Making a Difference

The Making a Difference program provides a unique way to recognize staff who go above and beyond to advance the Department of Neurosurgery mission to provide the best neurosurgical patient care possible. To recognize someone, staff and faculty can submit nominations at the Making a Difference email address. Each month, three nominees are randomly selected […]

Welcome to our new neurosurgery residents

They’ve only been here a short time, but already our three new residents took 2nd place in the Society of Neurological Surgeons Virtual Intern Boot Camp competition.  Immersed in training, and winning awards, they took a moment to tell us a bit about themselves and their experience in St. Louis so far. Michelle Connor, MD […]

Making a Difference

The Making a Difference program provides a unique way to recognize staff who go above and beyond to advance the Washington University department mission to provide the best neurosurgical patient care possible. To recognize someone, both staff and faculty can submit nominations at the Making a Difference email address. Each month, three nominees are randomly […]

New grants to make a difference in the lives of patients

Announcing new neurosurgery research grants greater than $100K (Jan. 1 – July 31, 2020): Gavin Dunn, MD – CRI $1.25M Cancer Research Institute Dissecting the Immune Response From Beginning to Effector Cell in Central Nervous System Cancers Total five-year award $1.25M   Jacob Greenberg, MD, PGY 6 resident  – F32 $154K National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]

Neurosurgery Department Fellows 2020

Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellows Residency: Washington University in St. LouisMedical School: All-India Institute of Medical Sciences “The endovascular surgical neuroradiology fellowship at WashU is CAST- and ACGME- accredited with a good variety, complexity and volume of cases. During neurosurgery residency training here at WashU, I felt that our endovascular group of three neuroradiologists and one […]

Q&A with Sophie Church, Department of Neurosurgery residency coordinator

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 […]

Welcome to our new faculty

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 […]

Q&A with Physician Assistant Nicole Meyer

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 […]

Gavin Dunn joins Society for Neuro-Oncology Board of Directors

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 […]

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Dr. Eric Leuthardt performing surgery

Washington University’s Outlook magazine features the groundbreaking research of neurosurgeon Eric Leuthardt, MD, focusing on the brain’s capacity to rewire itself. See article.