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, […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Clinical Research Specialist PT/OT Antonia Goelz for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q1 FY24. Goelz was nominated by faculty and staff because of her positivity and willingness to “jump in and do anything and everything; from cleaning the kitchen, scrubbing stains, to boxing up charts.” […]
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 […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates former Neurology Research Lab Manager Cynthia Hodge for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q4 FY23. Hodge was nominated by faculty and staff because of her hard work and dedication to her role and the people she manages. Those who nominated her, in particular, highlighted how […]
Born and raised in Florissant, Missouri, Ali Vonderheid played soccer, basketball, volleyball and softball throughout grade school, as well as nightly street hockey games with the neighborhood boys (yes, she was the only girl!). She continued playing soccer through high school and college where she attended Missouri Southern State University in Joplin (Vonderheid came back […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Clinical Research Coordinator II Alicia Vonderheid for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q3 FY23. Vonderheid was nominated by faculty and staff because of her exceptional ability to make research participants and their caretakers feel calm and cared for. Those who nominated her, also, highlighted […]
Peter Kang, MD, MSCI, came to Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for his neurology residency in 2012 and felt like he’d found a home. So, he moved on to a fellowship in neurocritical care and joined the Department of Neurology’s faculty afterwards where he has spent his time caring for patients, teaching […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Department of Neurology congratulates Neurology Medical Student Education Coordinator Chrissy McIntosh for being awarded the first-ever Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q1 FY23. McIntosh was nominated by faculty and staff for her work in managing the extensive transition of the department’s clerkship program to the Medical School’s new Gateway curriculum. Those who […]