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

KSDK-TV • October 6, 2024October 7, 2024

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

By hbrian • October 1, 2024

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 […]

Magee installed as Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell III Professor in Pediatric Hematology Oncology

By hbrian • September 20, 2024September 10, 2024

Jeffrey Magee, MD, PhD, is the Elizabeth H. and James S. McDonnell Professor in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He also directs the Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. In these capacities, he oversees both basic and clinical research, patient care and biomedical education. Magee […]

63 Pediatrics faculty recognized on 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® List

By hbrian • August 22, 2024August 26, 2024

The Department of Pediatrics is proud to announce 63 of our faculty members have been selected for the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® List. 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 its Top Doctors® […]

Cooper named inaugural French professor (Links to an external site)

The Source • August 20, 2024August 30, 2024

Megan A. Cooper, MD, PhD, an internationally recognized physician-scientist who specializes in rare genetic diseases that affect children’s immune systems, has been named the inaugural Anthony R. French, MD, PhD, Professor in Pediatrics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Cooper also is director of the Division of Rheumatology & Immunology in the Department […]

Today, we’re announcing $2M in funding for a new pediatric brain cancer clinical trial. Dr. Mohamed Abdelbaki’s team is testing a new type of cancer immunotherapy in children with recurrent brain tumors, with funding from a CureSearch Catapult Award. (Links to an external site)

CureSearch • August 15, 2024August 21, 2024

Child in a hospital bed with a mask holding a teddy bear.

CureSearch for Children’s Cancer announced today that it will award $2 million in funding to support a Phase I clinical trial in 24 children and young adults with recurrent brain tumors, a diagnosis with a devastating prognosis. More than 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. and are in desperate need of […]

Arbeláez installed as David English Smith Professor of Medicine

By hbrian • August 8, 2024August 2, 2024

Ana María Arbeláez, MD, MSCI, was installed as the David English Smith Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. At a ceremony celebrating the event on Aug. 7, 2024, Arbeláez, a professor of Pediatrics, presented the talk titled, “Sweet Road to Shape Childhood Health.” Arbeláez is a professor of pediatrics […]