The official newsletter of the Department of Medicine - Vol. 25
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Dear colleagues and friends,
WashU’s Medical School graduation is May 12 and Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH former Director of the CDC, is the graduation speaker. Please participate in graduation if you can and recognize the accomplishments of our amazing medical students. Our Internal Medicine residency match was very successful and we are pleased to announce an outstanding group of 68 new interns joining our program. We look forward to welcoming them to the WashU community in June. We are also celebrating our senior residents and fellows who are graduating and entering the next phase of their careers. Fortunately for us, many of our students residents and fellows are staying on here in the Department.
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This edition of the DOM Insider features Susan Reeds, MD, a dedicated physician and a leading voice in weight management and obesity care. We encourage you to read about her important work and her efforts to assist patients with obesity, a chronic medical condition for which there are now very safe and effective new treatments.
This is a challenging time on many fronts. There are a great many executive orders that are impacting Medical Schools and Universities across the US. The NIH, CDC, FDA, USAID and AHRQ have had significant cuts which creates a great deal of uncertainty for many of our faculty and staff with federally funded research. Some of our faculty have had their grants cut and several have experienced delays in getting grants reviewed, getting Notices of Awards and receiving funding. We are working closely with WashU leadership and monitoring these developments so that we can support our faculty and staff through these difficult times. We are committed to adapting and prioritizing our tripartite mission: excellence in patient care, research, and education while remaining good financial stewards. Given the significant uncertainty, we will do everything we can to communicate regularly and make decisions aligned with our values.
Despite these challenges, our faculty, staff and trainees continue to do great things every day. Our clinicians are providing new treatments that save lives, our investigators are making ground breaking discoveries and our educators are developing new curriculum, methods and tools to mentor and train the next generation of physicians and scientists. We have much to be proud of. I hope you’ll take a few moments to learn more about the many achievements, awards and new initiatives happening in the department. The DOM newsletter highlights many faculty, staff and trainee contributions.
Now more than ever, we thank you for your continued support of the Department of Medicine.
Vicky Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch Professor of Medicine, Chair, Department of Medicine
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A listing of all current Department of Medicine grants ≥ $300,000 is available here.
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View recent publications across the Department of Medicine via the Publications page.
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Your gift will help recruit and retain outstanding faculty, support life-saving research and patient care and help train the next generation of leaders in medicine.
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High Impact Research Publications |
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Dr. Susan Reeds: A Leading Voice in Weight Management and Obesity Care |
Susan Reeds, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, WashU Medicine Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipid Research, has carved out a unique and impactful career path in weight management and obesity care. After completing her residency in 2000, Dr. Reeds spent more than 14 years in primary care at Barnes-Jewish in O’Fallon, Missouri.
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Dr. Joshua Mitchell, Dr. Linda Peterson, Dr. Frederick Brown (Chief Fellow), Anna Ortmann (BJC Cardiac Sonographer)
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| Division Faculty Promote Heart Health in School Outreach Program |
Since 2016, Dr. Linda Peterson has spearheaded Project Heartstrong- a school outreach program to bring heart health education to the Normandy School District in North St. Louis County. Every February since, she and a growing team of division faculty and staff have visited classrooms with kid-approved interactive lessons. This year the group visited 245 kids and teachers at Normandy Middle School with science facts about the cardiovascular system, nutrition tips and ways to stay heart healthy, and demonstrations by sonographers.
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Drs. Radha Devi (left) and Timothy Evans
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| Hospitalists Advancing Local and National Efforts to Enhance Diagnostic Excellence |
A dedicated group of hospitalists are advancing diagnostic excellence under the leadership of Radha Devi, MD, and Timothy Evans, MD, through our Division’s Center for Diagnostic Excellence (DexEx). Currently this work focuses on three key areas.
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| Nigeria Launches Sodium Reduction Guidelines Developed with WashU Medicine Research |
Research developed through the collaborative efforts of WashU Medicine, the University of Abuja, Northwestern University, and The George Institute for Global Health have supported the launch of Nigeria’s Sodium Reduction Guidelines. William Bowen Endowed Professor of Medicine and Global Health Center Co-Director Mark Huffman, MD, MPH headed the WashU team for this NIH-funded project.
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Awards/Fellowships/Honors/Accolades |
2024 DOM Faculty Recognition Reception (Group photo of attendee honorees) |
Celebrating outstanding faculty contributions fostering excellence in medical education, clinical care and research at WashU Medicine. (Read article)
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Hanson awarded COMSEP Achievement Award and honored as 2025 CGEA Laureate (Read article)
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2024-2025 DOM Faculty recognized at annual Distinguished Service Teaching Awards
(Read article)
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Trautner, appointed as new Co-Chief of the Infectious Diseases Division (Read article)
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Ross selected as the new Section Chief of Medical Education at the John Cochran VAMC
(Read article)
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Diffie selected as the new Section Chief of Rheumatology at the John Cochran VAMC (Read article)
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Durkin selected as the new Section Chief of Infectious Diseases at the John Cochran VAMC
(Read article)
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Sayuk selected as the new Section Chief of Gastroenterology at the John Cochran VAMC
(Read article)
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White selected as the new Section Chief of Neurology at the John Cochran VAMC (Read article)
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| Chang-Panesso, installed as the inaugural recipient of the Roger M. Perlmutter Career Development Professorship
(Read article)
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Office of Faculty Development (OFD) |
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| Dr. Milan Anadkat
Vice Chair of Faculty Development
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IDEAS at DOM organized several events in February, March, and April as part of their HEaR Initiative, offering wellness and resilience activities for DOM faculty, staff, and trainees.
Tim Bono, PhD (Assistant Dean, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Lecturer) presented a virtual workshop for DOM faculty, Staff, and Trainees on “Revisiting our Resolutions: Adopting behaviors and mindsets that promote happiness and well-being”.
In observance of Maternal Health Week, IDEAS at DOM and the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology collaborated with the Department of Psychiatry for their Health Equity Speaker Session on April 15th. The session featured a screening of the documentary "Toxic – A Black Women’s Story," which delved into the factors affecting the pregnancy experiences of many Black women. Learn more.
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| Dr. Angela L. Brown
Vice Chair for Community Health
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10-Minute Therapeutic Chair Massages were provided by LMT, Sheyenne Carter during the afternoon of February 25th for DOM Faculty and Staff. On March 18th IDEAS at DOM hosted our WashU Comfort Dogs in the HEaR Room. DOM Faculty, Staff, and Trainees were invited for light refreshments and to spend time with Bear and Brookie.
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Mentorship to Enhance Development in Academia (MEDA)
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On February 20th, Melissa Berrien-Elliott, PhD spoke on “Bridging the Gap – My Journey as a Translational Immunologist”. Dr. Berrien-Elliott is a former WashU Medicine faculty member in the Division of Oncology and is now an Assistant Professor in the Molecular and Immunology Department at St. Louis University School of Medicine.
On March 13th, new WashU faculty member Kevin Cox, PhD presented “Tiny Cells, Big Questions: How I Found My Passion in Plant Spatial Biology”. Dr. Cox is an Assistant Professor at WashU and an Assistant Member at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. Learn more.
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Vice Chair for Career Advancement |
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The past several months has been filled with leadership development, faculty celebrations, and shared learning across the Department of Medicine.
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On April 10, Dr. Ebony Boulware, Dean at Wake Forest University School of Medicine & Chief Science Officer, Advocate Health delivered a powerful grand rounds on using historical background to improve health outcomes for all. Watch recording (Photo: from left: Drs. Bhayani, Boulware, Fraser, Gewin)
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| Dr. Rakhee Bhayani
Vice Chair for Career Advancement
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Faculty across the Department of Medicine continue to lead, mentor, and innovate—advancing both individual careers and the broader mission of our department. We look forward to continued growth and collaboration in the months ahead. The department is committed to cultivating talent, fostering growth, and supporting one another through every stage of academic life.
Be sure to check out our full update from the Vice Chair for Career Advancement.
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Advancing the Workforce in Medicine (AWAM) |
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2025 LEAD Award Recipients (Read article)
- Three Faculty Selected to Attend AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar
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Future Workforce in Medicine (FWIM) |
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The 4th Annual DOM Leadership Seminar – Strategies for Success: Embracing Transitions & Unconventional Pathways on April 3rd, 2025. (Watch Recordings)
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Item Exchange: Dr. Emily Podany created a DOM Parents and Caregivers Item Exchange which is an online tool to coordinate gently used item give aways or exchanges. This will be in box and sent out to the members of FWIM to use. (View document - excel)
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FWIM narratives: Check out the FWIM page for narratives; we’ve had one new addition - Interview with
Devyani Hunt, MD. -
CV Workshop, May 14, 2025 | 5:00 – 7:00 pm | Barnard Hospital
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The WashU Department of Medicine had an incredible showing at Academic Internal Medicine Week 2025, where 24 faculty, staff, and trainees were in attendance. Our DOM colleagues delivered or moderated 14 sessions, participated in program planning for three conference tracks, and received one national award. Congratulations to all for such remarkable achievements!
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DOM faculty, administrators, and residents gathered for a WashU dinner during Academic Internal Medicine Week in New Orleans - April 7, 2025
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| Dr. Abby Spencer
Vice Chair of Education
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Written Narrative Assessment Workshop, May 8, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:00 pm | Farrell Learning & Teaching Center or June 11, 2025, 5:00 - 6:00 pm | Zoom | RSVP/Details
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Call for Applications/Submissions |
Be sure to check out our full update from the Vice Chair of Education
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Vice Chairs of Safety, Quality, and Operations |
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The Department of Medicine is currently piloting an inpatient to outpatient insurance verification workflow to help teams with discharge planning for patients that need to follow up after a hospitalization with an ambulatory provider at WashU. The workflow is currently be piloted with the infectious disease service for patients that need ambulatory ID follow up.
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Full use of the supplementation attestation is a straightforward way to document your medical decision making and ensure your documentation appropriately reflects your level of service. Please reach out to Thomas Ciesielski (ciesielski@wustl.edu) if you would like to review the supplemental attestation.
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| Dr. Thomas Ciesielski
Vice Chair of Inpatient Safety, Quality and Operations
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| Dr. Maya Jerath
Vice Chair of Ambulatory Clinical Operations, Safety and Quality
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Congratulations to our new matched Internal Medicine (62) and Dermatology (6) residents
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(from left) Drs. Mengcheng Shen, Autumn Holmes, Bin Liu, Chinenye Udokwu, Mark Milunski, Maria Aponte Farias, Molly Keppell and Brooks Brodrick
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We extend a warm welcome to our 8 new faculty across 6 divisions. Our DOM website and social media will feature more information on each faculty over the next few weeks. Be sure to follow us there!
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Faculty Opportunity: Engage a Skilled Research Assistant from Master of Science programs at WashU Medicine (View details)
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Summer 2025 Courses Available to WashU Employees (View details)
- Clinical Investigation Bootcamp (View details)
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May 27, 2025
8:30 - 10:30 am
Eric P. Newman Education Center
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| May 28, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Eric P. Newman Education Center
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| July 22, 2025
4:30 pm
Location: TBD
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