Sickle Cell Treatment Center opens today (Links to an external site)
The first of its kind, dedicated adult Sickle Cell Treatment Center in the St. Louis metro region opened today in a 1,700-square-foot space on the third floor of the Center for Advanced Medicine. The Sickle Cell Treatment Center represents a major milestone in ongoing efforts by Barnes-Jewish Hospital and partners across BJC HealthCare to provide care […]
Pioneers of Hematology Series
The Division of Hematology was delighted to host Dr. Joe Prchal on March 1st as the inaugural speaker for our Pioneers of Hematology seminar series, a new initiative sponsored by the Division of Hematology and Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. Dr. Prchal’s seminar described his groundbreaking research and innovative approach to studying hematologic disorders, demonstrating the […]
Hematology Holiday Party 2023
The Hematology Holiday Party held on December 16th was a phenomenal event with an abundance of guests, delectable food, and an enchanting atmosphere at the Missouri History Museum. Among the highlights, the gift raffle stole the show, leaving everyone delighted. Additionally, the Coloring STL exhibit, which was open for all attendees to enjoy and engage […]
Annual Hematology Retreat 2023
The 2nd Annual Hematology Division Research Retreat was held on November 17th, with insightful presentations and engaging discussions amongst Hematology trainees and faculty. Faculty presentations were given by Luis Batista, Ben Jennings, Andrew Young, and Amber Afzal. Trainee oral presentations were delivered by Fan He (Oh Lab), Jeeseung Kim (Kang Lab), and Jingu Lee (Cho Lab). The J. Evan […]
49th Annual Carl Vernon Moore Memorial Lecture
The 49th annual Carl Moore Memorial Lecture was held on November 8, 2023 with invited speaker Katherine High, M.D., discussing her pioneering work developing gene therapy approaches for genetic diseases. The lectureship is in honor of Dr. Carl Moore, a renowned physician-scientist who established the Division of Hematology and later served as Chair of the […]
2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors (Links to an external site)
The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that 112 of our faculty have been selected for the 2023 Castle Connolly Top Doctors® list.
Siteman Investment Program awards $2 million in cancer research grants (Links to an external site)
Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine is pleased to announce funding for eight new projects, including research projects focused on prostate cancer, lymphoma, and breast cancer, as well as a team science project with a focus on myeloproliferative neoplasms, a blood malignancy that can develop into acute myeloid leukemia. Also included are two […]
WashU HemeOnc Fellowship Program (Links to an external site)
Information about the Washington University in St. Louis Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Training Program.
2019-2022 DOM Awards Recognition Reception (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to all the Department of Medicine Awardees!
Possible treatment strategy identified for bone marrow failure syndrome (Links to an external site)
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bone responsible for making red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. Bone marrow failure syndromes lead to an increased risk of developing dangerous infections, anemia and an increased risk of blood cancers.
Study reveals how chronic blood cancer transitions to aggressive disease (Links to an external site)
A type of chronic leukemia can simmer for many years. Some patients may need treatment to manage this type of blood cancer — called myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) — while others may go through long periods of watchful waiting. But for a small percentage of patients, the slower paced disease can transform into an aggressive cancer, […]
2023 Incoming Fellows (Links to an external site)
Congratulations to the incoming 2023 Department of Medicine fellows!
Medical school selected by hematology society to develop fellowship program (Links to an external site)
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is one of nine U.S. academic institutions selected by the American Society of Hematology for the organization’s Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP) – an innovative initiative aimed at addressing the critical need to expand the number of hematologists. The society has invested $19 million to launch the new fellowship […]
American Society of Hematology awards Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis $1.7 million for the Innovative Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (Links to an external site)
The Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program at Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine will administer the ASH Hematology-Focused Fellowship Training Program (HFFTP), an initiative to address the critical need to expand the hematology workforce. ASH has invested $19 million to strengthen the next generation of hematologists by funding the creation of 10 new hematology-focused fellowship tracks […]
Kornfeld receives Roscoe O. Brady Award (Links to an external site)
Stuart A. Kornfeld, MD, the David C. and Betty Farrell Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2022 Roscoe O. Brady Award for Innovation and Accomplishment from the WORLDSymposium (WORLD is an acronym for We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases), a research conference dedicated to lysosomal […]