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.
Location: Kathy E. Holden Auditorium, Farrell Learning and Teaching Center

Unless otherwise noted

Preparation

Before attending, if you have not already done so, register or confirm your account at washu.cloud-cme.com. This will enable you to claim CME credit for your attendance.

Option 1: Texting option (preferred)
  • Pair your mobile number by texting your WashU email address to 833-300-0118.
  • After pairing, text the Activity ID provided at the session to the same number for automatic credit.

Tip: Save the texting number to your phone contacts for easy access.

Option 2: CloudCME® mobile app
  • Download the CloudCME® mobile app from your device’s app store.
    Apple iOS | Google/Android
  • Log in using the organization code “WashU”.
  • You can either:
    • Use the Claim Credit button: enter the Activity ID and submit.
    • Scan Attendance using the QR code within the app: follow prompts to complete claiming.

Tip: When scanning the QR code, use the CloudCME® mobile app instead of your phone’s camera app for a successful claim.

Option 3: Website option
  • Log in to the WashU CloudCME site.
    https://washu.cloud-cme.com/
  • Click on “My CME”.
  • Click on “Claim Credit”.
  • Enter the Activity ID provided at the session and submit.

Timing reminder
Credit claiming window is 30 minutes before the scheduled start to 60 minutes after the scheduled end time of the session. Outside of this window, the code will be inactive and cannot be used. If you miss this window, please contact the Neurology Grand Rounds coordinator (mallett@wustl.edu) and they can add your attendance. 

Current schedule & recordings

Learn more about the current schedule and past recordings on our intranet.

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.

Irwin Levy Lectureship

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.

2024Charlotte Sumner
2023Rebecca Gottesman
2022S. Thomas Carmichael
2021Claudia Lucchinetti
2020Cancelled COVID-19
2019Andy Josephson
2018Allan Levey
2017Barbara Vickery
2016Dimitri Krainc
2015Ralph Sacco
2014Robert Macdonald
2013Merit Cudkowicz
2012David Zee
2011Michael Racke
2010Justin McArthur
2009Bradley Hyman
2008Charles Thornton
2007Douglas Gelb
2006Bruce Dobkin
2005Daniel Lowenstein
2004Frank Longo
2003Robert Brown
2002 
2001Flint Beal
2000John Mazziontta
1999 
1998Steve Waxman
1997 
1996 
1995Fred Plum
1993Louis rowland
1991Dennis Choi
1990Neil Raskin
1989Kathleen Foley
1988Ian MacDonald
1987Stanley Appel
1986Jay Mohr
1985Robert Griggs
1984Barry Arnason
1983David Drachman
1982Robert Fishman
1981Stanley Fahn
1980H. Richard Tyler
1979Arthur Ashbury
Joseph J. Gitt Lectureship

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.

2024Nicole Calakos
2022Elan Louis
2020Michael Okun
2018Amy Bastian
2016A. Jon Stoessl
2013Un Jung Kang
2011Robert Burke
2008Jonathan Mink
2006Anne Young
2004Mark Hallett
2001John Gordon Nutt 
1999William Langston
1989G. Frederick Wooten
1988Jack Whisnant
1987Dewey Ziegler
1986Frank Yatsu
1975Harold Stevens
1974Joseph Foley
1973Norman Geschwing
1972Raymond Adams 
1971H. Houston Merritt
Phillip R. Dodge Lectureship

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.

2024Brad Schlaggar
2023Ingrid Scheffer
2022Steven Miller
2021Christine Fox
2020Marjo 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
Sidney Goldring Lectureship

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.

2024Elaine Wirrell
2023Sam Lhatoo
2022Charles Ákos Szabó, MD
2021Eli Mizrahi
2020Cancelled
2019Neda Ladbon-Bernasconi
2018Mark Cook
2017Nathan Crone
2016Bruce Hermann
2015Hal Blumenfeld
2014George Ojemann
2013Michael Privitera
2012Elinor Ben-Menachem
2011Dessin Spencer
2010Prakash Kotagal
Michael J. Noetzel Lectureship

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

2024Michael Dowling
2023Noma Dlamini
George H. Bishop Lecture in Experimental Neurology 

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.

2024David M. Holtzman, MD
2023Christopher A. Walsh
2020Christian Haass
2019Jonathan Kipnis
2018Ralph Dacey
2017Don Cleveland
2016Berislav Zlokovic
2014Maiken Nedergaard 
2013Robert Darnell
2012Helen S. Mayberg
2011Thomas Südhof
2010Joshua Sanes
2009Mitchel Berger
2008Stephen Hauser
2007Story Landis
2006Steven Marc Paul
2005Kenneth H. Fischbeck
2004Kevin P. Campbell
2003William C. Mobley
2002Virginia M. Y. Lee
2001R. Susan Zukin
2000Stephen Heinemann
1999Stanley Prusiner
1998Richard Tsien
1997David Prince
1996Allen Roses
1995Zach W. Hall
1994Gerald D. Fischbach
1993Mary C. Bushnell
1992Martin E. Schwab
1991Larry R. Squire
1990Sanford L. Palay
1989Torsten N. Wiesel
1988Robert H. Wurtz
1987Albert J. Aguayo
1986William D. Willis Jr.
1985Martin Raff
1984John Pappenheimer
1983Julian Jack
1982P. B. C. Matthews
1981Louis Sokoloff
1980Bernard Katz & Stephen Kuffler
1979Vernon B. Mountcastle
1978Gerald Edelman
1977Solomon H. Snyder
1976Rita Levi-Montalcini
1975Seymour Kety
1974Viktor Hamburger
1973Yves LaPorte
1972James O’Leary
1971Irving Diamond
1970Edward Perl
1969James Sprague
1968Carlton Hunt
1967Mila and Arnold Sheibel
1966R. W. Sperry
1965William Mehler
1964David Hubel
1963Theodore H. Bullock
1962Dixon M. Woodbury
1961Clinton N. Woolsey
1960W. H. A. Rushton
1959Sir Frances Walshe
1958Michael Fuortes
1957Stephen Kuffler
1956Harry Grundfest

Accreditation statement

In support of improving patient care, WashU Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. 

Credit hour statement

WashU Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of one AMA PRA Category 1 Credits ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

WashU Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 ANCC Contact Hour(s). 

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 1.00 IPCE credit(s) for learning and change. 

Faculty disclosure

Speaker disclosures will be made available at each Grand Rounds session.