On Sept. 13 and 14, more than 130 brain tumor researchers from around the country gathered at WashU for the 2024 Christopher Davidson Forum (CDF). The two day event was established in 2016 by Joanne and Charles F. Knight and their family to honor the memory of their late son-in-law, Christopher Davidson, who was diagnosed with […]
Young brain cancer researchers gathered to discuss challenges, share solutions, and explore new ideas. On August 22-23, leaders from The Brain Tumor Center (BTC) successfully hosted their first Graduate Student Symposium on Brain Cancer Research. The event brought together 15 talented graduate students from institutions nationwide, including MIT, UCLA, UCSF, Cleveland Clinic, and MD Anderson. […]
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Surgical Director, Pituitary Center
Brain tumor neurosurgeon is returning to his WashU roots. The Department of Neurosurgery at Washington University is thrilled to announce the return of Bhuvic Patel, MD, as a member of the neurosurgery faculty. Dr. Patel has a long history with Washington University, having received his medical degree and completed his neurosurgery residency training at the […]
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 […]
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 […]
The following grants and awards were given to our faculty, residents and postdoctoral fellows between April-September 2022. Faculty Nitin Agarwal, MD Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research “Identifying Occult Traumatic Brain Injury in Professional Athletes Using a Novel Non-Invasive Biomarker” 8/1/22 – 8/1/23 – $125,000 2022-23 NREF & Academy of Neurological Surgeons Young Clinician […]
Professor of Neurosurgery
Vice-Chair of Research, Department of Neurosurgery
Research Director, Brain Tumor Center
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 […]