Tara M. Neumayr, MD, has been appointed as the medical director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after serving as interim medical director since January 2024. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve as the medical director of the CICU, and I’m excited about the work ahead!” Neumayr […]
Jeffrey Magee, MD, PhD, is the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell Professor in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also directs the Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In these capacities, he oversees both basic and clinical research, patient care and biomedical education. Magee […]
Name Division Title Justin Hill Berger Cardiology Instructor in Pediatrics Josie Cleveland Genetics & Genomic Medicine Graduate Student Elijah Davis Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Student David Garcia Emergency Medicine Undergraduate Student Stella-Rita Ibeawuchi Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Staff Scientist Pranathi Sai Kandikonda Genetics & Genomic Medicine Graduate Student Rosiland Kennel Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Patient Billing/Services […]
PI Agency Title Danielle Alfano NIH/K08 ADAM10 as a molecular specifier of sepsis Tarin Bigley CDI CDI Center for Pediatric Immunology Eve Colson NIH/R01/UMMS Social Media and Risk-reduction Training for Preterm Infant Care Practices (SMART Preemie) Megan Cooper SLCH Foundation Mechanisms of TLR8 gain-of-function syndrome Patricia Dickson NIH/U01 Washington University in St. Louis UDN Diagnostic […]
Zaundrea Pinner is a wife of 31 years, mom of six children (three boys and three girls), and she has 14 grandchildren. She grew up in St. Louis north county. She is a proud graduate of Normandy Senior High School. Before coming to Washington University, she worked for Esse Health Mason Road Pediatrics for 12 […]
The Department of Pediatrics is proud to announce 63 of our faculty members have been selected for the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® List. Our physicians work hard each and every day to provide their patients with unmatched care. Each year, Castle Connolly uses a merit-based system to select board-certified physicians for its Top Doctors® […]
Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist who specializes in rare genetic diseases that affect children’s immune systems, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Cooper also is director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department […]
CureSearch for Children’s Cancer announced today that it will award $2 million in funding to support a Phase I clinical trial in 24 children and young adults with recurrent brain tumors, a diagnosis with a devastating prognosis. More than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. and are in desperate need of […]
Ana María Arbeláez, MD, MSCI, was installed as the David English Smith Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. At a ceremony celebrating the event on Aug. 7, 2024, Arbeláez, a professor of Pediatrics, presented the talk titled, “Sweet Road to Shape Childhood Health.” Arbeláez is a professor of pediatrics […]
Catrina Murphy has been with Washington University in St. Louis and the Department of Pediatrics for five years starting as a PSR. Prior to coming to Wash U, Murphy was in the dental field for eight years where she was an office manager and at times the dental assistant. She has always enjoyed the medical field, but […]