicine as Instructor in the Division of Gastroenterology on September 1, 2017. Though he was born in Dallas, he spent the majority of his youth in St. Louis and considers it his hometown. He completed his undergraduate studies at Princeton University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts […]
Karl Staser, MD, PhD joined the Department of Medicine as Instructor in the Division of Dermatology on July 1, 2017. Dr. Staser grew up in Evansville, Indiana and graduated from Reitz Memorial High School in 1998. In 2002, he graduated magna cum laude with an AB in American History and Literature from Harvard University. After […]
Dr. Kathleen Nemer joined the Department of Medicine as an instructor at Washington University School of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology on August 21, 2017. She earned her undergraduate degree at The Ohio State University and her medical degree at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed an internship in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt […]
Dr. Mohseni completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, WV and fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. During fellowship, she was involved in a clinical trial assessing the effect of liraglutide on epicardial fat in patients with type […]
Dr. Ali Javaheri joined the Department of Medicine as Instructor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division on August 11, 2017. He was previously at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Javaheri’s clinical interests are treatment of advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation. Dr. Javaheri has research interests that are aligned with his clinical interests, including preventing […]
Dr. Danish Ahmad joined the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine on July 1, 2017. He was previously at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Dr. Ahmad is board certified in Pulmonary Diseases and Internal Medicine. His interests include interventional pulmonology, pleural diseases, and critical […]
William McCoy IV, MD, PhD joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology on July 1, 2017. Dr. McCoy graduated with a B.S. in Molecular Biology from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002, and completed his honors thesis under the direction of Dr. Linda Jen-Jacobson. He enrolled at Washington University School of Medicine […]
Dr. Baosheng Chen joined the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology on July 1, 2017. He has extensive research experience and expertise in laboratory and translational molecular oncology as well as developmental biology. His PhD training in Cell Biology and Oncology was focused on identifying tumor suppressor genes and mechanistically studying their biological functions in […]
Dr. George Christophi joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology on September 1, 2017. Dr. George Christophi graduated Summa Cum Laude from Stockton University with a major in Molecular Chemistry and a minor in Holocaust and Genocide Studies. He participated in research at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester and as a Howard […]
Cynthia Cherfane, M.D. joined the Department of Medicine in the division of Gastroenterology on August 1, 2017. Dr. Cherfane completed her fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and specifically focused her training on immune and inflammatory bowel diseases. Those include ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, indeterminate colitis, pouchitis and celiac disease. She […]