Wednesday, February 19, 2025 | 2:00 PM | Moore Auditorium “Genetics and Gene Therapy for Heart Failure“ Speaker: Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD
50th Annual Carl Vernon Moore Memorial Lecture (Links to an external site)
Author: McKinzie
New sickle cell treatment center opens at BJC (Links to an external site)
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.
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 […]
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 […]