The Black Lives Matter Summer Scholarship is a collaborative effort between the neurosurgery departments of Johns Hopkins, the University of Miami MILLER School of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The aim of the scholarship is to give Black medical students early exposure and research experience in the fields of neuroscience […]
Obtaining a multi-million-dollar grant from the NIH is a wonderful accomplishment. Receiving a percentile score of 1% for a NIH grant is uncommon and is the equivalent to spotting a rare bird on the School of Medicine’s campus. This remarkable feat essentially means that the grant is near-perfect. WashU Neurosurgery is proud to announce that we have two rare birds amongst our […]
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. May 2022 Nominees Jared Thatcher – Physican AssistantI’d like to give a shout out to Jared Thatcher, who went above and beyond to help […]
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 […]