Jeff Neil, MD, PhD, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended St. Ignatius Jesuit High School; the same high school attended by Mike Noetzel, MD, former Director of Pediatric Neurology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Neil and Mike didn’t cross paths at school, as Mike played football and Neil played trombone, though Neil […]
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Staff Spotlight Lisa Aten
Lisa Aten started working in the medical field over 30 years ago. She was initially in the retail business and was an area sales manager for Dillards Dept. stores. Even then, she loved working with people and helping them. The retail business demanded a lot of time, and she felt she needed to be home […]
Faculty Spotlight Kimystian Harrison
Kimystian Harrison, MD, MSCR, grew up in Jackson, Mississippi, where she received most of her formal education. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Tougaloo College, followed by a Master of Science degree from Mississippi College. She then obtained her medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. After medical school, Harrison […]
Staff Spotlight Lora Clark
Lora Clark joined the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis in January 2024 as the senior manager of Medical Education Programs. In her role, Clark oversees the coordination of residency and fellowship programs and drives strategic alignment and execution to ensure the highest quality and consistency in the trainee […]
Faculty spotlight Mai Dang
Mai Dang, MD, PhD, started her formal education in the small town of Janesville, Wisconsin. She and her ethnic Chinese family landed there after they immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam. They then moved to Chicago when she was in middle school. She attended the University of Chicago for college and majored in sociology with […]
Faculty spotlight Kristin Hinrichs
Kristin Hinrichs, PhD, was born and raised in Bonne Terre, Missouri. She completed a bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri – St. Louis in psychology, which led to the discovery of neuropsychology, a field that fueled her curiosity of the brain and human behavior. Hinrichs completed a PhD in clinical psychology with a specialty […]
Staff spotlight Pallavi Anand
Pallavi Anand was born in India where she was raised in traditional Indian values. Her parents were ardent devotees of Sathya Sai Baba who taught human values are the only religion for all humans. She considers herself fortunate to be brought under HIS fold and has been blessed with HIS grace and protection. Anand went […]
Faculty Spotlight Robin Ryther
Robin Ryther, MD, PhD, was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. For the locals, she attended Parkway Central High School. Ryther received a BS in biochemistry from the University of Missouri at Columbia before heading to Vanderbilt University for her MD and PhD (molecular biology). She then moved to Boston for her pediatric and […]
Staff Spotlight Rebecca “Becky” Liddick
Rebecca “Becky” Liddick came from Washington state to Missouri in 2007. And two weeks later, she became a member of the Washington University in St. Louis family. She is now a new patient coordinator for the Department of Neurology. Prior to moving to St. Louis, Liddick was a foster parent and a caregiver for the […]
Faculty Spotlight Raman Malhotra
Raman Malhotra, MD, grew up in South County in St. Louis and graduated from Lindbergh High School. His parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1960’s where they lived the American dream by starting their own business (mechanical engineering and consulting). He has one older brother who is an ophthalmologist and practices in St. Louis. […]