The Department of Pediatrics is proud to announce 61 of our faculty members have been selected for the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® and Rising Stars lists. 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 […]
Vikas R. Dharnidharka, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics, has been installed as the Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., MD Professor of Pediatrics. A celebration to mark the event took place Thursday, August 3, 2023 in the Eric P. Newman Education Center. Dharnidharka is the chief of the Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hypertension and Pheresis at […]
Caring for the Undiagnosed – those children and adults whose symptoms do not fit into a known diagnostic category – impacts every involved provider through many rewards, challenges, and guilt. Here, I offer my personal perspective about the impact of caring for the Undiagnosed on my mental health. Despite the “chaos narrative” that frequently characterizes […]
As clinical site coordinator for the UDN, I have a front row seat to the diagnostic odyssey. I am able to work directly and closely with the patients and families and come to know them intimately. By the time our families arrive at Washington University for an evaluation, they have been through so much. They […]
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 […]
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 […]
A first of its kind clinic has parents and medical professionals alike excited. The inaugural DeSanto-Shinawi Syndrome clinic took place on Sept. 29-30 at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. It was the first clinic of its kind in St. Louis for the syndrome that was described by Washington University pediatrician Cori DeSanto, MD, and Washington University […]