Consistent, high-quality care for our spine patients For the first time, Barnes-Jewish Hospital has created an inpatient nursing unit solely dedicated to the treatment of spine patients. This initiative was announced last year, but the opening was postponed while our care teams responded to our COVID surge. Spine patients at Barnes-Jewish were previously cared for […]
Please welcome the newest staff members to the Department of Neurosurgery. Staff Brea BrunkMedical Assistant Rhonda KidwellSpecial Projects Director Marlayjah MadisonClinical Service Rep. Amber RuehrupMedical Assistant Priscilla WoodlandClinic Manager
The Making a Difference program provides a unique way to recognize staff who go above and beyond to advance the Department of Neurosurgery mission to provide the best neurosurgical patient care possible. April 2022 Nominees Kathleen “Katie” Hickey, RN – Adult NeurosurgeryKatie has quickly adapted to her new role as float RN. She has covered […]
The following grants were awarded between January 2022 to April 2022. Faculty Gabriel Haller, PhD Missouri Spinal Cord Injury & Disease Research “Genetic Underpinnings of Chiari Malformation with or without Syringomyelia” 3/1/22-2/28/23 – $75,000 David Limbrick, MD, PhD NIH “Effects of ventricular volume and cerebral connectivity on neurological outcomes in preterm intraventricular hemorrhage” 3/1/22-1/31/27 – […]
Neurosurgeon Albert H. Kim is a nationally recognized expert on brain tumors Albert H. Kim, MD, PhD, a professor of neurological surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named the inaugural William H. Danforth Washington University Physician Scholar. He is the first researcher named as part of the School of […]
Noted surgeon built a successful skull base practice over three decades of service After spending more than 30 years of his professional career at the Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital, first as a neurosurgery resident and later as a faculty member in the department of neurosurgery, Michael R. Chicoine, MD, is making […]
The Making a Difference program provides a unique way to recognize staff who go above and beyond to advance the Department of Neurosurgery mission to provide the best neurosurgical patient care possible. March 2022 Nominees Ashley Roberts – Clinical Research Coordinator, Pediatric NeurosurgeryWe are lucky Ashley chose us as the next step in her research […]
The Department of Neurosurgery at Washington University is excited to announce that John I. Ogunlade, DO, will join the spine division in July 2022. Ogunlade will lead the spine endoscopy team at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital and other community hospitals. “Dr. Ogunlade’s expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery will give patients access to a surgical […]
We are proud to announce that four Washington University Neurosurgery residents were recently awarded the prestigious R25 Resident Research Education Program Grant, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Washington University is one of a small number of neurosurgery programs in the country that offer this opportunity to residents. PGY5 Kevin Cross, MD, PGY5 […]
Please welcome the newest staff members to the Department of Neurosurgery. Staff Maryam Borhani-HaghighiPostdoc Research Associate Kaylyn BowmanMedical Assistant Serena GravesMedical Assistant Kathleen “Katie” HickeyRN Staff Nurse Tekoa HoustonMedical Assistant Mridu KangaClinical Research Coordinator Darria MillerBilling/Scheduling Associate Daphine MontgomeryLPN Jaime Morrell-VinasAdministrative Coordinator Kyerria “Ky” TaylorClinical Service Representative Pia WattsPatient Billing/Services Representative