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Understanding the brain and nervous system is one of the most pressing challenges in medicine. To meet this challenge, WashU Medicine has built and is opening the Neuroscience Research Building, a 609,000-square-foot facility expected to be among the nation’s premier neuroscience research hubs.
Nicole Durko, DO, has been appointed Associate Chief of the Division of Obstetric Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, effective January 1, 2024.
The Department of Anesthesiology’s ASAP training program combines residency, fellowship, and integrated research time, providing accelerated career development for physician-scientists specializing in anesthesiology.
The Parkview Tower and Peters Building (South) locations received the prestigious Silver badge from the Office of Sustainability during the WashU’s Green Carpet Awards Ceremony on November 7, 2023.
Dr. Justin Knittel works with the group “Doctors Collaborating to Help Children” to provide children in Ukraine with free plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Rachel Moquin, EdD, assistant professor and director of learning and development, was recently inducted into the Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN, a professor and director of the Nurse Anesthesia Program at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing, was inducted into American Academy of Nursing’s 2023 class of fellows at the academy’s annual Health Policy Conference on October 7 in Washington, D.C. This prestigious recognition celebrates Dr. Henrichs’ achievements and contributions to the field of nursing, in addition to her commitment to advancing public health.
Sydney Nykiel-Bailey, DO, has been selected to participate in the Mid-Career Women Faculty Leadership Development Seminar, a rigorous program offered by the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Head of the Department of Anesthesiology, Dr. Michael S. Avidan, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, a part of the National Academy of Sciences. Membership in the organization is one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine in the United States.
Jose Moron-Concepcion, PhD, a professor of anesthesiology, neuroscience, and psychiatry, was installed as the Henry Elliot Mallinckrodt Professor of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis on Thursday, September 28, 2023.