2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors

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

August 2024 – Medicine Grand Rounds

August 29, 2024Fine Tuning the Management of Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis; One Size Does Not Fit All Thursdays @ 8 – 9 am In-person Only – Clopton Auditorium, Wohl ClinicBreakfast will be available before each talk.

Congratulations Evan Garber!

Meet Evan Garber, our Sickle Cell Nurse Coordinator, who has received the prestigious Kelly Mullen Clinical Service Award for his outstanding care and dedication to our sickle cell patients. Click here to learn more about Evan’s remarkable work and what makes him a valued member of our team

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 […]

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 […]