Pictured with Dave Warren, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and Hilary Babcock, MD, MPH, professor of medicine, Kap Sum Foong, MD, Infectious Disease Fellow 2nd year, was awarded the 2019 Jonathon Freeman Scholarship. The Jonathan Freeman Scholarship was established by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) to promote the training of outstanding infectious disease […]
The Washington Post featured one of two Washington University ID cases appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine last week in its its Images in Clinical Medicine section. “Black Hairy Tongue” was submitted by Yasir Hamad, MD, assistant professor of medicine and David K. Warren, MD, MPH, professor of medicine. Black hairy tongue is a relatively […]
First year fellows, Matthew Hevey, MD and Kap Sum Foong, MD, along with second year fellows, Abdullah Aljorayid, MD, Juan Calix, MD, PhD, Carlos Mejia, MD, and Jane O’Halloran, MD, PhD, and will be attending IDWeek 2018 October 3-7 in San Francisco, CA. Each have submitted abstracts which have been accepted for poster presentations and […]
Faculty and fellows gathered to present the “Annual Gerald Medoff MD Visiting Professor” plaque to Dr. Medoff. Dr. Medoff is honored for his leadership, outstanding vision, dedication and commitment to excellence during his tenure in the Infectious Disease Division at Washington University. The perpetual plaque hangs on the wall of the Infectious Diseases Division with […]
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The Washington Post featured one of two Washington University ID cases appearing in The New England Journal of Medicine last week in its Images in Clinical Medicine section. Black Hairy Tongue. Hamad Y, Warren DK. N Engl J Med. 2018 Sep 6;379(10):e16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1800351. “Black Hairy Tongue” was submitted by Yasir Hamad, M.D., assistant professor […]
The ID Division has decided to recognize both clinical teaching and the career of Russ Little by creating the Dr. J. Russel Little Award for Clinical Education. The award is given to a faculty member chosen by the current ID fellows as an outstanding clinical teacher. Dr. Gerome Escota is the inaugural recipient of the […]
As the 2016-17 academic year comes to a close, we would like to reflect on the highlights and accomplishments of the Division over the last year. We continue to grow as a Division with over 50 faculty now employed across the research and clinical sides of the mission. We anticipate recruiting additional faculty, both in […]
Robyn S. Klein, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist recognized internationally for her work on the brain’s immune system, has been named vice provost and associate dean for graduate education for the Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS) at Washington University in St. Louis. She will begin her new post Jan. 1.
The Scholarship was established by SHEA to promote the training of outstanding infectious disease fellows who demonstrate interest in the field of healthcare epidemiology. In January 2017, Jason presented his work on readmissions in patients with multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) infections at the CDC Epicenters Workgroup meeting in Atlanta, GA. CDC’s Prevention Epicenters Program is a […]
Graduate Students at Washington University honor outstanding faculty & staff at the 18th annual Outstanding Faculty and Staff (OFAS) Awards Ceremony hosted by the Graduate Student Senate (GSS) on April 6, 2017. Jeff Henderson, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, ID fellow 2002, was among the faculty who received an Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award. This […]
Jane O’Halloran, MD, 1st year fellow received a Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) 2017 Young Investigator Scholarship Award. These awards are limited and highly selective. Dr. Halloran will be presenting an abstract titled, “Effect of ART on Monocytes Cholesterol Efflux and HDL function” at the CROI 2017 in Seattle, WA February 13 – […]
Brett W. Jagger, MD, PhD, 2nd year fellow co-authored the chapter “Cellulitis” in The Washington Manual Subspecialty Consult Series, General Internal Medicine Consult, 3rd Edition. Contributing faculty authors include Erik R. Dubberke, MD, Gerome V. Escota, MD, Kevin Hsueh, MD, Steven Y. Liang, MD, Lemuel R. Non, MD, Shadi Parsaei, MD, and Hilary E. L. […]
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Brett Jagger, MD, PhD and Jason Burnham, MD, 2nd year fellows, each received a Knowlton Incentive Award for Excellence from the Barnes Jewish Foundation on October 17. The Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award program recognizes resident physicians who have demonstrated the ability to balance exceptional, compassionate care with a commitment to being leaders in the […]
The MTPCI is the postdoctoral Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation, which provides multidisciplinary clinical and translational research training to promote the career development of junior faculty and postdoctoral fellows by helping them become clinical and translational researchers. The title of my project that was accepted into this program is “Readmissions for multi-drug resistant infections […]
Still Beautiful at 140 Years Old: Happy Birthday, Forest Park On June 24, 1876, the opening day and dedication of Forest Park, the St. Louis Post Dispatch declared, “The forest is indescribable in its loveliness. The large trees stand as nature planted them, their long branches spreading over the roadways and beautiful swards, in which […]