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Dr. Abigail Vanderheiden joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Vanderheiden obtained a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in 2016. Her graduate studies focused on investigating innate immune signaling pathways during West Nile Virus and SARS-CoV-2 infection in […]
Deborah J. Lenschow, MD, PhD, a pioneering scientist who has made significant contributions to the fields of immunology, rheumatology and medicine, has been installed as the inaugural John S. Daniels Professor at WashU Medicine.
Concise, portable, and user-friendly, The Washington Manual® Gastroenterology Subspecialty Consult, Fifth Edition, edited by Dr. C. Prakash Gyawali, provides easy access to succinct, precise recommendations on the evaluation and management of common inpatient and outpatient gastrointestinal symptoms and disorders. Ideal for students, residents, fellows, and practicing physicians who need quick access to current scientific and clinical […]
Dr. Benjamin Clement joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. Dr. Clement earned his medical degree from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan followed by internal medicine residency at the University of Wisconsin in Medicine. He was selected to be […]
We are pleased to to announce Erin Dyer, MD, Instructor in Medicine, has been appointed Associate Clerkship Director of the Internal Medicine Clerkship. Dr. Dyer earned her medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where she graduated cum laude and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She completed […]
We are pleased to to announce Alex Lane, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, has been appointed as Co-Director for the Internal Medicine Advanced Clinical Rotation (ACR). Dr. Lane graduated from Southern Illinois School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He was selected as a chief resident. During […]
Dr. Arun Chandnani joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. He was born in Mobile, Alabama, and grew up across the Midwest, living in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Naperville, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied Chemical Engineering, developing […]
Dr. Akhilesh “Akhil” Gonuguntla joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Although raised in Dallas, he moved to India at the end of his freshman year of high school. Dr. Gonuguntla received his medical degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India in 2022. […]
Dr. Kasey Hornbuckle joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, she graduated summa cum laude from Tuskegee University with a Bachelor of Science in Biology. At Tuskegee, she embraced a culture of excellence, resilience, and rich history, which laid […]
Dr. Matthew Samaro joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Samaro grew up in Dublin, CA, nestled in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. He attended the University of California, San Diego, and graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science in […]
Dr. Curtis Broberg joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Broberg was born and raised in Wenatchee, Washington, where he developed an early appreciation for the outdoors while spending time in the Cascade Mountains and along the Columbia River. He earned his […]
Dr. Jeffrey Tarrasch joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Tarrasch grew up in Los Altos, CA before attending University of California, Los Angeles where he studied chemistry. He developed an interest in research throughout college, and upon graduating he moved to […]
Dr. Sindhuja Kukkala joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. She was born in India and soon after moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Then right after high school, she went back to India for medical school at GSL Medical College in Rajahmundry, India where […]
Dr. Adebisi Adejola joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, he developed an early interest in medicine and service, which guided his academic and professional journey. He received his medical degree (MBBS) from Lagos State University College […]
Dr. Lubika Nkashama joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Nkashama was born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an experience that shaped his commitment to service and education. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Geneva College in Pennsylvania, where […]
Dr. Victoria Soncasie joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor with a secondary appointment in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Hospital Medicine as of July 2026. Dr. Soncasie grew up in St. Louis prior to attending Truman State University in Kirksville, MO, where she […]
Dr. Urvi Holmes joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Originally hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, Dr. Holmes moved to St. Louis in 2014. She completed her undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis, where she graduated magna cum laude with degrees […]
Dr. Basant Eltaher joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Eltaher was born and raised in Egypt and completed her medical education at Ain Shams University Hospital in 2019. Following medical school, she completed a one-year internship at Ain Shams University Hospital. […]
Dr. Hajar El Amri joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Hajar practices as a hospitalist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Dr. Hajar was born and raised in Morocco and earned her medical degree in Casablanca. During medical school, she developed an early interest […]
Dr. Zurabi Zaalishvili joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Zaalishvili completed his internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio, from 2023 to 2026, where he distinguished himself through excellence in patient care, teaching, and quality improvement. He […]
Dr. Jennifer Diaz joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Diaz completed MD/PhD training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where her projects incorporated bioinformatics, computational genomics, and molecular genetics. She completed Internal Medicine Residency at UCLA before coming to the […]
Dr. Zanetta Chang joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Chang completed her MD, PhD training at Duke University, where her thesis work in the Heitman lab focused on drug resistance in Mucor. She then joined WashU as part of the Physician-Scientist Training […]
Dr. Ko Harada joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Harada is a board-certified internal medicine physician and geriatrician, with broad training across inpatient medicine, geriatric medicine, and clinical research. Dr. Harada received his medical degree from Okayama University School of Medicine […]
Dr. Ibrahim El Mikati joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Originally from Beirut, Lebanon, he was raised in a household that valued education and hard work. He earned his Medical Doctor degree from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2021 after […]
Dr. Joshua Nordman joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. Originally from northern Illinois, he attended medical school at University of Illinois before completing his residency and infectious disease fellowship at WashU. Dr. Nordman’s primary interests are in clinical infectious disease, with particular […]
Dr. Michael Bern joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Bern’s research focuses on understanding mechanisms of therapy resistance in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). ~25% of AML patients fail to achieve a remission with standard of care intensive induction chemotherapy. These “Primary-Refractory” (P-R) patients […]
Amir Mahmoud joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hematology as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. His clinical practice and academic interest emphasize high risk thrombotic disorders, including thrombotic microangiopathies, antiphospholipid syndrome, and cancer-associated thrombosis. Leveraging his experience in managing complex hematologic conditions in high-volume tertiary-care settings, his clinical philosophy prioritizes […]
Dr. Annie Lien joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. Dr. Lien was born in Taiwan and later raised in New Jersey. Dr. Lien attended Johns Hopkins University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree with a major in Public Health Studies. During her […]
Dr. Jennifer Hyde joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Associate Professor as of July 2026. Research in the Hyde lab is centered on efforts to define virus-host interactions, with a particular focus on how viral encoded RNA and RNA structures contribute to immune evasion, pathogenesis, and transmission. In […]
Dr. Hunter Cochran joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. Dr. Hunter Cassidy Cochran completed her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and earned her medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Cochran subsequently completed internal medicine residency training […]
Dr. Maheen Khan joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. Dr. Khan is a skilled nephrologist and an outstanding emerging clinician-educator who brings commitment, compassion, and clinical excellence to her patient care and teaching. Dr. Khan earned her medical degree from Dow Medical College, […]
Dr. Ehsan Sha’ban joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine as an Instructor as of July 2026. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree in 2022 from The Hashemite University in Jordan, where he developed a strong academic foundation in internal medicine and an early interest in the comprehensive care […]
Dr. Matthew Schroeder joins the Department of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology as an Assistant Professor as of July 2026. A native St. Louisan, Dr. Schroeder received his medical degree from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He subsequently completed internal medicine residency at the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Following residency, […]
Six individuals whose work has transformed patient care, advanced scientific discovery, strengthened medical education and expanded WashU Medicine’s impact around the world have been honored with the 2026 Dean’s Medals. The annual awards recognize extraordinary contributions to WashU Medicine and celebrate leaders whose achievements embody the institution’s interconnected missions of patient care, education and research.
The Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine is pleased to congratulate Tom Brett, PhD, and Jennifer Alexander-Brett, MD, PhD, on receiving an award from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in support of their project, Investigating and Targeting TREM2 in Cellular PD Assays.
Jeffrey Millman, PhD, Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Endocrinology and Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at WashU Medicine, has received new research funding to further his groundbreaking diabetes research.
A newly defined liver disease linked to alcohol consumption and obesity is surging, drawing significant concern among health experts and federal officials as common risk factors increasingly collide.
Michael S. Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology, and Pathology & Immunology, has been honored with multiple rankings and awards among the world’s top scientists by Research.com, including No. 10 in the world among the Best Scientists for 2026 in Microbiology.
Maria S. Remedi, PhD, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research at WashU Medicine, is the senior author of an article published February 9, 2026, in MedComm (Volume 7, Issue 2).
Faculty, residents, fellows, students, and trainees from WashU Medicine’s Division of Dermatology joined researchers and clinicians in Chicago this spring for the annual meeting of the Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID), one of the leading conferences dedicated to advancing skin biology and dermatologic research.
The bacteria enterotoxigenic E. coli and Shigella together cause hundreds of millions of infections each year and are among the leading causes of diarrheal death, especially in children. Decades of vaccine development efforts have come up short, in part because the usual vaccine targets vary too much from one strain to the next.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) -A cutting-edge procedure for treating sickle cell disease is changing lives in the St. Louis area, where an estimated 1,200 people have the debilitating blood disorder. Damon Williams, 48, is the first adult patient in the St. Louis region to receive a new gene therapy treatment for sickle cell […]
Lead author Clair Crewe, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine in WashU Medicine’s Division of Cell Biology and Physiology and Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Lipid Research, the Crewe Lab and collaborators from the Department of Pathology and Immunology and the Center for Human Nutrition are authors of a study published May 5, 2026, in Cell Metabolism.
Janet S. Lee, MD, a highly regarded physician-scientist in pulmonary and critical care medicine, has been installed as the inaugural Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor of Medicine at WashU Medicine. The professorship is the second established by the Seldins.
Congratulations to Will Ross, MD, MPH, Alumni Endowed Professor of Medicine, Nephrology, and Associate Dean for Diversity at Washington University School of Medicine, who was honored with the National Kidney Foundation’s (NKF) Award of Excellence at their 75th Anniversary Heroes Awards celebration on March 5, 2026.
Ignacio Portales‑Castillo, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology, has been selected for funding in the third round of the George M. O’Brien Kidney Resource Alliance (OKRA) Opportunity Pool Program. He will receive $50,000 in research support for his pilot grant proposal, “Reduce Creatine in Proximal Tubule to Enhance Autophagy and Protect from Renal Injury.”
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 skills, and work ethic: submit here. Resident of the Month Dr. John Davis: “He was an absolutely remarkable senior to have on firm. He has incredible clinical […]
WashU Medicine’s 2026 Dean’s Impact Awards recognize scientists who probe the most basic elements of life and clinicians who translate those insights into care for patients facing critical health challenges.
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Hookworms, intestinal parasites that infect hundreds of millions of people in under-resourced tropical regions around the globe, have evolved to survive inside the human gut for years, secreting molecules that enable co-existence with their hosts. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have harnessed that biological mechanism for potential human benefit, […]