New employees September 2024

New employees September 2024
Name Division Title Artrice Bolden Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition Pre-Certification Coordinator Brandi Brumbalow Central Administration Certified Coder Ata A. Canbaz Infectious Diseases Postdoc Research Associate Katherine Carr Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Chloe Cevan Genetics & Genomic Medicine Genetic Clinical Counselor I Elizabeth Flock Newborn Medicine Research Technician II Sheridan Franklin Genetics […]

Funded Awards August 2024

Funded Awards August 2024
PI Agency Title Irem Eldem FDA/Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Phase 2a/2b Study Emapalumab: A Window of Opportunity in Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Melanie Fields NIH/R01 Neurocognitive Effects of Late-Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia Stephanie Fritz SLCH Foundation Epidemiology of the treatment of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in children Christina Gurnett NIH/P50 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES […]

‘The sky is the limit’: 23 surgeries in the first 19 years of life leads to a medical career (Links to an external site)

‘The sky is the limit’: 23 surgeries in the first 19 years of life leads to a medical career
One former St. Louis Children’s Hospital patient has turned her struggles into a calling that’s changing lives. Riley Kruse, now a pre-med student, was born two months early in 2005 with a condition called hemifacial microsomia. Dr. Kamlesh Patel, a pediatric plastic surgeon at the hospital, explains, “Hemifacial microsomia can in most cases involve the jaw, meaning one side […]

Neumayr appointed as medical director of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Neumayr appointed as medical director of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Tara M. Neumayr, MD, has been appointed as the medical director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) at St. Louis Children’s Hospital after serving as interim medical director since January 2024. “I’m extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve as the medical director of the CICU, and I’m excited about the work ahead!” Neumayr […]