Chronic Pain Is a Hidden Epidemic. It’s Time for a Revolution. (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine researchers, including Drs. Robert Gereau, Bryan Copits, and Juliet Mwirigi, were recently featured for their groundbreaking chronic pain research, advancing precision treatments and non-opioid therapies to improve patient care.
Strengthening Our Team: Residency Leadership and Trauma Fellowship Director Announced
Jamie Brown-Shpigel, MD, and Mohammed Helwani, MD, MSPH, have been appointed as Assistant Residency Program Directors in the Department of Anesthesiology. In addition, Dr. Brown-Shpigel has also been appointed Trauma Fellowship Program Director.
Celebrating Inclusive Behaviors: Anesthesiology Department Recognizes SAFE Reporting Accolade Recipients
The Department of Anesthesiology is proud to recognize team members who have received accolades through the SAFE (Supporting a Fair Environment) Reporting platform.
Mwirigi awarded HHMI fellowship for exceptional early-career scientists (Links to an external site)
Neuroscientist Juliet Mwirigi, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, has been named a Hanna H. Gray Fellow by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
$5 million NIH grant to find causes of chronic pain after surgery (Links to an external site)
Researchers at WashU Medicine received nearly $5 million from the NIH to study factors influencing chronic post-surgical pain. Led by Dr. Simon Haroutounian, the team aims to identify genetic, molecular, neuro-immune, and behavioral patterns contributing to pain variability.