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2025 Residency Match Class
We are thrilled to announce the 2025-2026 Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery Intern Class Megan Bauman Graves – Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine Riley Driscoll – University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Kyle McGrath – University of Florida College of Medicine Welcome to WashU Neurosurgery!
Groundbreaking Research in Fear Processing
Researchers in the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery Publish New Framework on Amygdala Function in Top Journal Congratulations to researchers in the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery who recently published their paper on “The case for hemispheric lateralization of the human amygdala in fear processing” This paper was posted in Molecular Psychiatry, one of the […]
Leaders of Neurosurgery Interview
In-Depth Interview with Dr. Gregory Zipfel: Insights from a Distinguished Neurosurgeon The American Association of Neurological Surgeons recently interviewed our very own Chair Gregory Zipfel, MD, as part of their series with prominent neurosurgeons. This video, featuring an in-depth interview conducted by WashU alum Chad Washington, MD, joins their ‘Leaders in Neurosurgery’ video series, which […]