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Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, the David C. and Betty Farrell Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in St. Louis from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 88.

Congratulations to Dr. Oh who has received a research grant from Siteman Cancer Center to launch an investigator-initiated study aimed at improving treatment for serious blood cancers like myelofibrosis (MF) and myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN). Current therapies for these conditions only work for some patients and often provide partial relief. MF, in particular, can cause severe […]

Grant Challen, PhD, Professor, WashU Medicine Division of Oncology, teamed up with  Luis F. Z. Batista, PhD, Associate Professor and Andrew L. Young, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, WashU Medicine Division of Hematology, on a new research publication “Non-canonical functions of DNMT3A in hematopoietic stem cells regulate telomerase activity and genome integrity”, published this month in […]

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that 166 of our faculty have been selected for the 2025 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. Let us congratulate our 7 Hematology Doctors

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Oh, Lynn Golec, NP & Lindsey Taylor, NP

Effective July 1, 2025, the following faculty members have been promoted in recognition of their outstanding dedication, innovative research, and significant contributions to the field of hematology. Stephen Oh, MD, PhD, has been promoted to Professor of Medicine. Dr. Oh is internationally recognized for his pioneering research on myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs)—a group of chronic hematologic […]

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Moore Auditorium “Genetics and Gene Therapy for Heart Failure“ Speaker: Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD

Dr. Stuart A. Kornfeld, an esteemed figure in the field of medicine, began his illustrious journey at Washington University School of Medicine, earning his medical degree in 1962 following his undergraduate studies at Dartmouth College, where he majored in zoology. He is also an alumnus of Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis. His […]

The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that 147 of our faculty have been selected for the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list. Let us congratulate our 7 Hematology Doctors

Luis F.Z. Batista, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Developmental Biology, WashU Division of Hematology, Member – Center for Genome Integrity, received grants from the Department of Defense as well as Siteman Cancer Center for his work to uncover novel mechanisms related to telomerase dysfunction in bone marrow failure and pre-malignant patients.

ST. LOUIS – Barnes-Jewish Hospital is introducing the 12th sickle cell treatment center in the country. The center is revolutionizing healthcare for the underrepresented community affected by the disease.