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Dr. Mustafa Husaini, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of Sports Cardiology in the Cardiovascular Division, was recently featured in a segment on KSDK news for Heart Month. Today in St. Louis’ Rene Knott, Paul Cook and Anthony Slaughter spoke with Dr. Husaini about the importance of exercise in heart health, and specifically in men.
In a recent publication in JCI Insight, researchers from the Civitelli Lab unveil the pivotal role of connexin43 within mesenchymal lineage cells, shedding light on its influence in regulating body adiposity and energy metabolism in mice.
In October of 2023, Jennifer Powers Carson, PhD and colleague, Jyoti Arora, MS of the Washington University School of Medicine, Center for Biostatistics and Data Science, had their work published by Clinical Biochemistry. The article was titled, “Glycated serum proteins and albumin but not glycated albumin show negative correlation with BMI in an overweight/obese, diabetic population from the United States.”
It is my pleasure to announce that Milan J. Anadkat, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Dermatology at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) has been promoted to Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Well Being for the Department of Medicine. He has led the Office of Faculty Development since 2020 overseeing new faculty orientation, […]
Dr. Nishath Quader, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division, recently was among the authors of a paper highlighting the risks of radiation exposure to medical providers working on cardiovascular imaging.
The assistant clinical director of the Center for Gene and Cellular Immunotherapy at Washington University in St. Louis discussed Atara Biotherapeutics’ tabelecleucel and AlloVir’s posoleucel.
Congratulations to Safaa Hammoud, PhD, a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in the laboratory of Leslie Gewin, MD, for receiving a 2024 American Heart Association (AHA) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The award provides two years of funding for her project “Blocking Tubular Cell Cycle Induces Protective Metabolic Changes in Chronic Kidney Disease.”
Welcome our newest class of Interns!
Congratulations to our newly matched Dermatology residents!
he Division of Hematology was delighted to host Dr. Joe Prchal on March 1st as the inaugural speaker for our Pioneers of Hematology seminar series, a new initiative sponsored by the Division of Hematology and Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. Dr. Prchal’s seminar described his groundbreaking research and innovative approach to studying hematologic disorders, demonstrating the […]
Thank you, residents and interns, for all you do for one another and for your patients. Though often under-appreciated, your work does not go unnoticed. Help us highlight the kindness, clinical judgement, resourcefulness, and work ethic.Nominate a resident/intern for Housestaff of the month or just share something good. February 2024 Inpatient Intern of the MonthDr. Samir Faruque […]
The Division of Oncology was awarded the highest level of Green Office Certification from the WashU Office of Sustainability. Coordinated by the Office of Sustainability and endorsed by Resource Management, WashU’s Green Office Program aims to encourage offices across all WashU campuses to be champions of the university’s sustainability ethic.
Method may inform personalized cancer treatments Physicians treating patients with early-stage lung cancer face a conundrum: choosing potentially helpful yet toxic therapies such as chemotherapy, radiation or immunotherapy to knock out the cancer and lessen the risk of it spreading to the brain, or waiting to see if lung surgery alone proves sufficient. When up […]
Maria Quintos Baggstrom, MD, FACP, FASCO, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been awarded the FASCO – Fellow of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) distinction. The Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO) distinction recognizes members for their extraordinary volunteer […]
The Gateway Medicine Clerkship has selected Dr. Erin Baum to receive the “LeJIT” Teaching Award. This award recognizes Dr. Baum’s excellence in completing just-in-time assessments during the 2024 Block 1 Medicine Clerkship (January-February 2024). They stated, “You skillfully integrate JITs into your clinical and teaching workflows and provide meaningful, timely feedback to students through your […]
Ranking reflects success as thriving hub of scientific excellence, medical innovation In the realm of biomedical research, securing funding is a testament to an institution’s record of scientific accomplishments and potential for further advances to improve human health. In 2023, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received the second-highest amount of funding from […]
Milan G. Chheda, MD, Associate Professor, Division of Oncology, received the Dr. Ralph & Marian Falk Medical Research Trust – Catalyst Award, to fund his project titled: Genetic arming of Zika virus to treat patients with glioblastoma. The Trust is managed by Health Resources in Action (HRiA), a nonprofit consultancy, which makes funding decisions on […]
Professor of Medicine, Associate Program Director for Cardiovascular Research andDirector of the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Cardiac Rapid Evaluation Unit Dr. Mike Rich has been selected for The Neville Grant Award, the highest clinical honor bestowed by BJH.
David DeNardo, Ph.D., is a Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Tumor Immunology Program at the Washington University St. Louis, School of Medicine. His research team is working to understand why responses to cancer immunotherapy vary among patients. In studying and uncovering mechanisms of cancer immunology, Dr. DeNardo aims to identify strategies that can […]
NephMadness 2024 is Underway! The 12th NephMadness is officially underway. The month-long event, hosted by AJKD Blog, is an online, interactive, educational activity modeled on March Madness, the annual US college basketball tournament, with the exception that nephrology topics fill in for basketball teams.
Whether malignant or benign, a brain tumor is life-altering. Malignant tumors can spread and become deadly. And benign doesn’t mean harmless; benign tumors can cause serious problems such as paralysis, seizures and personality changes depending on which parts of the brain they affect.
John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD, the Virginia E. and Sam J. Golman Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the E. Donnall Thomas Prize from the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Given annually, the E. Donnall Thomas Lecture and Prize recognize an eminent physician or scientist who has contributed […]
Each year, Barnes-Jewish Hospital sponsors a Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Symposium. This year’s theme was “The Road to Highly Reliable Care is Paved with Thoughtful Processes and Purposeful Performance.” Several of our hospitalists, and our research coordinator, Maya Fiore, participated in the symposium, with Maya, Stephanie Conner, MD, Han Li, MD, and Safa Farrag, […]
Congratulations to Samantha Adamson, MD, PhD; Siyan Cao, MD, PhD; Anuja Java, MD; Jesus Jimenez, MD, PhD; Alfred Kim, MD, PhD; Jennie Kwon, DO, MSCI; Jeffrey Miner, PhD for being among the 2024-2025 CTRFP awardees. Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital awards 20 investigators as part […]
Atlee Baker, MD, MPH a first-year fellow at WashU Nephrology, has accepted an internship with the Transforming Dialysis Access Together (TDAT) initiative of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
New network to evaluate emerging technologies in diverse populations Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is joining a new clinical trials network launched by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to investigate emerging technologies for cancer screening, with the goal of reducing cancer-related illnesses and deaths. […]
In the recent release of the American Cancer Society (ACS) new annual report, cancer death rates overall are falling but new cancer cases have picked up.
For Elston Harris, heart attacks seem to be a generational curse. Several men from his father’s side of the family — including Harris’ uncles — died from heart attacks. Harris, who is 59 and a former college basketball player, almost experienced a similar fate after his own heart attack in 2017. The only signs he was […]
Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and the School of Medicine, is one of the first centers nationwide to offer a newly approved cell-based immunotherapy that targets melanoma.
Focus will be on mental health curriculum, improving skills for narrative feedback Celina Jacobi, MD, an instructor in child psychiatry, and Lisa Zickuhr, MD, an assistant professor of medicine, have been named the 2024-26 Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Teaching Fellows at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
WashU Nephrology Nurse Practitioner Lisa Koester-Wiedemann, MSN, CS, CNN-NP, and Clinical Nurse Coordinator of Home Modalities Cheryl Cress, RN, CNN, will participate in the Annual Dialysis Conference (ADC) program being held March 8-10, 2024.
Early-career scientists awarded for achievements in research Three early-career scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been honored with the Young Physician-Scientist Award by the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). They are Tarin M. Bigley, MD, PhD; Jeffrey W. Brown MD, PhD; and Drew J. Schwartz, MD, PhD.
The Dean’s Impact Awards recognize outstanding mentors and sponsors Congratulations to Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD; Steven L. Brody, MD; Grant A. Challen, PhD; Cassandra Fritz, MD, MPHS; Patricia Kao, MD, MS; Deborah Lenschow, MD, PhD; Hilary Reno, MD, PhD; Jessica Silva-Fisher, PhD; Nichole Zehnder, MD; Lisa Zickuhr, MD, MHPE
Dr. Zainab Mahmoud was recently appointed to a 3-year term on the leadership council of the Reproductive Health & Cardio-Obstetrics Section of the American Academy of Cardiology. Her term begins in April, 2024.
The Specialized Food Aid Community of Practice is a group of experts across government, the academy, industry, donors, and international food aid programming agencies that meets monthly to discuss emerging issues in food aid evidence and programming. It is organized by members of USAID and includes individuals from UNICEF, World Food Programme, the Bill and […]
Course organizers include Andreas Herrlich, MD, PhD, Director of Translational Medicine at Washington University Division of Nephrology, Francois Leulier, PhD, Director, Institute for Functional Genomics, Lyon, France, and Eirini Kefalogianni, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, Washington University.
Thank you, residents and interns, for all you do for one another and for your patients. Though often under-appreciated, your work does not go unnoticed. Help us highlight the kindness, clinical judgement, resourcefulness, and work ethic.Nominate a resident/intern for Housestaff of the month or just share something good. January 2024 Inpatient Intern of the MonthDr. Antara Dattagupta […]
Abstract from Crystal Atwood, MD, Stephanie Conner, MD, Maya Fiore, Benjamin Hoemann, MD, and Mohamed Ramadan, MD The research team proposed that utilizing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can help triage inpatient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) necessity. TTE is a clinical tool used for cardiac evaluation of hospitalized patients; the TTE worklist, however, can get lengthy and TTE […]
A piece co-written by Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Washington University Sports Cardiology program, Dr. Mustafa Husaini, was highlighted on the front page of the American Academy of Cardiology website as an Editor’s Pick.
Associate Professor of Medicine Dr. Marc Sintek appeared on KMOV morning news program Great Day St Louis for their Heart Month coverage. He discussed the importance of heart healthy lifestyle choices such as avoiding tobacco products, increasing physical activity, and healthy diet.
The Drum Major Awards were created to recognize individuals at WashU School of Medicine who embody what it means to be an upstander. In a 1968 sermon in Atlanta entitled “The Drum Major Instinct”, Dr. King stated “Yes, if you want to say I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major […]
Shayna Bradford, PhD, a WashU Nephrology post-doctoral research scholar in the Humphreys Laboratory, has been awarded a two-year, $181,500 MOSAIC K99/R00 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Crystal Atwood, MD, Ankita Kapoor, MD, and Brenna Zack, NP, have come together to create an extensive educational curriculum for APCs in the DHM. These sessions will be a series of didactics given by physicians once a month, focusing on different subjects each month. The first lecture took place on Tuesday, January 25th, and was […]
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Tonya Russell has accepted the position of Medical Director of the Maritz Lung Center effective January 1, 2024. Dr. Russell is Professor of Medicine, Co-Director of the Interstitial Lung Disease Clinic, Co-Director of the Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Clinic, and Co-Chair of the Clinical Care Committee within the Division of […]
A new clinic headed by Ying (Maggie) Chen, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, focuses on helping patients with a genetic form of renal fibrosis – autosomal dominant tubulointerstitial kidney disease (ADTKD) – which ultimately leads to chronic kidney disease (CKD).