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 […]
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 […]
Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been awarded the Child Neurology Society’s (CNS) 2024 Hower Award. The organization’s highest honor, the award is given annually to a pediatric neurologist recognized as an outstanding teacher and scholar, and for making significant contributions to […]
Neurologist Yo-El Ju, MD, a physician-scientist whose discoveries have illuminated the complex relationship between sleep and neurodegenerative disease, has been named an inaugural Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
One of the largest and most comprehensive centers in the world specializing in the care of people with Neurofibromatosis (NF) and related disorders — the Washington University NF Center — is celebrating 30 years of NF. Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a set of four rare genetic medical conditions with which children and adults are prone to […]
Renée Shellhaas, MD, the David T. Blasingame Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society board of directors. The society is dedicated to advancing research and education to prevent, treat and cure epilepsy.
The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce our Adult Neurology Residency Program chief residents for the 2024-2025 academic year. This group of remarkable individuals will be working with their resident colleagues, staff, faculty and leadership to continue strengthening our program as a leader in neurology residency training. Thank you to our current chief residents, […]
Chris Smyser, MD, MSCI, will join the leadership of the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis as the associate director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology. Smyser attended medical school and completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Iowa prior to coming to Washington University for […]
Gabriel De Bruin, MD, has been promoted to the role of executive vice chair for the Department of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She will transition to this new leadership position Jan. 1, 2024. De Bruin graduated from the Universidade Federal do Ceara in her hometown of Fortaleza, Brazil, prior […]
Renée Shellhaas, MD, MS, FAES, has been elected to the American Epilepsy Society (AES) board of directors beginning at the conclusion of the Society’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., Dec. 1-5, 2023. A medical and scientific society of more than 5,200 members, the AES is dedicated to advancing research and education for preventing, treating, […]