Orr lab named first-ever Bruker Spatial Biology Center of Excellence

Orr lab ribbon cutting as the first-ever Bruker Spatial Biology Center of Excellence

This designation recognizes Miranda Orr, PhD, associate professor of Neurology, and her team as global leaders in spatial biology, providing access to pre-commercial technologies and close partnership with Bruker Spatial Biology to advance the next generation of discovery.

Tanner, Owen and Renner-Chavez announced as Neurology Staff Employees of the Quarter

Teanna Tanner, Renae Owen, Tasha Renner-Chavez

The Department of Neurology congratulates three staff members for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employees of the Quarter for Q4 FY25. The department accepts nominations for three award categories to highlight the dedication and accomplishments of our staff members — clinical, research and administration. Clinical Staff Employee of the Quarter Teanna Tanner, RMA, CCMA Medical […]

Congratulations to Neurology’s July 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, […]

67 Neurology faculty recognized as 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors®

Headshots of 67 top neurology doctors

The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce 67 of our faculty members have been selected as 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors®. We are proud of our physicians for their dedication to their work and patients each and every day. Each year, Castle Connolly uses a merit-based system to select board-certified physicians for its Top […]

Now accepting applications for 2025 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award!

Bold Pioneer Award

The goal of the $10,000 WashU Medicine Bold Pioneer Award is to recognize and encourage early career investigators who have demonstrated bold, pioneering research that is high-risk by virtue of being fundamentally different from standard approaches. The intent is to encourage scientific research investigators to challenge status quo approaches by developing fundamentally different methods, approaches, […]

2024-25 Resident & Faculty Teaching Award Recipients

2024-25 Resident & Faculty Teaching Award Recipients

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 […]

Stewart wins 2024 Excellence in Nursing Award

Audra Stewart

Audra Stewart, RN, with neonatal neurology, is the recipient of the 2024 Excellence in Nursing Award for Neurology / Psychology / Behavioral Health. The annual Excellence in Nursing Awards is hosted by St. Louis Magazine and presented by BJC HealthCare and Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing. Honorees were celebrated at a reception at the […]

3 neurologists elected to WashU Medicine Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society

Washington University School of Medicine McMillan Building

Three members of WashU Medicine Neurology have been nominated and elected into the WashU Medicine Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Medical Society: AΩA is a national organization — founded in 1902 — that values high quality patient care, leadership, service and scholarship. The Society’s aims are “the promotion of scholarship and research in […]