Ashley Wade began her career at WashU Medicine in the Department of Neurology four years ago. She is a billing/scheduling associate II who processes all incoming pediatric referrals. Initially, she worked with adult referrals but switched to pediatric referrals about three years ago, which she loves. Coming from a small family, Wade is the oldest […]
LaMont Reed’s path to WashU Medicine began with a simple desire to volunteer at BJC. During his interview, he expressed a heartfelt wish to understand what it meant to work in a hospital and make a difference in people’s lives. That conversation led to a position as a patient service representative in Radiation Oncology, launching […]
Nicole Elmore earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and later completed a Master of Science, Adult Nurse Practitioner degree at Saint Louis University. With an extensive background of 18 years in cardiology, she joined the Knight Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Knight ADRC) in 2017 as the initial nurse […]
Saumel Ahmadi, MD, PhD, has been appointed instructor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Ahmadi earned an MD from Saurashtra University in India and a PhD in Genetics and Physiology from The Hospital for Sick Children and the University of Toronto before joining WashU Medicine for his pediatric neurology residency […]
Jason Hassenstab, PhD, was installed as the Norman J. Stupp Professor of Neurology on Thursday, March 27, 2025. The ceremony was followed by remarks from John Morris, MS, and Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, and an address from Hassenstab titled, “Boundaries and Crossing Borders in Alzheimer’s Disease Research.” Hassenstab is a professor of Neurology and professor […]
Deann Gavney joined WashU Medicine in 2017 as a clinic administrator in Orthopedic Surgery and transitioned to Neurology as the clinical operations director in 2020. She has a passion for operations management and enjoys the fast-paced and challenging working environment in Neurology. In her role, she has the opportunity to work with the incredible in-clinic […]
The WashU Alumni Association has chosen Mwiza Ushe, MD, MA, as one of this year’s Distinguished Alumni Scholarship Program (DASP) Faculty Honorees. The program recognizes four outstanding WashU Medicine alumni who are current or emeritus faculty members with a four-year, full-tuition scholarship given to a student in their name. “I couldn’t be prouder that Mwiza […]
Congratulations and welcome to our 2025-2026 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 its PGY1 Preliminary Medicine year in July 2025 and its PGY2 Neurology training in July 2026. The Pediatric Neurology […]
Sarah Bauer Huang, MD, PhD, has been appointed head of the Section of Neonatal Neurology, effective July 1, 2025. Chris Smyser, MD, will step down from this position to focus on his role as associate director of the Division of Pediatric and Developmental Neurology. Smyser joined the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine in […]
Xing “Cathy” Dai, MD, is the newest member of the Adult Neurology Residency Program leadership team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She will join Salim Chahin, MD, MSCE, Renee Van Stavern, MD, and Gregory Wu, MD, PhD, as an associate program director, starting July 1, 2025. She began transitioning into the […]