Staff Spotlight Deann Gavney

Deann Gavney

Deann Gavney joined WashU Medicine in 2017 as a clinic administrator in Orthopedic Surgery and transitioned to Neurology as the clinical operations director in 2020. She has a passion for operations management and enjoys the fast-paced and challenging working environment in Neurology. In her role, she has the opportunity to work with the incredible in-clinic […]

Ushe selected as Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program faculty honoree

Mwiza Ushe

The WashU Alumni Association has chosen Mwiza Ushe, MD, MA, as one of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program (DASP) Faculty Honorees. The program recognizes four outstanding WashU Medicine alumni who are current or emeritus faculty members with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship given to a student in their name. “I couldn’t be prouder that Mwiza […]

Welcome to our 2025 residency matches!

Congratulations, Matches!

Congratulations and welcome to our 2025-2026 residency intern class! We are so excited to welcome this diverse and fantastic group of trainees who are among the best of the best. The Adult Neurology cohort will begin its PGY1 Preliminary Medicine year in July 2025 and its PGY2 Neurology training in July 2026. The Pediatric Neurology […]

Congratulations to Neurology’s February 2025 SAFE accolade recipients

SAFE accolades - Neurology

Congratulations to the members of the Department of Neurology who received accolades through the Supporting a Fair Environment (SAFE) program! SAFE aims to improve the learning environment by promoting positive behaviors and managing concerns about learner mistreatment and unprofessional behaviors. SAFE accolades include treating others with dignity and respect, creating an environment that values diversity, […]

Dai joins Adult Neurology Residency Program leadership

Cathy Dai

Xing “Cathy” Dai, MD, is the newest member of the Adult Neurology Residency Program leadership team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She will join Salim Chahin, MD, MSCE, Renee Van Stavern, MD, and Gregory Wu, MD, PhD, as an associate program director, starting July 1, 2025. She began transitioning into the […]

Novel Gene Therapy Clinical Trial Targets Rett Syndrome

Gloved hands hold syringe to glass vial

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of only ten sites in the world participating in a pioneering clinical trial evaluating TSHA-102, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of Rett syndrome, a severe neurodevelopmental disorder primarily affecting girls. The REVEAL Phase 1/2 clinical trial represents a significant advancement in the quest […]

Staff Spotlight Jacki Mallmann

Jacki Mallmann

Jacki Mallmann began her career at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in 1998 as a part-time administrative assistant in the Department of Psychiatry. She spent fourteen years working at the Midwest Alcoholism Research Center, where she gained invaluable administrative research experience by working on multiple NIH-funded studies, IRB submissions, data entry, general […]

Generous donation from Jansky/Bander Family to fund Movement Disorders fellowships, support brain bank

Generous donation funds Movement Disorders fellowships, supports brain bank

The Jansky/Bander Family Fund, a generous commitment of $1,100,000 over five years, has been established to advance critical initiatives within the Section of Movement Disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Department of Neurology. This significant financial contribution is earmarked for two primary functions under the direction of Joel Perlmutter, MD: funding […]

Three Neurology nurses 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards finalists!

ST. LOUIS MAGAZINE

Three of our incredibly hard-working nurses at WashU Medicine Department of Neurology were selected as 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards finalists — Ashley Rabe, Wendy Sanders and Audra Stewart! The annual St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards, presented by BJC HealthCare and Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, recognizes nurses across the St. Louis region […]

Jiang-Xie selected for 2024 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award

WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award 2024 Winner: Li-Feng Jiang-Xie, PhD

Li-Feng Jiang-Xie, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in WashU Medicine Department of Pathology and Immunology, has been selected as the winner of the 2024 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award. A ceremony to celebrate the winner will be held Friday, May 2 at 4 p.m. in the Jeffrey T. Fort Neuroscience Research Building Auditorium on the […]