Sophie Church has served as the Department of Neurosurgery residency coordinator for five years and is headed to Omaha where her husband accepted a faculty position in Vascular Surgery at the University of Nebraska. While she leaves St. Louis (and fortunately is still working with our department remotely), we wanted to take a moment and […]
The Department of Neurosurgery congratulates St. Louis Children’s Hospital-Washington University School of Medicine on its U.S. News & World Report ranking as among the nation’s best in its 2019-2020 “Best Children’s Hospitals” survey. Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery were ranked #7. The 2019 survey considered data submitted by 191 pediatric hospitals. Of those, only 24 ranked […]
Camilo Molina, MD Camilo Molina, MD, will focus on MIS and MIS-deformity and will have a robust spine surgical innovation program in partnership with Eric Leuthardt, MD, in our Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology. He is originally from Bogota, Columbia and trained as a resident and fellow at Johns Hopkins University School […]
Committed to world-class research, our department continues to attract significant federal grants for groundbreaking work to improve the human condition. Since last July alone, our surgeon-scientists have been granted more than $13 million in new federal funds. Here are some of the top grants our faculty have received: Gavin Dunn, MD – R01 $2.26M NIH R01 […]
What brings you the greatest satisfaction in your work? There are many things that bring me satisfaction in my work here. First, I must say that working alongside highly esteemed neurosurgeons who are also compassionate and respectful to their team is an absolute pleasure and inspires me to bring all that I can to the […]
Families from around the world bring their children to St. Louis Children’s Hospital for complex and serious neurological conditions that require surgery. They come to Children’s Hospital because the neurosurgeons are world renowned for their expertise, and that high level of care is reflected in the program’s #6 ranking by US News & World Report. What […]
In a daylong celebration that began with a research symposium and ended with a gala, more than 300 people gathered to recognize the achievements and career of Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., MD, on Feb. 15. Dr. Dacey served as chair of the Department of Neurosurgery for 30 years at Washington University School of Medicine from […]
Gavin P. Dunn, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of neurosurgery, has been elected to the Society for Neuro-Oncology Board of Directors as the “Young Investigator” representative. Dunn specializes in brain tumors and is a member of the interdisciplinary Andrew M. and Jane M. Bursky Center for Human Immunology and Immunotherapy Programs. His research is focused on […]
Twelve-year-old Jackson Scharf sustained a devastating hemorrhage in his cerebellum, the lowest portion of the brain towards the back of the skull. He had an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and was saved by the efforts of David Limbrick, MD, chief of pediatric neurosurgery, and the neurosurgical team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. See Fox2 news story.
Washington University spinal neurosurgeons at Barnes-Jewish Hospital performed the first navigated robotic-assisted minimally-invasive spine surgery in Missouri on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Wilson Zachary Ray, MD, and Ammar H. Hawasli, MD, PhD, used the technique for a spinal fusion procedure on a 79-year-old patient from St. Louis. The operation took less than 2 hours, and […]