63 Pediatrics faculty recognized on 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® List

2024 Peds Top Doctors

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® […]

Arbeláez installed as David English Smith Professor of Medicine

Ana Maria Arbelaez

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 […]

Staff Spotlight Catrina Murphy

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 […]

Donor-derived cell-free DNA shows potential for early detection kidney transplant rejection

Findings from a study published in Nature Medicine show donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA), also called liquid biopsy, has the potential for early detection of kidney transplant rejection. The international study enrolled a diverse population of nearly 3,000 kidney transplant recipients — both adult and pediatric — from 14 transplantation centers in Europe and the U.S. […]

Staff feature Lynn Cowan

Lynn Cowan

Lynn Cowan grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and she loves everything about the state of Wisconsin! She loves the Packers, Brewers, Friday Fish Boils and the beautiful summers. She loved the winters as a child, but as she grew older, the long winters just seemed to get longer and longer. Cowan attended Marquette University […]

Orscheln appointed Pediatric Vice Chair of Community Health and Strategic Planning

Rachel Orscheln

Rachel C. Orscheln, MD, professor of Pediatrics and director of ambulatory Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed the vice chair of Community Health and Strategic Planning for the Department of Pediatrics, effective June 1, 2024. In this pivotal role, Orscheln will act as a crucial link […]

Garwood appointed interim division chief of Adolescent Medicine

Sarah Garwood

Sarah Garwood, MD, professor of Pediatrics, has been appointed interim division chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine for the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Garwood obtained her medical degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia.  Following internship and residency in Pediatrics at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, […]

Staff feature Lori Maloney

Lori Maloney grew up across the river in Caseyville/Collinsville/Maryville with her younger brother who still calls her “little sister.” During her childhood, family and friends were always around and the family camped a lot! Always with several other families – it was more of a party and home away from home kind of camping rather […]

Six Pediatrics faculty receive 2024 Dean’s Impact Awards

2024 Dean's Impact Awards Ana María Arbeláez, MD, MSCI Beverly S. Brozanski, MD Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH Kimberly S. Quayle, MD Barbara B. Warner, MD, MS Katie K. Wolfe, MD

Six faculty members from the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis were selected as 2024 Dean’s Impact awardees. The annual awards recognize those who “exhibit enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and sponsorship of learners, clinicians, educators and researchers.” Click the links below to […]

Gokanapudy Hahn receives Translational Research Award in Pediatric Heart Transplantation from American Heart Association and Enduring Hearts

Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn

Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn, MD, has received the Translational Research Award in Pediatric Heart Transplantation from the American Heart Association (AHA) and Enduring Hearts for her project titled, “Contemporary Approach to Desensitization: Targeted Therapies for HLA Sensitized Pediatric Heart Transplant Candidates.” Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is the primary site out of seven […]