ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A teen’s mother is fighting in her memory, using the loss of her daughter to inspire others to become organ donors. Dawn Torrain’s daughter Jasmine was in and out of the hospital since she was born, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was only 7 months old. “We always accepted […]
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – Advanced technology and additional treatment methods are helping newborns and infants with kidney disease across the region. St. Louis Children’s Hospital has been putting it to use and perfecting it since 2020. Washington University nephrologist at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Dr. Eileen Ciccia says dialysis machines were originally designed for […]
The 2023 Pediatrics Research Retreat was held at Live! by Loews, a beautiful venue right next to Ballpark Village. The more than 250 attendees were treated to a day of fascinating research and time to catch up with colleagues. Twelve presenters discussed topics spanning from viral DNAemia and herpesvirus seropositivity to machine learning in congenital […]
The enteric nervous system (ENS) is a branch of the peripheral nervous system that autonomously regulates intestinal function. The ENS is made up of two interconnected plexuses of neurons and glia: the myenteric plexus and the submucosal plexus. Though signaling to smooth muscle, epithelium, and immune cells, the ENS controls intestinal motility, local blood flood […]
Staff Name Division Title Lylah Aikoye Hematology / Oncology Undergraduate Student Anna Bauer Hematology / Oncology Clinical Research Study Assistant II Aluet Borrego Alvarez Endocrinology Staff Scientist Jenifer Goers Infectious Diseases Case Worker I Kiley Hudson Newborn Medicine Undergraduate Student Grace Hurley Hematology / Oncology Graduate Student Ashley Jones Hematology / Oncology Research Technician II […]
Christopher Sumski, DO, MEd, was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. Because of this, his love for the Cardinals, Blues and toasted ravioli started early in life. After high school, Sumski began his tour of the Midwest, first attending undergrad at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. He double majored in Health Sciences and […]
PI Agency Title Ana María Arbeláez SLCH Foundation Child Health Intervention Prediabetes Program (CHIPP) Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg NIH/R21 ADAM10 polymorphism in susceptibility to S. aureus disease Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn NIH/R21 Clonal Hematopoeisis in Heart Transplant Recipients Carol Kao NIH/University of Alabama at Birmingham CPIC Pilot: Staphylococcus aureus a-toxin antibody response in maternal-infant dyads Melissa […]
Researchers in child psychiatry and pediatric neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named recipients of a prestigious MERIT award from the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support their research focused on preterm babies’ brains as the children age.
A new way of combating teen depression is working. It focuses on pediatricians and making sure teens have follow-up care. A team of researchers at Washington University here in St. Louis is behind it. The CDC reports teenagers’ feelings of sadness and hopelessness are higher than ever among teenagers, especially girls. A mental health crisis […]
Congratulations and welcome to our 2023-2024 intern class! We are so excited for you to join our team. Name Medical school Madison Baer, MD University of Missouri School of Medicine- Columbia Emily Bao, MD, MPH University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine Lauren Black, MD University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas […]