Inaugural Chairholder for the Stokes Family Endowed Chair in Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care – Dr. Patrick White
The Stokes Family Endowed Chair in Palliative Medicine and Supportive Care for The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital celebrated the installation of Dr. Patrick White as the inaugural chairholder. Dr. White’s interest in palliative medicine started at a young age watching his father, a physician, care for patients with chronic illnesses. It was his personal experience […]
2019 Neville Grant Award Recipient for Clinical Excellence – Dr. Mark Thoelke
The Division of Hospital Medicine proudly announces that Division Chief and Professor of Medicine, Dr. Mark Thoelke, was presented with the 2019 Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence by the Medical Staff Association. The award is bestowed on a clinician who through his or her daily actions serves as a role model for fellow caregivers […]
Now Open! Newly Renovated Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
The new Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital officially opened for business on November 5, 2019. It is a 64-bed hospital with all private rooms and state of the art facilities located in Creve Coeur, Missouri on Olive Boulevard. All medicine patients admitted to the hospital will be cared for by a Washington University Division of Hospital […]
Academy of Educators Inductee – Dr. Dennis Chang
The Division of Hospital Medicine is proud to announce that one of our faculty members, Dennis Chang, MD, FHM, was among 42 Washington University School of Medicine educators inducted into the newly created Academy of Educators. The Academy of Educators seeks to nurture a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders […]
Dr. Lois Richard, Guest Speaker at Evening Grand Rounds
Grand rounds help physicians and other healthcare professionals keep up-to-date in evolving topics. On October 22nd, fellow hospitalist, Dr. Lois Richard, will be presenting “Patient Advocacy on The Hill” as the invited guest speaker for Evening Grand Rounds. Dr. Richard has visited members of Congress in Washington D.C. numerous times as part of “Hospitalists on […]
Leading the Patient Experience Effort for BJH- Dr. Caroline Kahle
Fellow hospitalist, Dr. Caroline Kahle, is leading the Patient Experience effort for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Patient Experience has been identified as one of the priorities for the 2019-2023 BJH/BJWCH/WUSM Joint Clinical Strategic Plan. The joint clinical strategic plan is a five year plan that has joint goals, strategies, and tactics; all with a common vision to […]
Meet Palliative Medicine’s New Associate Professor of Medicine – Dr. Maria Dans
We are pleased to announce that the Executive Faculty has approved the promotion of Dr. Maria Dans to Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Dans graduated from Washington University School of Medicine in 1999. She completed residency in Internal Medicine, followed by fellowships in Hospice & Palliative Medicine and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University in […]
Meet Our New Assistant Professor of Medicine – Dr. Crystal Atwood
We are pleased to announce that the Executive Faculty has approved the promotion of Dr. Crystal Atwood to Assistant Professor of Medicine. Dr. Atwood graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School in 2009. She completed Internal Medicine residency at Washington University School of Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 2012. Dr. Atwood is board-certified […]
Meet Our New Associate Professor of Medicine – Dr. Andrew Odden
We are pleased to announce that the Executive Faculty has approved the promotion of Dr. Andrew Odden to Associate Professor of Medicine. Dr. Odden received his medical degree and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Minnesota in Ann Arbor, where he was awarded the Bruce Jones Award for House Staff Spirit. […]
Welcome New Hospitalists and Nurse Practitioners
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to our new faculty members and nurse practitioners: Faris Bakeer, MD – Instructor in Medicine Sydney Blount, MD- Instructor in Medicine Natalia Brito Rivera, MD – Instructor in Medicine Benjamin Buettner, MD – Instructor in Medicine Anthony Dao, MD – Instructor in Medicine Hanan Dihowm, MD – […]