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.
In the realm of biomedical research, securing funding is a testament to an institution’s record of scientific accomplishments and potential for further advances to improve human health. In 2023, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis received the second-highest amount of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of all medical schools nationwide. […]
Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics, has been installed as the Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics. A celebration to mark the event took place Monday, March 4, 2024 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Cooper is chief of the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology/Immunology at Washington University Department of […]
Drs. Avari Silva and Silva are changing the way doctors approach surgery. The married couple helped develop SentiAR technology, which relies on mixed-reality technology that allows 3-D digital objects to be placed in a real-world setting. “A big trend in the past 20 years has been to make surgeries as minimally invasive as possible,” says […]
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been named one of nine core sites in the Pediatric Heart Network, a national network of leading hospitals and research institutions that works toward improving outcomes and quality of life for children with heart disease.
A Florissant, Missouri family is counting their blessings after their six-month-old baby had a successful liver transplant. Baby Eden Hernandez was born in July 2023 to parents Sarah and Kevin and was a very happy baby – so much so she had nurses at St. Louis Children’s Hospital pop their heads in often, just to […]
Evangeline “Evie” Mae Statler’s life began as a dream long ago for her parents and 10-year-old brother Mason. From hearing the name Evangeline for the first time in a game Mason was playing—which the Statlers later learned meant “bringer of good news”—to literal dreams about adding a little girl to their family, this baby was […]
The Department of Pediatrics welcomes all 24 of our fellowship matches. These incoming fellows will start in their subspecialties in July 2024. Allergy/Immunology Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Emergency Medicine Gastroenterology Hematology/Oncology Hospital Medicine Infectious Diseases Newborn Medicine Pulmonary
Cassandra (Casey) M. Pruitt, MD, FAAP, will be the next chief of the Division of Academic Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine. Pruitt is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist who has served as the medical director for the WashU Complex Care Clinic and the General Academic Pediatric Clinic since […]
Rebekah Frederick is a 7-year-old girl from Ohio who loves animals and might want to be a veterinarian when she grows up. Or a cardiologist. Or a pediatrician. There’s still time to decide. Her mom, Jennifer Frederick isn’t quite sure how being a vet is going to work out for her. “She won’t pet her […]