Melissa Prewitt, AGACNP-BC, was named St. Louis Magazine’s 2025 Excellence in Nursing Intensive Care winner.
Prewitt receives 2025 Excellence in Nursing Award
Category: Women of WUDA
Dr. Bernadette Henrichs appointed dean of Goldfarb School of Nursing (Links to an external site)
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing has announced the appointment of Bernadette Henrichs, PhD, CRNA, CCRN, CHSE, FAANA, FAAN, as its new dean, effective mid-June 2025.
McKinney named recipient of 2025 WashU Medicine Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
Kenya McKinney, CRNA, has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Dean’s Distinguished Service Award.
Highlights from the Third Annual Women of WUDA Retreat
The Women of WUDA (WashU Medicine Department of Anesthesiology), affectionately known as WoW, hosted their third annual retreat on Saturday, April 5, at Barnett on Washington. Over 100 women from the department gathered to connect, hear from women in medicine, and participate in wellness activities.
Holzer receives 2025 Kopolow Award for Geriatrics, Psychiatry, and Neurology
Katie Holzer, PhD, LCSW, assistant professor of anesthesiology, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Alene and Meyer Kopolow Award for Geriatrics, Psychiatry, and Neurology. This prestigious award recognizes stellar contributions to the care of older adults through direct patient care, education, or research.
Abraham to direct I2DB’s Center for Applied Health Informatics (Links to an external site)
Dr. Joanna Abraham was recently appointed as the new Director of the Center for Applied Health Informatics (CAHI) in I2DB at WashU Medicine.
Faculty recognized with new appointments and promotions as ABA Examiners for APPLIED Examination
We are proud to recognize the outstanding contributions of several department faculty members who are currently serving or have recently been appointed as examiners for the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA) APPLIED Examination.
Njoku Re-Elected to Faculty Practice Plan’s Board of Directors
Dr. Dolores Njoku has been re-elected to a three-year term as a Faculty-at-Large Representative on the Faculty Practice Plan’s (FPP) Board of Directors.
St. Louis Magazine 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards finalists announced (Links to an external site)
Julia Downey, Andrea Liefer, and Melissa Prewitt were selected as finalists for the St. Louis Magazine 2025 Excellence in Nursing Awards! The winners will be revealed at an awards reception this summer and recognized in the June/July issue of St. Louis Magazine.
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).