Amyloid Center of Excellence Selected for AHA ATTR-CM Discovery Initiative
The WashU Medicine Amyloid Center of Excellence has been selected as one of just 10 centers nationwide to participate in the American Heart Association’s ATTR-CM Discovery Initiative, a three-year program aimed at transforming care for patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM).
Ewald Receives BJH Neville Grant Award
Greg Ewald MD, Director, Section of Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation, has received the 2026 Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence. Ewald and other recipients will be recognized at the upcoming BJH Medical Staff Association Semi-Annual meeting. The BJH “Dr. Neville Grant Award for Clinical Excellence” is granted annually to a member of the attending medical staff who, […]
Joel D. Schilling, MD, PhD Division of Physician-Scientists Profile
Courtesy of Physician-Scientists Divisional Newsletter What motivated you to become a physician-scientist? I went to undergrad at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Academically I was passionate about chemistry but was unsure about what with my degree after graduation. One of my professors, Richard Taber, taught a course in biochemistry and after completing it I realized […]
Vijay and Cresci Publish JACC Viewpoint on Lactation Support in Medical Training
Cardiology Fellow Aishwarya Vijay, MD, is the primary author on a Viewpoint article in JACC, coauthored by Professor of Medicine Sharon Cresci, MD. The paper argues for stronger support for medical trainees experiencing postpartum lactation, and Vijay references her own experience returning to work 8 weeks postpartum.
Global Health Researchers Find Care Disparities Among Asian Heart Failure Patients in US
WashU Cardiovascular Division Global Health researchers have published a new article on disparity on heart failure care for Asian patients in the U.S. Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, William Bowen Endowed Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Global Health Center, and Anubha Agarwal, MD, MSc an associate professor of medicine and Co-Director of the Program in Global Cardiovascular Health published the research in JACC earlier this year.
Voice of Survival: A Radio Broadcaster’s Journey Through a Rare Heart Condition (Links to an external site)
When well-known St. Louis radio broadcaster John Carney, 61, experienced a sudden, life-threatening aortic dissection, WashU Medicine experts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital identified the hidden genetic condition behind it—and set out to save his life.
Clinical Research Staff Present at Investigator Meeting
Research Nurse Coordinator Kendall Knobeloch, BSN, RN, and Research Nurse Practitioner Kristi Arnolds, RN, MSN, ANP-BC attended the AMBER HFpEF Investigator Meeting in Miami, Florida. Kendall and Kristi were asked to be on a panel to discuss their successful enrollment strategies. Dr. Hartupee is the PI for this trial and WashU is one of the […]