Dr. Dennis Chen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in August, 2020. Dr. Chen completed his undergraduate training at Duke University followed by medical school training at the University Of Texas School of Medicine in San Antonio where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) […]
Dr. Massini Merzkani joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Merzkani received his M.D. from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras in 2011. He subsequently completed his internal medicine residency at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine from 2012 – 2015. He was distinguished […]
Ofer Zimmerman, MD, joined the Department of Medicine on July 1, 2020 as an Instructor in the Division of Allergy and Immunology. Dr. Zimmerman obtained his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine at Tel-Aviv University in Israel. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical […]
Dr. Elyse Everett joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Palliative Medicine as an Instructor on July 1, 2020, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Neurology. She received her Bachelor degree in Rehabilitation Science in 2009 followed by a Master of Occupational Therapy in 2011, both at the University of Pittsburgh. […]
Dr. Christine Schafer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Dermatology as an Assistant Professor in September, 2020. Dr. Schafer was born and raised in Morristown, New Jersey. As an undergraduate at the University of Virginia, she studied history and graduated with honors. She returned to New Jersey to attend Rutgers Robert Wood […]
Dr. Patrick Grierson attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine graduating in 2014. He then matriculated to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis completing his residency in Medicine in 2016 and a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology in 2020. Dr. Grierson then joined the faculty as an Instructor on the Clinician Track […]
Dr. Ramzi Abboud attended medical school at the University of Rochester where he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha in 2014. He then matriculated to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis completing his residency in Medicine in 2017 and a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology in 2020. Dr. Abboud then joined the faculty as an Instructor on […]
Dr. Ingrid Eshun-Wilson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Eshun-Wilson received an undergraduate Medical Degree and Diploma in Family Medicine at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, where she worked as a HIV physician for several years. She further developed her […]
Dr. Peter McDonnell joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. McDonnell grew up on the coast of the Puget Sound in Washington State, where he also attended Seattle University for his undergraduate studies. He received his medical degree at the University of Michigan School […]
Dr. Sharmila Nair joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Nair completed her Bachelor’s degree at the Amity University, India and a Masters degree at University of Bristol, UK. During her Masters, Sharmila conducted research in the laboratory of Dr. Andrew Davidson investigating interactions […]
Dr. Maanasi Samant joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care as an Assistant Professor in July 2020. Dr. Samant is a clinician-educator with interests in pulmonary hypertension, specifically in the treatment of diseases that are sequelae of pulmonary embolism (PE), such as chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. She is a […]
Dr. Brian Laidlaw joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Allergy and Immunology in July, 2020. Dr. Laidlaw’s research interests lie in investigating memory B cell (MBC) development and function in settings of disease. MBCs are critical for the development of protective immunity following infection or immunization. Repeated pathogen encounters can give rise […]
Mary Clare McGregor, MD joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in July 2020. Dr. McGregor is originally from Minnesota, and attended the University of Notre Dame for undergraduate with a major in pre-professional studies and […]
Dr. Andrew P. Michelson, joined the Department of Medicine in the division of Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine as an Assistant Professor in July 2020. He is a physician-scientist with research interests in critical care outcomes, clinical informatics, and healthcare technology. His current research interests include: (1) the use of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) to […]
Dr. Jonathan Moreno joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Moreno is from the suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts, and completed his undergraduate training at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he received dual BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Following graduation,he attended […]
Dr. Ben Rogers joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor in July, 2020. Dr. Rogers completed his undergraduate studies at Western Kentucky University majoring in biology. After that, he spent one year teaching English language classes in Spain, subsequently continuing his education at the University of Louisville in Kentucky […]
Dr. Jose Alvarez-Cardona joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Alvarez-Cardona was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Virginia in 2007 and completed medical school at the […]
Dr. Anas Gremida joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Gremida trained and obtained his medical degree from Zawia University School of Medicine in Zawia, Libya where he graduated with the distinction of Summa Cum Laude. Upon completion of medical school, he then moved […]
Dr. Amanda Verma joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Verma is a heart failure and cardiac transplant cardiologist specializing in the management of advanced stage heart failure and patients being considered for and who have undergone cardiac transplantation. She sees patients in the […]
Dr. Robert Same joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Same received his undergraduate degree from the University of Maryland, where he graduated summa cum laude in 2010 with degrees in Chemistry and Physiology/Neurobiology and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. He earned his […]
Dr. Mustafa Husaini joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Husaini received his Medical Degree from Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine in 2014. Dr. Husaini has learned from world-renowned experts in sports cardiology in order to create and lead The Center for […]
Dr. Motaz Ashkar joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. Ashkar trained and obtained his medical degree from King Abdul-Aziz University in Saudi Arabia, one of the country’s premier medical schools. He then moved to the US and undertook his internal medicine training at […]
Dr. Scott McHenry joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in July, 2020. Dr. McHenry obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Toledo with full tuition support provided by the Presidential Scholarship Award. He was recruited to Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine for his medical internship, […]
Dr. Alyssa Self joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine in June, 2020. Dr. Self was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She completed her undergraduate education at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Biology and graduated with honors. After college she returned […]
Dr. Amaad Rana joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2020. Dr. Rana was born in Augusta, Georgia, and raised in Hoover, Alabama, where he lived until he completed high school. He moved far from home to attend Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, for college, where […]
Dr. Aava Khatiwada joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2020. Dr. Khatiwada was born in Downers Grove, IL and grew up in Munster, IN with her two sisters. She went to Indiana University Bloomington where she ultimately decided to pursue a BS in Biology. Her […]
Dr. Taylor Geisman joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2020. Taylor Geisman was born in St. Louis, MO. She received her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Biology with Honors with Distinction at the University of Dayton in Dayton, OH. She subsequently received her Doctor […]
Dr. Stephen Fuest is joining the Division of General Medicine in June 2020 as a Chief Resident and Instructor in Medicine after completing his internal medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. He is passionate about general internal medicine and loves the wide variety seen in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. He plans to pursue academic […]
Dr. Himachandana Atluri joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Instructor in June, 2020. Dr. Atluri was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and has a younger brother. She completed her high school education at Visitation Academy in St. Louis. She moved across the state after high school […]
Dr. Poddar completed medical school at V.S.S Medical College in India. He pursued a career in Internal Medicine at his medical school and went on to earn his MD in 2003. He then moved to the United States and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in 2009. He was […]
Dr. Casey Katerndahl joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor in June, 2020. The long-term goal of Dr. Katerndahl’s research is to better define the molecular mechanisms that control the aberrant self-renewal and transformation of myeloid progenitor cells, and to use this information to improve therapy for acute myeloid […]
Dr. Kaori Sakurai joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Sciences as an Assistant Professor in May, 2020. Dr. Sakurai began her pursuit of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Their focus on problem-based learning in small group settings was an innovative concept at the time and […]
Dr. David Alvarado joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Instructor in May, 2020. Dr. Alvarado earned his Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s Cellular and Molecular Medicine Graduate Training Program. Upon matriculation in 2014, he joined Dr. Matthew A. Ciorba’s lab in […]
Juan Calix, MD, PhD, joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor in April, 2020. Dr. Calix was born in New Orleans, LA but lived much of his youth in his family’s native El Salvador. He moved back to the United States to obtain his bachelor’s degree in biological […]
Dr. Nicole Ducharme joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology as an Instructor in November, 2019. Dr. Ducharme was born in Warwick, Rhode Island to a close-knit Portuguese/Italian family. She spent a lot of time with her grandmother who had emigrated from the Azores and did not speak English. With the help […]
Dr. Nichole Zehnder joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Associate Professor in April, 2020. Dr. Zehnder is Associate Dean for Educational Strategy and Associate Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Zehnder has extensive experience in curriculum development, admissions, student affairs, and faculty development. Dr. […]
Dr. Antonietta Franco joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Pharmacogenomics as an Instructor in July, 2019. Dr. Franco started her scientific carrier in Naples, (Italy). During her PhD training, her studies focused on G-Protein-Coupled receptor (GRK2) and its role in cardiovascular disease under supervision of Professor Guido Iaccarino and Bruno Trimarco. She […]
Dr. Sytse Piersma joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Instructor in September, 2019. Dr. Piersma’s research focuses on understanding Natural Killer cell activation, in particular in response to virus infection and cancer. Dr. Piersma completed his PhD under supervision of Prof. Dr. Sjoerd van der Burg and Dr. Cornelis […]
Dr. Edward Sheen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor in January, 2020. Dr. Sheen’s experience has bridged the public, private, non-profit, and academic sectors and includes work with Stanford University, the White House, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, California State Assembly, […]
Dr. Michael A Paley joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology as an Instructor in July, 2019. Dr. Paley is a rheumatologist with a passion for inflammatory diseases that involve the eye. He obtained his undergraduate degree from Yale University as well as an MD and PhD in Immunology from University of […]
Dr. Mateusz Opychal, MD, PHD is an Associate Professor of Medicine on the Clinician Track in the Division of Oncology in the Department of Medicine. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology. He joined the Department in September, 2019. Dr. Opyrchal is an experienced breast cancer oncologist who is focused on breast […]
Dr. Rim Hasan joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research as an Instructor on September 1, 2019. From 2004 to 2011, she attended Medical School at Damascus University in Syria. She then joined the Knowledge Synthesis Program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, first as a research trainee […]
Dr. Muegge was born and raised in Springfield, Missouri. He earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at Princeton University. Dr. Muegge received his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from Washington University School of Medicine in 2013, where he studied the role of diet in shaping the structure and function of the mammalian gut microbiome in the […]
Dr. Julia López joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in February, 2020. Dr. López is a public health researcher who uses her clinical practice skills to further advance the field of sexual health using public health and social work theories and frameworks. To date, she has worked to integrate her […]
Dr. Rajaa Almourani joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology in August, 2019. Dr. Almourani’s journey with medicine started at the University of Damascus School of Medicine in 2001. Following her completion as a medical student in 2007, Dr. Almourani continued her medical education as a resident in the Damascus University Hospital […]
Dr. Amber Afzal joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as an Instructor in July, 2019. Dr. Afzal graduated from medical school (Army Medical College in Pakistan) in 2010 as the class valedictorian. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio in 2016. She graduated from her Hematology and Oncology […]
Dr. Patricia Prusaczyk joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medical Sciences in August, 2019. Dr. Prusaczyk is trained in medical informatics and in dissemination and implementation research. She has joined the Institute for Informatics and the Division of GMS as a junior faculty member working with Randi Foraker. Dr. Prusaczyk will […]
Dr. Monique Bruinsma joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor on November 1, 2019. Dr. Bruinsma earned her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2016. While in medical school, she also earned a Master of Science in Immunology with research focus on the inflammatory response […]
Dr. Jennifer Schmidt joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Medicine as an Assistant Professor in February, 2020. Dr. Jennifer Schmidt is a general internist and a medical educator with expertise in quality improvement, patient safety, clinical operations and patient access. She received her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Marquette University […]
Dr. Erin Bakanas joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Palliative Medicine as a Professor on August 1, 2019. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and graduated from The University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1987. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The […]