Dr. Zain Raza joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2021. He grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma just north of Oklahoma City. He attended Washington and Lee University in Virginia and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Bachelor […]
Dr. Tanvir Rahman joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in July 2021. He was born in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. He attended Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College under the University of Dhaka, which is one of the premier sites to study medicine in the nation. Dr. Rahman […]
Adam Littich, who is currently the Medical Director of the BJWCH hospitalist service, has been elected by the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital to the position of Chief of Staff, Elect. His term as Chief of Staff starts on 1/1/24; until then he will act as the backup Chief of Staff. He previously […]
Dr. Ali Osman joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in July 2021. He was born in Oman and raised in both Sudan and Saudi Arabia. He graduated from Alsideeg High School in Saudi, Khamis Mushayt and moved to Sudan for medical school at Shendi University. During medical […]
Dr. Adora Chinenye Nwankwo became a member of the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June 2021. She was born in the nation’s capital and raised in Montgomery County, Maryland. She attended Cornell University and graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology. After graduating she […]
Dr. Alyssa Renee Moller joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in July 2021. She was born in Los Angeles, California and moved to the Chicago area shortly thereafter, where she spent the remainder of her childhood. She attended college at Washington University in St. Louis and […]
Dr. James McMenimen joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2021. He was born and raised in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. During his studies, he was able to spend a summer as an AMGEN scholar, conducting organic chemistry research […]
Dr. Emily Mattoon joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2021. She was born in Mountain View, California and soon after moved to San Diego. She attended Duke University and graduated cum laude in 2013 with a major in Biology and minors in Chemistry and […]
Dr. Jeffrey Marinshaw joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an instructor in June 2021. He grew up in Chapel Hill, NC before attending Washington University in St. Louis where he was a Dieckmann Scholar. He graduated summa cum laude with bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Classics in 2012 and […]
Dr. Sonya Liu joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in June of 2021. She was born in Arkansas prior to moving to St. Louis where she spent most of her childhood. Her family then moved to Pocatello, Idaho, which she now proudly calls home. She returned to […]
Dr. Shiyuan Anabeth Liu joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in June 2021. She was born in northeastern China and moved to western Massachusetts when she was nine. She attended Dartmouth College and graduated magna cum laude with Honors in neuroscience in 2014. She was inducted into […]
Dr. Alex Ryan Lane joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in July of 2021. He grew up in Southern Illinois and attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for his undergraduate degree. He graduated with honors and highest distinction in Psychology in 2011. After college, he worked as […]
Please extend a warm congratulations to Dennis Chang, MD and Mark Thoelke, MD, recipients of the 2021 Honor Roll Award for the Academy of Educators. The Academy of Educators at Washington University School of Medicine try to foster a collaboration of ideas and knowledge to further the scholarly interests of the university. Members of the […]
The clinicopathological conference, popularly known as CPC, is a case method process of learning medicine. It uses a problem-solving approach. A case is presented with diagnostic data and is followed by a discussion of differential diagnosis which is narrowed down to a final diagnosis. Speaker: Nathan Martin, MD, SFHM Division: Hospital Medicine Title: “56 y/o […]
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Dr. Lauren Jurkowski joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine as an Instructor in July of 2021. She was born in the northwest Chicago suburbs and lived there for most of her life. She received her undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University and graduated cum laude with a major in Biology […]
Dr. Ihab Hassanieh joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in June 2021. He was born in a small village in Lebanon and moved to Beirut, Lebanon to attend the American University of Beirut. There, he graduated in 2012 with a major in Biology and received his […]
Dr. Kelsey Chow joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in July of 2021. She was born in Canada but grew up mostly in Centennial, Colorado. She completed her bachelor’s degree in both Biochemistry and Economics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After college, she became […]
Dr. Miguel A. Chavez joined the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine as an Instructor in July of 2021. He was born in Lima, Peru and he graduated from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia medical school in 2013. He also completed a Masters in Science focused on Research and Epidemiology from […]
Dr. Behzad Amoozgar joined the Department of Medicine in the Division of Hospital Medicine as an Instructor in July 2021. He was born and raised in Tehran, Iran. He graduated from Tehran University of Medical Science which has the highest rank among all the medical schools in Iran. After graduation Dr. Amoozgar immigrated to Canada […]
Mark V. Williams, MD, a respected leader in hospital medicine, performance improvement and health-care delivery, has been named director of the Division of Hospital Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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We are pleased to announce that the Executive Faculty has approved the promotion of the following Division of Hospital Medicine faculty to Associate Professor of Medicine. J. Matt Freer, MD Caroline Kahle, MD Nathan Martin, MD Lois Richard, MD, PhD
Please join us in extending a big, warm welcome to our new faculty members: Behzad Amoozgar, MD – Instructor in Medicine Miguel Chavez Concha, MD – Instructor in Medicine Kelsey Chow, MD – Instructor in Medicine Ihab Hassanieh, MD – Instructor in Medicine Lauren Jurkowski, MD – Instructor in Medicine Alex Lane, MD – Instructor […]
It is my pleasure to announce that Mark V. Williams, MD, FACP, MHM, will be joining Washington University School of Medicine in the Department of Medicine as the new Chief for the Division of Hospital Medicine. Dr. Williams is being recruited from the University of Kentucky, where he is currently the Chief Quality and Transformation Officer […]
The teacher of the year award for inpatient medicine is an award selected by the Internal Medicine residents. All internal medicine residents are invited to submit 2 names of the top teachers on inpatient medicine from the attendings in the Divisions of General Medicine and Hospital Medicine. The two attendings who receive the most nominations win […]
I am pleased to announce that Anthony Dao, MD has been appointed the new Director of the OUTmed program for the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. OUTmed began in 2017 as a forum for LGBTQIA+-identified faculty, trainees, employees and allies. Since its inception, we have successfully increased the visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community […]
Happy Hospitalist Day! Thank you for all you do! National Hospitalist Day recognizes the contributions of more than 60,000 hospitalists nationwide on the first Thursday in March annually. Hospital medicine is one of the fastest-growing specialties in modern medicine, and those who practice it are known as hospitalists. Hospitalists manage patient care throughout their inpatient […]
Victoria J. Fraser, MD, Adolphus Busch professor of medicine, and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine discusses the need for more support from lawmakers against the spread of COVID-19. Read the Full Article
Hospitalist, Wenners Ballard III, MD discusses systemic racism on an episode of “Show Me the Science” podcast. The podcast highlights research and patient care on the Washington University Medical Campus in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Show Me the Science
Please join us in extending a big, warm welcome to our new faculty members: Erin Baum, MD – Instructor in Medicine Ashley Brown, MD – Instructor in Medicine Evan Dupart, MD – Instructor in Medicine Cady Edwards, MD – Instructor in Medicine Syed Ehsanullah, MD – Instructor in Medicine Tim Evans, MD – Instructor in […]
The teacher of the year award for inpatient medicine is an award selected by the Internal Medicine residents. All internal medicine residents are invited to submit 2 names of the top teachers on inpatient medicine from the attendings in the Divisions of General Medicine and Hospital Medicine. The two attendings who receive the most nominations win […]
The St. Louis Chapter of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM), for which Crystal Atwood, MD and Matt Brinkmeier, MD serve as officers, won the Gold Chapter of the Year award for 2019. SHM recognizes its chapters for their hard work and dedication as they strive to demonstrate growth, sustenance, and innovation within their chapter […]
The Capstone experience is a required rotation for 4th year medical students to prepare them for internship. As part of this rotation, students attend a Capstone Procedural Workshop for an afternoon. This involves training with ultrasound equipment and hands-on teaching on how to perform various invasive bedside procedures. Matt Freer, MD, director of the Internal […]
The Division of Hospital Medicine is excited to announce that Michael Lin, MD SFHM, Associate Professor of Medicine, has been named Interim Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, effective January 1. While a national search for the next chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine has been initiated, Dr. Lin will serve as the […]
Mark Thoelke, MD SFHM is stepping down as Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine, as of Jan 1, 2020 to have more time and flexibility for travel with his family. Dr. Michael Lin, Associate Professor of Medicine, will be the Interim Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine while we initiate a national search […]
It is my pleasure to announce that Andrew Odden, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Divisions of Hospital Medicine and General Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) has been appointed as Vice Chair of Patient Safety for the Department of Medicine. Dr. Odden has been an esteemed member of the Washington University community since 2015 […]
Please join us in congratulating Anne Hilliker, NP, on her retirement! She began her nursing career at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in 1999, working as a staff nurse in Emergency Medicine. Anne continued her medical education becoming a Nurse Practitioner for Emergency Medicine, followed then by working in the PICRU until she joined the Division of Hospital […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 – […]
With great enthusiasm, we are pleased to announce that palliative care services is now its own division: Division of Palliative Medicine. Palliative care services has been part of the Division of Hospital Medicine for many years. The Palliative Care Service is a collaborative effort between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine. Launched in […]