Physicians who engage in research play a vital role in developing novel, innovative approaches to diagnosing and treating disease. Nurturing the careers of doctors whose work takes them to both patients’ bedsides and the laboratory bench is a top priority of the Division of Physician-Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Colin A. Martin, MD, a specialist in intestinal rehabilitation surgery and an advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion in surgery, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also will serve as surgeon-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He will begin in […]
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 […]
Name Division Title Sabiha Bano Hematology & Oncology Research Technician II Sebastian Boluarte Critical Care Medicine Research Technician II Mandy Clayton Adolescent Medicine Coordinator Office Danielle Fraser Central Admin Residency Coordinator Brooke Harris Infectious Diseases Research Technician II Cassandra Kightlinger Central Admin Financial Analyst I Aditi Kishore Genetics Research Technician I Emily Orr Genetics Staff […]
PI Agency Title Jeffrey Atkinson CFF/JCHRF Strength and Muscle Related Outcomes for Nutrition and Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis STRONG-CF Tarin Bigley Arthritis National Research Foundation Virus-induced Predisposition to Lupus After TLR7 Stimulation Megan Cooper NIH/R56 Metabolic Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Activation Patricia Dickson NIH/U01 Washington University School of Medicine Undiagnosed Diseases Network Clinical […]
Jenny Petzoldt, LMSW, was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and is the middle child of an older sister and younger brother. Growing up, Petzoldt had a passion for giving back to the community, especially the cancer community. When Petzoldt was just two years old, she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Petzoldt went […]
David Balzer, MD, has been designated a Master Interventionalist of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (MSCAI). This recognition denotes outstanding members of SCAI who are nominated by their peers in the society. According to the SCAI website, nominees must exemplify “excellence in interventional cardiology practice throughout their careers and commitment to the highest […]
On April 17, 2023, St. Louis Children’s Hospital’s cardiac catheterization (Cath) lab received its second accreditation from the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). On that same date, the St. Louis Children’s Hospital electrophysiology (EP) lab received its third accreditation from the IAC. Both the cath and EP labs are part of the St. Louis Children’s and […]
In the U.S., the bacterium Klebsiella pneumoniae is a common cause of urinary tract infection, bloodstream infection and pneumonia. While infections with the bacterium can be easily treated in some, Klebsiella has a dangerous flip side: It also is frequently resistant to antibiotics, making it extraordinarily difficult to treat in others. About half of people infected with a hypervirulent, […]