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
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
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, 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)
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, 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
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
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, 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 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, […]