Washington University celebrates inventors, including Department of Neurosurgery faculty

Washington University will celebrate innovations and inventors, including those developed by Department of Neurosurgery faculty members, at the annual 2021 WashU Celebration of Inventors on April 15. Washington University inventors who have received patents in the last year will be recognized at the event from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Central Time via Zoom. Several startups involving or […]

Q&A with Neurosurgery Resident Anja Srienc

Resident Anja Srienc hiking in Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois

Anja Srienc, MD, PhD, is a PGY 4 resident training in neurosurgery. A native Minnesotan, she also happens to speak three languages and has studied in Europe and Australia. She plans to go into academic medicine. Q. Tell us a little about your background and why you’re pursuing neurosurgery training? I grew up in an […]

Division of Neurotechnology Team

Leadership Eric Leuthardt MD, Division ChiefDaniel Moran PhD, Chief of Biomedical EngineeringGuy  Genin PhD, Chief of Mechanical Engineering Center for Innovation in Neuroscience and Technology (CINT) Eric Leuthardt MD, DirectorCamilo Molina MD, Deputy Director of Spine Innovation Division scientists Peter Brunner, PhDIsmael Seáñez, PhD Our inventors Dennis Barbour, MD, PhDPhilip V. Bayly, PhDShantanu Chakrabartty, PhDHong Chen, […]

Surgeon-scientists are among top recipients of federal grants

Dr. Leuthardt looks at a screen of a brain image

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 […]

The Brain Coffee Podcast (Links to an external site)

Sit back, relax and open up your mind as renowned neurosurgeons Dr. Eric C. Leuthardt and Dr. Albert H. Kim prescribe a unique dose of knowledge and entertainment.

Gene linked to metabolism also fuels brain cancer (Links to an external site)

Albert Kim, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurological surgery, was senior author of a study establishing that the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) pathway is overactive in a deadly form of brain cancer known as glioblastoma. The study was published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Dec. 5, 2016. See Washington University School […]