Staff Feature Laura Linneman

Laura and Mike Linneman

Laura Linneman, RN, was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the youngest of five siblings. She grew up in a loving household, busy with a lot of family and friends and activities. Like many teenagers, Linneman worked in many jobs, but in her first job at age 16, she was as a […]

Funded Awards June 2023

Funded grants! Mohamed Abdelbaki Fahd Ahmad Jeffrey Atkinson David Bark Jonathan Cooper Patricia Dickson Joseph Finney Stephanie Fritz Sarah Garwood Nicole Gilbert Eric Greer Monica Hulbert David Hunstad Carol Kao Amanda Kolmar Katie Plax Deepika Polineni Shalini Shenoy Gary Silverman Ashley Steed Gregory Storch Brian Stotter

PI Agency Title Mohamed Abdelbaki Rally Foundation Natural Killer Cells in Children with Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumors Fahd Ahmad SLCH Foundation  Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) Registry Onboarding Jeffrey Atkinson CFF/JCHRF  Strength and Muscle Related Outcomes for Nutrition and Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis STRONG-CF David Bark NIH/R21 Paper-based high shear hemostatic analytical […]

Dharnidharka installed as the Alexis F. Hartmann Sr., MD Professor of Pediatrics

Installation of Vikas Dharnidharka. From left to right: Gary Silverman, Vikas Dharnidharka, Trish Lollo

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 […]

Newland named inaugural Schnuck chair in pediatric infectious diseases (Links to an external site)

Jason G. Newland, MD, has been named the inaugural Schnuck Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Pictured at his installation ceremony are (from left): Charles Windsor, chair of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Foundation Board; Gary Silverman, MD, head of pediatrics at Washington University and St. Louis Children's pediatrician-in-chief; Tesh Jewell, the hospital's vice president of Ambulatory & Clinical Support Services; Todd Schnuck; Newland; David Perlmutter, MD, dean of Washington University School of Medicine; Nancy Schnuck Diemer; Donald J. Diemer; Terry Schnuck; Sally Schnuck; and Craig Schnuck, chair emeritus of the university’s Board of Trustees.

Jason G. Newland, MD, a noted pediatrician and researcher at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural Schnuck Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The honor was bestowed by St. Louis Children’s Hospital through a gift funded by the children of Donald and Doris Schnuck, […]

Can a Car Seat be Used After a Car Accident? (Links to an external site)

Child in car seat with a book

Does anyone else feel like they are constantly in the car? Going to work, running errands, going to the library or park, and hitting I-70 to visit family, I’m constantly in my vehicle! Wherever I go, my little one is often with me. Keeping him safe in the car is a top priority! Here are […]

Staff Feature Michelle Oliva

Michelle Oliva

Michelle Oliva, MSN, RN, knew she wanted to help kids and families since elementary school. Growing up in Sierra Vista, Arizona, a small border town, she discovered her love of the outdoors, mountain hiking and the cactus and mesquite-studded southwestern landscape. Summers in St. Louis fostered her love of the city and all things the […]

New Employees June 2023

Welcome new hires!

Staff Name Division Title Ben Adam Cisneros Rheumatology Research Technician I Alekya Dantam Endocrinology & Diabetes Undergraduate Student Marissa Estopare Allergy & Pulmonary Medicine Clinical Nurse Coordinator Trisha Gannu Critical Care Medicine WU Student Program Participant Ryan P Hillery Nephrology WU Student Program Participant William B Hu Rheumatology Undergraduate Student Dasha Humphries Allergy & Pulmonary […]

Funded Awards May 2023

F. Sessions Cole Megan Cooper Jane Alyce Hunt Fuhai Li

PI Agency Title F. Sessions Cole NIH/ U2C/Harvard University Diagnosing the Unknown for Care and Advancing Science (DUCAS) Megan Cooper CDI Center for Pediatric Immunology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital Jane Alyce Hunt Washington University Center for Dissemination and Implementation Implementation of a Sustainable STI Screening Program in the Pediatric ED Fuhai Li NIH/R01 Modeling […]

St. Louis Children’s Hospital sets national record in pediatric heart transplants (Links to an external site)

St. Louis Children's Hospital

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – A St. Louis hospital is marking a major milestone. St. Louis Children’s and Washington University Heart Center recently completed its 600th pediatric heart transplant, making it the first pediatric transplant center to achieve this in the United States. According to BJC Healthcare, St. Louis Children’s Hospital performed its first heart […]

Lowe appointed vice chancellor for research (Links to an external site)

Mark Lowe, MD, PhD, an academic leader and accomplished pediatric physician-scientist at Washington University School of Medicine, has been named the vice chancellor for research at Washington University. (Photo: Matt Miller/School of Medicine)

Mark E. Lowe, MD, PhD, an academic leader and accomplished pediatric physician-scientist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been appointed the university’s vice chancellor for research. He also has been named senior associate dean of research at WashU Medicine. Chancellor Andrew D. Martin, Provost Beverly Wendland and David H. Perlmutter, MD, […]