Author: Katie Cammarata

Tuberous Sclerosis Center at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis expands with addition of Adult TSC Director Nascimento

Fábio A. Nascimento, MD, and Patty Schaefer examine a patient

The Washington University Tuberous Sclerosis Center is recognized by the Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Alliance as one of only 13 TSC Centers of Excellence across the globe and the only in Missouri. Its multispecialty team is equipped to provide the highest level of comprehensive, medical care for children and adults with tuberous sclerosis complex while conducting cutting-edge […]

Staff Spotlight Sobia Shahab

Sobia Shahab

Sobia Shahab joined the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis at the end of August as business director. In this role, Shahab is involved in business analysis and decision support partnering to a number of elements of the business, including the Neuromuscle Clinical Lab and Neuromuscle and Critical Care […]

Antonia Goelz announced as Department of Neurology’s Staff Employee of the Quarter

Antonia Goelz

The Department of Neurology congratulates Clinical Research Specialist PT/OT Antonia Goelz for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q1 FY24. Goelz was nominated by faculty and staff because of her positivity and willingness to “jump in and do anything and everything; from cleaning the kitchen, scrubbing stains, to boxing up charts.” […]

Medical Advancement Donor Profile: The Mitchell and Friends Foundation

Herndon family and Bob Bucelli, MD

Story written by Washington University Medical Advancement. Michele and Matt Herndon honor their late son, Mitchell, by building the support community he longed for while coping with an unknown neurodegenerative disorder. When 19-year-old Mitchell Herndon died in October 2019, his parents, Michele and Matt, dealt with what they call COVID grief — mourning their son […]

2023 Residency Programs Showcase

Please join us to meet our department chairs, residency program directors, faculty, fellows, and residents. You will learn about opportunities to train at our nationally-ranked hospitals while caring for a diverse patient population in St. Louis. You will gain a greater appreciation of our commitment to high quality, culturally appropriate care and health equity.

57 Neurology faculty recognized on 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® and Rising Stars lists

Composite of 57 Neurology providers

The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce 57 of our faculty members have been selected for the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® and Rising Stars lists. We are proud of our physicians for their hard work and dedication to their patients each and every day. Each year, Castle Connolly uses a merit-based system to […]

Cynthia Hodge announced as Department of Neurology’s Staff Employee of the Quarter

Cindy Hodge

The Department of Neurology congratulates former Neurology Research Lab Manager Cynthia Hodge for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q4 FY23. Hodge was nominated by faculty and staff because of her hard work and dedication to her role and the people she manages. Those who nominated her, in particular, highlighted how […]

Staff Spotlight Ali Vonderheid

Ali Vonderheid

Born and raised in Florissant, Missouri, Ali Vonderheid played soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball throughout grade school, as well as nightly street hockey games with the neighborhood boys (yes, she was the only girl!). She continued playing soccer through high school and college where she attended Missouri Southern State University in Joplin (Vonderheid came back […]

Neurology Awards 2023 — So Far

Department of Neurology Awards - 2023

Several members of our department received distinguished service teaching awards from the medical school class of 2024, which just completed its clerkship. These individuals were selected from among the entire faculty, residents and staff of the medical school. On May 26, 2023, we held the Neurology Academic Symposium in which residents and fellows presented their […]

Publication from Horie, Sato, Ghoshal and Bateman wins ISTAART 2023 Publication of the Year Award

Horie, Sato, Ghoshal, Bateman

An article published in Nature Medicine from neurologists Kanta Horie, PhD, Chihiro Sato, PhD, Nupur Ghoshal, MD, PhD, Randall Bateman, MD, and colleagues has won the International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART) 2023 Publication of the Year Award. The article is titled, “CSF tau microtubule-binding region identifies pathological changes in primary tauopathies.” […]