Leuthardt is also Chief of the Division of Neurotechnology and Director of both the Center for Neuroscience in Innovation and Technology and the Brain Laser Center. Eric C. Leuthardt, MD, professor of neurosurgery, neuroscience, biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering & materials science, was installed as the Shi Hui Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery. A celebration […]
Shi H. Huang Professor of Neurological Surgery
Vice-Chair of Innovation, Department of Neurosurgery
Chief, Division of Neurotechnology
Professor of Neurosurgery, Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Director, Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology
Director, Brain Laser Center
Castle Connolly Top Doctor
The goal of the Leuthardt Lab is to understand brain computer interface (BCI) devices and their implications regarding patient care.
On Sept. 13 and 14, more than 130 brain tumor researchers from around the country gathered at WashU for the 2024 Christopher Davidson Forum (CDF). The two day event was established in 2016 by Joanne and Charles F. Knight and their family to honor the memory of their late son-in-law, Christopher Davidson, who was diagnosed with […]
Advancing neuroscience technologies to improve cognitive health and wellness in Missouri and Illinois. NEURO360, led by Washington University in St. Louis and BioSTL (a coalition driving the regional innovation economy), brings together over 20 partners from academia, industry, community organizers, and venture capitalists to align priorities and design pathways toward achieving our vision in use-inspired […]
Jarod L. Roland, MD, one of our leading academic pediatric neurosurgeons, has been named the new director of the selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR) program in the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. He begins his new role on July 1. Roland is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at Washington University School of Medicine […]
FDA grants WashU-based technology ‘Breakthrough Device’ designation A device aimed at enabling neurosurgeons and other physicians to perform noninvasive blood-based biopsies in adults with brain tumors has received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “Breakthrough Device” designation. The device includes technology from Washington University in St. Louis and developed by Cordance Medical Inc., a medical device […]
Sonobiopsies generate genetic, molecular data to inform treatment decisions for brain diseases The blood-brain barrier, the body’s way of shielding sensitive brain tissue from viruses, toxins and other harmful substances in the blood, can pose a problem for physicians caring for patients with suspected brain diseases such as cancer. Molecular and genetic information would be […]
The Neurosurgery Department at Washington University offers a CAST-approved, 12-month functional fellowship, providing training in the diagnosis and management of movement disorders, epilepsy, spasticity and craniofacial pain. Fellowship Leaders Jon T. Willie, MD, PhD, is the director of the Stereotactic, Functional and Epilepsy Fellowship. Additional faculty include: Joshua Dowling, MD, Eric Leuthardt, MD, Sean McEvoy, MD, […]
The Department of Neurosurgery is excited to announce the joint faculty appointment of Hong Chen, PhD, as associate professor of biomedical engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering and associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery’s Division of Neurotechnology at the School of Medicine. Chen’s research focuses on new ways to utilize medical ultrasound. Her lab combines engineering, biology, and […]