Meet Our New Hospitalist – Justin Chen, MD

Meet Our New Hospitalist – Justin Chen, MD
Dr. Justin Chen joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June 2022.  He was born and raised in New Jersey.  As part of the Accelerated BS/MD Program at Drexel University, he completed his Bachelor’s of Science in Biology in 2012 and Medical Degree in 2016.  He then […]

Hospitalists attend SHM’s Academic Hospitalist Academy Level 1

Hospitalists attend SHM’s Academic Hospitalist Academy Level 1
Congratulations to Alex Thomas, MD, Katy Filson, MD, Han Li, MD and Zach Morgan, MD for completing SHM’s Academic Hospitalist Academy (AHA) Level 1. AHA provides academic hospitalists with the educational, scholarly, and professional development skills they need to advance their careers and continue on a pathway to success in academic hospital medicine. The program […]

Meet Our New Hospitalist – Stephanie Conner, MD

Meet Our New Hospitalist – Stephanie Conner, MD
Dr. Stephanie Conner joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Assistant Professor in July 2022. She was born and raised in Huntington, New York before attending college at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology-Chemistry in 2009. She attended medical […]

Division of Hospital Medicine establishes annual “Mark Thoelke Visiting Professor in Hospital Medicine”

Division of Hospital Medicine establishes annual “Mark Thoelke Visiting Professor in Hospital Medicine”
The annual “Mark Thoelke Visiting Professor in Hospital Medicine” was established to honor founding member and previous Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, Mark Thoelke, MD, Professor of Medicine. Dr. Thoelke provided more than two decades of contributions to Hospital Medicine at Barnes Jewish Hospital and Washington University. He fostered a family atmosphere and […]

Hospital Medicine Consult Service at Psychiatric Care at Delmar Center

Hospital Medicine Consult Service at Psychiatric Care at Delmar Center
Randy Laine, MD, PhD will serve as the medical director for the new Hospital Medicine Consult Service at the Psychiatric Care at Delmar Center (PCDC). This service began September 1, 2022. PCDC is a BJC standalone psychiatric hospital staffed by Washington University psychiatry physicians. All patients will be seen by a hospitalist consultant within 24 […]

Division of Hospital Medicine – 2022 Summer Highlights

Division of Hospital Medicine – 2022 Summer Highlights
We are very proud of our Division of Hospital Medicine faculty and staff. Thank you for all your hard work and many achievements this summer! John Cras, MD received the 2021 Friend of Nursing Award at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital. He received not one, but four nominations for the award. Nurses specifically called out his […]

Welcome New Hospitalists

Welcome New Hospitalists
Please join us in extending a big, warm welcome to our new faculty members: Justin Chen, MD – Instructor in Medicine Jeffrey Choi, MD – Instructor in Medicine Stephanie Conner, MD – Assistant Professor of Medicine Madeline Grondalski, MD – Instructor in Medicine Vivek Hansalia, MD – Instructor in Medicine Edward Hurtte, MD – Instructor […]

Business of Pride Award – Anthony T. Dao, MD

Business of Pride Award – Anthony T. Dao, MD
The St. Louis Business Journal has recognized Anthony T. Dao, MD with a Business of Pride Award. Dr. Dao is director of OUTmed, an LGBTQ+ advocacy group sponsored by the Department of Medicine. Tony was also featured in an advertisement in SHM’s The Hospitalist (see page 15).

Congratulations to our new Assistant Professors of Medicine

Congratulations to our new Assistant Professors of Medicine
We are pleased to announce that the Executive Faculty has approved the promotion of the following Division of Hospital Medicine faculty to Assistant Professor of Medicine. Anthony Dao, MD Han Li, MD Patricia Litkowski, MD Zachary Morgan, MD