Day steps in as interim section chief for Epilepsy

Keith Day

Brian “Keith” Day, MD, PhD, will assume the role of interim section chief for the Section of Adult Epilepsy. This comes as Edward R. Hogan, MD, steps down from the role in which he has provided exemplary leadership. Under Hogan’s guidance, the Section of Epilepsy has seen significant growth both in size and scope. His […]

Staff spotlight Lori Nichols

Lori Nichols

Lori Nichols is a native of Collinsville, Illinois. She earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in both Psychology and Sociology as well as a Master of Science in Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. Following graduate school, she returned to the St. Louis area and now calls Crestwood, Missouri home.  She began her career in […]

Faculty spotlight Mai Dang

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 […]

Guerriero appointed Pediatric Epilepsy Section Head & Tomko steps in as SLCH EMU Medical Director

Guerriero & Tomko

Réjean “Rej” Guerriero, DO, has been appointed the section head for Pediatric Epilepsy, effective July 1, 2024. Concurrently, Stuart Tomko, MD, will become medical director of the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and Neurophysicology Laboratory, which is a National Association of Epilepsy Centers Level 4 (highest level) Pediatric Epilepsy Center. Guerriero will direct […]

Four Department of Neurology faculty named 2024 Dean’s Impact Awards recipients

Muhammad Al-Lozi, MD, Anne Cross, MD, Erin Foster, PhD, OTD, OTR/L, Soe Mar, MD

Congratulations to the four Department of Neurology faculty who were named 2024 Dean’s Impact Award recipients. Click the links below to learn more about them and why they are so deserving of this honor. The Dean’s Impact Awards recognize individuals who exhibit enduring commitment to advancing the careers of others through exceptional mentorship and sponsorship […]

Musiek installed as Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology

Erik Musiek installation

Erik S. Musiek, MD, PhD, a professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, was installed as the Charlotte and Paul Hagemann Professor of Neurology at a ceremony on Thursday, March 28, 2024 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center. At the ceremony, Musiek presented the talk titled, “Circadian clocks and […]

Faculty Spotlight Robin Ryther

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

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 […]

Shellhaas receives Child Neurology Society’s highest honor (Links to an external site)

Renée Shellhaas, MD

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 […]