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 […]
Anesthesiologist Michael S. Avidan, MBBCh, reproductive biologist Sarah K. England, PhD, and neurologist Timothy Miller, MD, PhD, all of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors in […]
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.
Although it is commonly thought of as a disease amongst the elderly, it is important to recognize the impacts of stroke in pediatric settings. Given the occurrence at a younger age, with potential long-term effects on disability, some argue stroke may be more detrimental in the pediatric population. In both populations, acute stroke management is […]
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 […]
Ischemic stroke in the pediatric population is rare; however, stroke in children in the acute setting can be missed because of its low prevalence. Care for acute pediatric strokes involves determining the most likely etiology in a timely manner, understanding available resources, and making the best choice based on the information at hand, according to […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently gave full approval to Leqembi (lecanemab) for patients in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. Physicians and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine’s Charles F. and Joanne Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC) in St. Louis were involved in the clinical trials evaluating Leqembi, in which they enrolled […]
The city of St. Louis has the highest rate of Alzheimer’s dementia cases in Missouri, and new evidence from Washington University’s School of Medicine shows that social factors like income, race and education play a role in access to treatment and diagnosis. The new observational study, focused on the Washington University Memory Diagnostic Center, showed […]
The COVID-19 pandemic will forever be associated with unprecedented lockdowns and inconveniences such as wearing masks in public. And that’s largely because health experts had no idea exactly where the SARS-CoV-2 virus was lurking, and how risky crowded settings such as workplaces, classrooms, and public transportation were.
Nearly a decade ago, St. Louis Children’s Hospital was one of the first to use an innovative procedure to cure pediatric epilepsy. As we celebrate 30 years as a system, we’re looking back at the groundbreaking innovations that cleared the way for the extraordinary care our patients—and everyone—deserves. Sophia Griffin, like most teenagers, just wanted […]