Congratulations to our October 2024 SAFE accolade recipients

Four members of the Department of Pediatrics received accolades through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program — congratulations! SAFE aims to improve the learning environment by promoting positive behaviors and managing concerns about learner mistreatment and unprofessional behaviors. SAFE accolades include treating others with dignity and respect, creating an environment that values diversity, equity […]

Magee installed as Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Professor in Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Jeffrey Magee

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 […]

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 […]

Physician-scientists receive Scholar-Innovator award (Links to an external site)

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD (left), and Russell Pachynski, MD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been honored with the 2024 Scholar-Innovator Award from the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland.

Juliane Bubeck Wardenburg, MD, PhD, and Russell Pachynski, MD, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been honored with the 2024 Scholar-Innovator Award from the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland. They are among 10 physician-scientists nationwide recognized for leading innovative research with potential to advance standard of clinical care.

Seven Pediatrics faculty honored at WashU Celebration of Inventors 2024 (Links to an external site)

WashU Celebration of Inventors 2024

On April 25, 2024, the Office of Technology Management hosted the seventh annual Celebration of Inventors, an event to honor and recognize Washington University inventors, researchers and faculty entrepreneurs.  Honorees included 2023 United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awardees; National Academy of Inventors Fellows and Senior Members; and the recipient of the 2024 Chancellor’s […]

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 […]

Dickson among Association of American Physicians 2024 Elected Members

Patricia Dickson

Patricia Dickson, MD, was one of only 70 people elected to the Association of American Physicians (AAP) for 2024. According to the AAP, members have included “Nobel laureates and members of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine.” Three Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty joined […]

Two pediatricians awarded grants as part of ICTS’s Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program

Brian DeBosch and Sarah Greene

Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS) and The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital have awarded Brian DeBosch, MD, PhD, and Sarah Greene, MD, PhD, grants as part of the 17th annual Clinical and Translational Research Funding Program (CTRFP). This program is the largest internal grant funding program in the ICTS, requiring applicants to […]

5 physician-scientists named to newest class of Dean’s Scholars (Links to an external site)

The Division of Physician-Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has announced its fifth class of Dean’s Scholars. They are (top, from left): R. Alex Harbison, MD, and Joshua Siner, MD; and (bottom, from left) Carol M. Kao, MD; Dzmitry Matsiukevich, MD; and David F. Butler, MD.

Physicians who pursue research often play a key role in the discovery of new, innovative approaches to diagnosing and treating patients. The Dean’s Scholars initiative at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis aims to nurture the careers of such doctors so they can more easily treat patients while also pursuing laboratory-based biomedical research.

3 Pediatric physicians named 2024 Dean’s Scholars

2024 Dean's Scholars

Three providers from the Washington University Department of Pediatrics were named as 2024 Dean’s Scholars: Congratulations to all five recipients! The Dean’s Scholars program supports outstanding MD-only individuals committed to a career as a physician-scientist. This program alleviates the scholar’s financial stress and provides them with mentorship, institutional support, and the protected time necessary to […]