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Perlmutter one of nine WashU faculty elected to AAAS (Links to an external site)

April 18, 2024April 19, 2024

Nine faculty members at Washington University in St. Louis are among the 502 new fellows selected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the most distinct honors in the scientific community. The 2023 class includes: Deanna Barch, Laura Bierut, Kendall Blumer, Andreas Burkhalter, Jennifer Heemstra, Kathleen McDermott, Jeffrey Miner, Camillo Padoa-Schioppa and David Perlmutter. It is also the 150th year […]

Dickson, Khabele, Longmore elected to Association of American Physicians (Links to an external site)

April 16, 2024

Three physician-scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been newly elected to the Association of American Physicians. Membership in the organization is an honor bestowed on physicians who lead innovative scientific research to improve health care.

Med Campus exhibit depicts historical experiences of Black employees, students, patients (Links to an external site)

April 12, 2024April 16, 2024

Amelia Bray-Aschenbrenner, MD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, reads stories on the newly installed Desegregration History Wall on the Medical Campus.

The new exhibit, stretching nearly 50 yards along a prominent wall on the Medical Campus, demands attention. Historical photographs depict the experiences of Black individuals – health-care workers and other employees, patients and students – at Washington University School of Medicine and its partner hospitals.

Glatz installed as Louis Larrick Ward Chair in Pediatric Cardiology

April 8, 2024April 18, 2024

(Pictured left to right) Dean Perlmutter, Andy Glatz, Trish Lollo, Gary Silverman

Andrew Glatz, MD, MSCE, was installed as the Louis Larrick Ward Chair in Pediatric Cardiology for the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. At a ceremony celebrating the event on April 4, 2024, Glatz, a professor of Pediatrics, presented the talk titled, “Collaborative Multi-Center Clinical Research in Pediatric Cardiovascular […]

Pruitt named director of academic pediatrics division (Links to an external site)

April 4, 2024April 8, 2024

Cassandra M. Pruitt, MD, a professor of pediatrics, has been named director of the Division of Academic Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She had served as interim director since July 2022.

Bubeck Wardenburg appointed executive vice chair

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, the Donald B. Strominger Professor of Pediatrics and chief of Pediatric Critical Care at Washington University Department of Pediatrics, has been appointed the executive vice chair. She has demonstrated expertise in improving, expanding and refining clinical operations to improve the overall care of children. She will assist the Department of Pediatrics […]

Hunstad appointed vice chair of basic and translational research

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024

David Hunstad, MD, the Arnold W. Strauss, MD, Endowed Professor for Mentoring, Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Microbiology, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Washington University Department of Pediatrics has been appointed the vice chair of basic and translational research. In this role, Hunstad will work with the administrative team to oversee […]