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 […]

Donation makes 2023 Cerebral Palsy Family Day possible

Waldy Upchurch plays tennis.

The Department of Neurology’s Cerebral Palsy Center is hosting its inaugural Cerebral Palsy Family Day on June 24, 2023, at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The event originated when a family previously seen in the Cerebral Palsy (CP) Center provided the center with a generous donation. The donor’s wishes were for caregivers of individuals with CP […]

Welcome to our 2023 residency matches!

Welcome to Neurology!

Congratulations and welcome to our 2023-2024 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 PGY1 Preliminary Medicine year in July 2023 and PGY2 Neurology training in July 2024. The categorical Pediatric Neurology cohort […]

Department of Neurology ranks No. 1 in NIH funding — again!

No. 1 in NIH funding

The Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has ranked No. 1 in NIH funding among all neurology departments for the second year in a row. Department leadership would like to thank everyone in the department for their hard work and outstanding contributions to research over the years. The Blue […]

Getting to know Neurology’s new vice chair for education, Doug Larsen

Doug Larsen

Education has been top-of-mind for Doug Larsen, MD, MEd, since the very beginning of his career. His medical school application focused on the physician as an educator. And pediatric neurology is essentially embedded in his DNA. “You could say I was exposed since birth!” Larsen, a professor of neurology & pediatrics at Washington University School […]

Amy Bain announced as Department of Neurology’s Staff Employee of the Quarter

Amy Bain

The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Clinical Office Supervisor Amy Bain for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q2 FY23. Bain was nominated by faculty and staff because she is a steadfast leader among the staff in the Section of Movement Disorders through constant change who is the go-to person for […]

42 Neurology faculty recognized on 2022 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® and Rising Stars lists

Composite of dozens of Neurology faculty members who were listed as Castle Connolly's 2022 Top Docs and Rising Stars

The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce 42 of our faculty members have been selected for the 2022 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 […]