Category: Welcome to WashU

Dr. Rehan Rais joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June 2024.  He was born in Karachi, Pakistan and completed his early education and medical school there.  He graduated from Liaquat National Medical College with honors.  During his time in medical school, he received many accolades including […]

Dr. Pan Ma joined the Department of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division as an instructor in May 2024.  As a researcher, she has made significant contributions to the understanding of myocarditis disease.  Her work has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals and presented at prestigious conferences, earning them recognition as a competitive early career investigator. […]

Dr. Mark Sundermeyer joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Oncology as an Associate Professor as of February 2024.  He is a board-certified hematologist and medical oncologist with experience in clinical care, research accrual, teaching/education, and administration.  He was admitted to the University Missouri Columbia as an 8-year undergraduate/medical school Conley Scholar. Following […]

Dr. Hector Palacios joined the Department of Medicine in the Nutritional Science and Obesity Medicine Division as an Instructor in March 2024.  He obtained his PhD in Metabolic Biology from the University of California at Berkeley, where he conducted research under the guidance of Professor Marc Hellerstein. His research focused on investigating the effects of […]

Dr. Andrew Atkinson joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases as an Assistant Professor in March 2024.  Dr. Atkinson is a statistician and methodologist providing ad hoc and project-driven support for interventional and observational studies.  His research involves developing methods for handling missing data, the adoption of the estimand framework to […]