Rui Tang, PhD, is joining the Brain Tumor Center at Washington University School of Medicine, where he will serve as an assistant professor with an appointment in the Department of Neurosurgery. Tang completed his PhD research at the University of Georgia, where he studied vascular cell interactions in cardiovascular development and cancer. At Stanford University, […]
Hong Chen, PhD, associate professor of biomedical engineering and neurosurgery, authored a new paper that appeared in Nature Metabolism. Her work describes the use of focused ultrasound to induce a torpor-like state in rodents. Chen’s research has been shared in the New York Times, multiple science blogs and podcasts: Science, Live Science, The Guardian, New Scientist, […]
The Department of Neurosurgery at Washington University is excited to announce that Magalie Cadieux, MD, MMSc, FRCSC, will join the spine division in July 2024. Cadieux is currently finishing out her neurosurgery spine fellowship at WashU. A native of Montreal, Canada, Cadieux earned her medical degree at Université Laval in Quebec prior to completing her residency […]
On April 26, T.S. Park, MD, the Margery Campbell Fort Professor of Neurological Surgery, sat down for a “fireside chat” to discuss how his innovations in selective dorsal rhizotomy have transformed the care of cerebral palsy across the world. Park was interviewed by David Limbrick, MD, PhD, the T.S. Park, MD, Chair in Pediatric Neurosurgery […]
Dimitrios Mathios, MD, a brain tumor neurosurgeon from the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been named to the WashU Neurosurgery faculty as an assistant professor. His tenure begins July 2023. A native of Greece, Mathios obtained his medical degree from Kapodistrian University of Athens School of Medicine. He […]
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 […]
Editor’s Note: The following story is being published with permission from the University of Exeter and author Louise Vennells. Joseph “Joe” Walsh is a board-certified physician assistant who works for the WashU Department of Neurosurgery at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. In 2022, the American Journal of Human Genetics published “Bi-allelic CAMSAP1 Variants Cause A Clinically […]
Congratulations to the Washington University School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery faculty recently added to the Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. Castle Connolly curates one of the most recognizable databases of physicians in the United States. The selection process is entirely merit-based; physicians do not pay to be listed on Castle Connolly. They are nominated […]
Jon T. Willie, MD, PhD, discusses how surgery has the potential of being a curative option for people with epilepsy in the latest edition of Curiosus Magazine. We’ve all been there. You’re working on your mobile device, laptop or PC, when suddenly, something unusual happens. It might be just a screen flicker that quickly resolves itself. Or […]
After more than 19 years in the Department of Neurosurgery, a familiar face will be departing soon. Paul Santiago, MD, is joining the faculty of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Missouri as the Chief of the Spine Division. His last day is Jan. 31. Dr. Santiago joined us at WashU immediately after […]