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Our seven-year residency and one-year fellowship prepare trainees for successful careers in academic neurosurgery.
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News
Study increases understanding of why recurrent meningiomas are aggressive
By: Graciela GutierrezArticle originally appeared in Baylor College of Medicine News Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified clinical and genetic predictors of multiply recurrent meningiomas (MRMs), a most aggressive form of this common brain tumor. Published in Science Advances, the study opens new opportunities for […]
Washington gives keynote at 2024 Grubb Lecture
The second annual Robert L. and Julia D. Grubb Lecture took place on October 30, 2024, with Chad Washington, MS, MD, MPHS, giving the keynote address. Washington is a 2014 WashU Medicine neurosurgery alumnus, and currently serves as the Chair and Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Speaking to a […]
Complex spinal surgery: collaboration yields life-changing outcomes
By: Stephanie StemmlerArticle originally appeared in Curious At WashU Medicine’s Living Well Center, people scheduled for surgery to correct spinal problems gather to learn how they can play an important role in their own recovery. In this special program designed by WashU Medicine orthopedic spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, attendees work with a nurse practitioner, a nutritionist and therapists […]