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WashU Neurosurgery Welcomes Dr. Derek Li to Faculty
WashU Welcomes Brain Tumor Surgeon–Scientist The Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery at WashU Medicine is thrilled to announce that Derek Li, MD, has accepted a full-time faculty position in our department. Dr. Li will begin this summer as a brain tumor surgeon–scientist. Dr. Li earned his undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University and his medical […]
Before Life-Changing Spine Surgery at Christian Hospital, a Grandfather Answered Doctor’s Challenge
After saying he’d do anything to feel better, William proved it When Kumar Vasudevan, MD, a WashU Medicine neurosurgeon at Christian Hospital, meets with patients to discuss if spine surgery is right for them, he shares that their path to pain relief starts before he puts on his surgical scrubs and extends after the operation is complete. Sometimes he […]
Lee, Leuthardt awarded Falk Catalyst grant to fund acute stroke clinical trial
Jin-Moo Lee, MD, PhD, head of the WashU Medicine Department of Neurology, and Eric Leuthardt, MD, MBA, vice chair of innovation in the Department of Neurosurgery, have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Falk Catalyst Award. Each year, select institutions are invited to submit up to two applications to the Dr. Ralph and Marian Falk Medical […]