Fast Facts
#11
in NIH Funding
10
top 10 residency program
30+
active clinical trials
Comprehensive patient care
National leaders in every subspecialty offer personalized, team-based care for the full range of adult and pediatric neurosurgical conditions.
Commitment to innovation
Our rare focus on innovation and technology allows us to offer patients the very latest advances and optimal treatments — many developed by our own highly skilled surgeons.
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Excellence in education
Our seven-year residency and one-year fellowship prepare trainees for successful careers in academic neurosurgery.
- Mentorship from pioneers in the field
- Extraordinary research opportunities
- High-volume, comprehensive clinical practice
- Collaborative, inclusive culture
Our innovative research fuels advances that save lives.
News
Washington University neurosurgeons’ PBS show explores wonders of the brain
The highly acclaimed BrainWorks, a theatrical production created by and starring Washington University School of Medicine neurosurgeons Eric C. Leuthardt, MD, and Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD, is now airing on PBS stations throughout the U.S. BrainWorks explores the wonders of the human brain by dramatizing real-life neurological cases to reveal the science behind brain […]
Virtual sub-internship: events for medical students going into neurosurgery
Join us for one session or our entire series of 45-minute events for medical students going into neurosurgery. Featuring discussions with Washington University neurosurgery faculty and residents, the events will cover everything from advice about going into neurosurgery, how to get the best clinical training, and becoming an innovative neurosurgeon-scientist. Bring your questions! To sign […]
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery ranked #6 in 2019-2020 U.S. News rankings
The Department of Neurosurgery congratulates St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine on its U.S. News & World Report ranking as among the nation’s best in its 2019-2020 “Best Children’s Hospitals” survey. Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery were ranked #6. The 2019 survey considered data submitted by 191 pediatric hospitals. Of those, only 24 ranked […]