2024-2025 Academic Year Adult Neurology Residency Program Chief Residents

2024-2025 Adult Neurology Chief Residents

The Department of Neurology is pleased to announce our Adult Neurology Residency Program chief residents for the 2024-2025 academic year. This group of remarkable individuals will be working with their resident colleagues, staff, faculty and leadership to continue strengthening our program as a leader in neurology residency training. Thank you to our current chief residents, […]

Three Neurology nurses 2024 Excellence in Nursing Awards finalists!

St. Louis Excellence in Nursing - honoring the heart of health care

Three of our incredibly hard-working nurses here at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Department of Neurology were selected as 2024 Excellence in Nursing Awards finalists — Janette Coble, Natalie Goedeker and Becky Hopfinger! The annual St. Louis Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards, presented by BJC HealthCare and Goldfarb School of Nursing at […]

Is There a Possible Connection Between HIV Infection and a Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis? (Links to an external site)

Image of a virus

An analysis of two large, population-based databases suggests that people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at lower risk for developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a finding hinted at in previous research. In particular, people who are HIV-positive with a history of taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) were less likely to develop MS than people in the […]

Faculty Spotlight Raman Malhotra

Raman Malhotra

Raman Malhotra, MD, grew up in South County in St. Louis and graduated from Lindbergh High School. His parents immigrated to the U.S. in the 1960’s where they lived the American dream by starting their own business (mechanical engineering and consulting). He has one older brother who is an ophthalmologist and practices in St. Louis. […]

Staff Spotlight Antonia “Toni” Goelz

Antonia Goelz

Toni Goelz grew up in Belleville, Illinois with her brother and two sisters. She graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in physical therapy in 1978. Her dream of working with children was realized when she started her career at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. Upon leaving Cardinal Glennon, Goelz found a new home providing physical […]

Rebecca Liddick announced as Department of Neurology’s Staff Employee of the Quarter

Becky Liddick

The Department of Neurology congratulates New Patient Coordinator Rebecca “Becky” Liddick for being awarded the Neurology Staff Employee of the Quarter for Q2 FY24. Liddick was nominated by faculty and staff because of her wealth of knowledge, willingness to help no matter what and for being a joy to be around. Those who nominated her, […]

Blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer’s — if they’re accurate enough. Not all are (Links to an external site)

Newer blood tests can help doctors diagnose Alzheimer's disease without a brain scan or spinal tap. But some tests are more accurate than others.

A new generation of blood tests is poised to change the way doctors determine whether patients with memory loss also have Alzheimer’s disease. The tests detect substances in the blood that indicate the presence of sticky amyloid plaques in the brain — a hallmark of Alzheimer’s. So these tests have the potential to replace current […]

Nurturing neuroscience (Links to an external site)

A patient undergoes an electroencephalogram (EEG) to measure electrical activity in the brain.

Washington University’s renowned neuroscience research enterprise is built on a bedrock of scientific expertise and interdisciplinary collaboration. Not to be overlooked, however, is the critical role private philanthropy plays in cementing these assets. For decades, visionary benefactors have channeled millions of dollars to the university for brain and nervous system research.