WashU Medicine team performs region’s first procedure using breakthrough valve technology
Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons from WashU Medicine’s cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery divisions used the ShortCut device to successfully treat a high-risk patient with a failing heart valve. Physicians at WashU Medicine have performed the first procedure in the region using the ShortCut device, a novel catheter-based tool that simplifies a complex and potentially life-saving heart […]
Huffman Receives Honorary Professorship at University of Abuja
Mark Huffman, MD, MPH, William Bowen Endowed Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named an honorary professor at the University of Abuja in Nigeria. The appointment recognizes his contributions to cardiovascular research and public health in Nigeria . Huffman has co-led a research […]
DOM Insider – Vol. 29 (Links to an external site)
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.