WashU Medicine Neurology welcomed six new faculty to the department in July 2025. We are grateful and excited to have these talented individuals join our team and look forward to seeing their contributions and achievements throughout their careers with us.
Edmond J. Safra Fellowship to fund training of movement disorder specialist in the Department of Neurology
Michael Petrany Co-administrative Chief Where I’m from Huntington, West Virginia Brief background about my education/training I moved to Cincinnati, Ohio for college at Xavier University and stayed in the city for the MD/PhD program at University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. I completed my PhD in Doug Millay’s lab studying mechanisms of myoblast fusion […]
Arthur L. Prensky, MD, a professor emeritus of neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Monday, June 16, 2025, after a short illness. He was 94. Over his 45-year career, Prensky became a world authority in metabolic disorders, headache and neurodevelopment.
Hannah Richardson is hopeful about her future and its endless possibilities. But the 24-year-old’s plans are clouded by an unthinkable reality—there is a 50% chance she will develop Alzheimer’s disease in her 30s.
Aaron Struck, MD, associate professor of neurology, has been appointed chief of the Section of Epilepsy at WashU Medicine Neurology. His role takes effect July 1, 2025. Brian “Keith” Day, MD, PhD, has served as interim chief of the section since September 2024. During Day’s tenure, he demonstrated steady leadership and helped maintain stability and […]
A new AI-based technology that rapidly maps the brain to locate sensitive areas that control speech, vision, movement and other critical functions has received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), enabling it to be marketed to hospitals with the aim of enhancing the precision of neurosurgeries. The technology was developed by researchers and […]
Raman Malhotra, MD, will lead the Section of Sleep Medicine starting July 1, 2025.
Irwin Levy Resident Teaching Award outstanding teaching by a Neurology resident Neurology Clerkship Student Teaching Award faculty chosen by the students Neurology Clerkship Student Resident Teaching Award Honor Roll Neurology Clerkship Student Faculty Teaching Award Honor Roll Sven Eliasson Award for Teaching Excellence outstanding teaching by an adult Neurology attending Adult Neurology Teaching Excellence Honor […]
Bhooma Aravamuthan, MD, DPhil, and Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD, have been honored with invitations to join the 2025 Class of Fellows for the Child Neurology Society. This status recognizes their “dedication to exceptional patient care and professional excellence.” The Child Neurology Society aims to promote the care of pediatric patients with neurological and developmental disorders […]