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Grand Rounds Lecture Series
The Grand Rounds Lecture Series — a weekly one-hour continuing medical education (CME) seminar held on Fridays — covers a wide variety of clinical and basic science topics. From September through June, Grand Rounds consists of special lectures from faculty and guest speakers. All are invited to hear the latest discussions regarding both clinical and bench research developments.
Date: Fridays @ 7:45 a.m.
Time and location may be subject to change
Location: Kathy E. Holden Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center
Contact: Courtney Mallett
Lectureships
The Department of Neurology has six named lectures, four annually and two bi-annually. All are conducted within the venue of the weekly Neurology Grand Rounds so that students, residents, fellows and faculty can all benefit from the outstanding speakers who participate.
The Irwin Levy Lectureship was endowed by Meyer and Alene Kopolow, with the additional support from many other patients, friends, and colleagues. Before his death in 1979, he chose Arthur Asbury as the first lecturer. Levy was one of WashU Medicine’s leading clinical neurologists for over a quarter century from 1940-1979. The Levy Lectureship continues to be used as a living tribute to Levy’s commitment to clinical teaching in Neurology.
| 2024 | Charlotte Sumner |
| 2023 | Rebecca Gottesman |
| 2022 | S. Thomas Carmichael |
| 2021 | Claudia Lucchinetti |
| 2020 | Cancelled COVID-19 |
| 2019 | Andy Josephson |
| 2018 | Allan Levey |
| 2017 | Barbara Vickery |
| 2016 | Dimitri Krainc |
| 2015 | Ralph Sacco |
| 2014 | Robert Macdonald |
| 2013 | Merit Cudkowicz |
| 2012 | David Zee |
| 2011 | Michael Racke |
| 2010 | Justin McArthur |
| 2009 | Bradley Hyman |
| 2008 | Charles Thornton |
| 2007 | Douglas Gelb |
| 2006 | Bruce Dobkin |
| 2005 | Daniel Lowenstein |
| 2004 | Frank Longo |
| 2003 | Robert Brown |
| 2002 | |
| 2001 | Flint Beal |
| 2000 | John Mazziontta |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | Steve Waxman |
| 1997 | |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | Fred Plum |
| 1993 | Louis rowland |
| 1991 | Dennis Choi |
| 1990 | Neil Raskin |
| 1989 | Kathleen Foley |
| 1988 | Ian MacDonald |
| 1987 | Stanley Appel |
| 1986 | Jay Mohr |
| 1985 | Robert Griggs |
| 1984 | Barry Arnason |
| 1983 | David Drachman |
| 1982 | Robert Fishman |
| 1981 | Stanley Fahn |
| 1980 | H. Richard Tyler |
| 1979 | Arthur Ashbury |
This visiting professorship honors the late St. Louis physician, Joesph J. Gitt, and was established by his family, friends and professional associates because of his strong interests in clinical training in medicine and neurology.
| 2024 | Nicole Calakos |
| 2022 | Elan Louis |
| 2020 | Michael Okun |
| 2018 | Amy Bastian |
| 2016 | A. Jon Stoessl |
| 2013 | Un Jung Kang |
| 2011 | Robert Burke |
| 2008 | Jonathan Mink |
| 2006 | Anne Young |
| 2004 | Mark Hallett |
| 2001 | John Gordon Nutt |
| 1999 | William Langston |
| 1989 | G. Frederick Wooten |
| 1988 | Jack Whisnant |
| 1987 | Dewey Ziegler |
| 1986 | Frank Yatsu |
| 1975 | Harold Stevens |
| 1974 | Joseph Foley |
| 1973 | Norman Geschwing |
| 1972 | Raymond Adams |
| 1971 | H. Houston Merritt |
This visiting professorship honors the late Phillip R. Dodge, MD. Under his leadership, the Department of Pediatrics at Washington University and Children’s Hospital attained a level of preeminence in this country and abroad. Teaching and research programs flourished, and the best of medical care was delivered to all who came to Children’s Hospital. Dodge was known perhaps best of all, to those who had the privilege to work with him, as a man always ready to give something of himself to others. He worked tirelessly to help careers flourish, to allay anxieties, and always to be available. His impact has been and will continue to be enormous.
| 2024 | Brad Schlaggar |
| 2023 | Ingrid Scheffer |
| 2022 | Steven Miller |
| 2021 | Christine Fox |
| 2020 | Marjo van der Knaap |
| 2019 | Brenda Banwell |
| 2018 | Mustafa Sahin |
| 2017 | Philip R. Dodge Symposium |
| 2016 | Frances E. Jensen |
| 2015 | Joseph G. Gleeson |
| 2014 | Tallie Z. Baram |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Berry-Kravis |
| 2012 | Jonathan W. Mink |
| 2012 | Gary D. Clark |
| 2010 | Donna Ferriero |
| 2009 | Isabelle Rapin |
| 2008 | Robert S. Rust Jr. |
| 2007 | William C. Mobley |
| 2006 | Scott L. Pomeroy |
| 2005 | Gregory L. Holmes |
| 2004 | Clifford B. Saper |
| 2003 | Arnold R. Kriegstein |
| 2002 | Laura R. Ment |
| 2001 | Salvatore DiMauro |
| 2000 | Christopher Walsh |
| 1999 | Huda Y. Zoghbi |
| 1998 | Patricia Goldman-Rakic |
| 1997 | Karin B. Nelson |
| 1996 | Joseph J. Volpe |
| 1995 | Dale Purves |
| 1993 | Guy M. McKhann |
| 1991 | Floyd E. Bloom |
| 1990 | Raymond D. Adams |
| 1989 | Victor Dubowitz |
| 1988 | Vernes S. Caviness |
| 1987 | Robert Y. Moore |
| 1986 | Hugo Moser |
The Sidney Goldring Lecture in Epilepsy honors the late Sidney Goldring, MD. Goldring was a neurosurgeon and educator who was an early advocate for a brain operation that he helped to develop for patients with severe epilepsy.
| 2024 | Elaine Wirrell |
| 2023 | Sam Lhatoo |
| 2022 | Charles Ákos Szabó, MD |
| 2021 | Eli Mizrahi |
| 2020 | Cancelled |
| 2019 | Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi |
| 2018 | Mark Cook |
| 2017 | Nathan Crone |
| 2016 | Bruce Hermann |
| 2015 | Hal Blumenfeld |
| 2014 | George Ojemann |
| 2013 | Michael Privitera |
| 2012 | Elinor Ben-Menachem |
| 2011 | Dessin Spencer |
| 2010 | Prakash Kotagal |
The Noetzel Lecture honors the late Michael J. Noetzel, MD. Noetzel was best known for his research involving strokes in children, especially so-called silent strokes that often go unnoticed by parents and doctors. He played an important role in several major clinical trials, including the Diabetes Control and Complication Trial, and Silent Cerebral Infarct Multi-Center Clinical Trial, which focused on sickle cell disease
| 2024 | Michael Dowling |
| 2023 | Noma Dlamini |
The Bishop Lecture honors the late George H. Bishop, MD. Bishop was a critical, highly regarded and beloved colleague at WashU Medicine and in the international community of neurophysiologists. He was known for his exceptional practical abilities, inside and outside the laboratory, his basic modesty, remarkable way with words and wonderful sense of humor. The George H. Bishop lectureship is the oldest named lectureship in basic neuroscience at WashU Medicine.
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| 2024 | David M. Holtzman, MD |
| 2023 | Christopher A. Walsh |
| 2020 | Christian Haass |
| 2019 | Jonathan Kipnis |
| 2018 | Ralph Dacey |
| 2017 | Don Cleveland |
| 2016 | Berislav Zlokovic |
| 2014 | Maiken Nedergaard |
| 2013 | Robert Darnell |
| 2012 | Helen S. Mayberg |
| 2011 | Thomas Südhof |
| 2010 | Joshua Sanes |
| 2009 | Mitchel Berger |
| 2008 | Stephen Hauser |
| 2007 | Story Landis |
| 2006 | Steven Marc Paul |
| 2005 | Kenneth H. Fischbeck |
| 2004 | Kevin P. Campbell |
| 2003 | William C. Mobley |
| 2002 | Virginia M. Y. Lee |
| 2001 | R. Susan Zukin |
| 2000 | Stephen Heinemann |
| 1999 | Stanley Prusiner |
| 1998 | Richard Tsien |
| 1997 | David Prince |
| 1996 | Allen Roses |
| 1995 | Zach W. Hall |
| 1994 | Gerald D. Fischbach |
| 1993 | Mary C. Bushnell |
| 1992 | Martin E. Schwab |
| 1991 | Larry R. Squire |
| 1990 | Sanford L. Palay |
| 1989 | Torsten N. Wiesel |
| 1988 | Robert H. Wurtz |
| 1987 | Albert J. Aguayo |
| 1986 | William D. Willis Jr. |
| 1985 | Martin Raff |
| 1984 | John Pappenheimer |
| 1983 | Julian Jack |
| 1982 | P. B. C. Matthews |
| 1981 | Louis Sokoloff |
| 1980 | Bernard Katz & Stephen Kuffler |
| 1979 | Vernon B. Mountcastle |
| 1978 | Gerald Edelman |
| 1977 | Solomon H. Snyder |
| 1976 | Rita Levi-Montalcini |
| 1975 | Seymour Kety |
| 1974 | Viktor Hamburger |
| 1973 | Yves LaPorte |
| 1972 | James O’Leary |
| 1971 | Irving Diamond |
| 1970 | Edward Perl |
| 1969 | James Sprague |
| 1968 | Carlton Hunt |
| 1967 | Mila and Arnold Sheibel |
| 1966 | R. W. Sperry |
| 1965 | William Mehler |
| 1964 | David Hubel |
| 1963 | Theodore H. Bullock |
| 1962 | Dixon M. Woodbury |
| 1961 | Clinton N. Woolsey |
| 1960 | W. H. A. Rushton |
| 1959 | Sir Frances Walshe |
| 1958 | Michael Fuortes |
| 1957 | Stephen Kuffler |
| 1956 | Harry Grundfest |
Evidence-Based Stroke Management Series
The Evidence-Based Stroke Management Series is an annual educational program presented by WashU Medicine Department of Neurology. Featuring lectures from nationally recognized stroke experts, the series provides a comprehensive review of evidence-based strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of cerebrovascular disease. Topics span the full continuum of stroke care, including acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, endovascular therapies, secondary prevention and stroke recovery.
Designed for physicians, trainees, advanced practice providers and other healthcare professionals, the series emphasizes the practical application of current clinical evidence to patient care. Through focused discussions and case-based insights, participants gain the knowledge needed to make informed treatment decisions, improve patient outcomes and stay current with advances in stroke management.
Date: Tuesdays, 12-1 p.m.
Time and location may be subject to change
Location: McMillan 9917, McMillan Building
Contact: Andrea Farris
COBRAS Speaker Series
The Center on Biological Rhythms and Sleep (COBRAS) Speaker Series supports the center’s mission to advance research, education and collaboration in sleep and circadian science. By bringing leading experts, the series highlights new discoveries, fosters interdisciplinary dialogue and promotes progress in understanding sleep and health.
Hope Center Monday Noon Series
The Hope Center Monday Noon Seminar Series features leading researchers discussing advances in neuroscience and neurological disease. Presented as topical mini-series, these seminars showcase work from WashU Medicine investigators and invited external speakers, creating a forum for scientific discovery, collaboration and education.
Date: Mondays, 12-1 p.m.
Time and location may be subject to change
Location: Auditorium, Fort Neuroscience Research Building and Zoom
Contact: hopecenter@email.wustl.edu
Knight ADRC Tuesday Seminar Series
The Knight ADRC Tuesday Seminar Series is a longstanding weekly forum dedicated to advancing research in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Through presentations by leading investigators and emerging scientists, the series highlights cutting-edge discoveries, innovative techniques and collaborative efforts across basic, translational and clinical research.
Date: Tuesday, 12-1 p.m.
Location: Zoom
UE5 Physician-Neuroscientist Training Pipeline (PTNP) Workshop
The Neurology and Neurosurgery UE5 Research Fellowship Program at WashU Medicine provides an exceptional opportunity for medical students to engage in immersive, mentored research experiences within the fields of neurology and neurosurgery. This workshop will introduce participants to the program’s goals, application process, research opportunities and the skills needed to succeed in academic medicine and neurosciences research.
Date: Second Friday of month, 12 p.m.
Time and location may be subject to change
Location: 2203 Choi Conference Room, McMillian Building