Husaini, Bach, and Cresci Publish Clinical Case in JACC
Drs. Mustafa Husaini, Richard Bach, and Sharon Cresci of the Cardiovascular Division published a case report in the August 2024 edition of the Journal of the American Academy of Cardiology, titled “Exercise Testing to Unmask Latent LVOT Obstruction in a Highly Symptomatic Patient With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy”.
Maddox appointed to inaugural FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee (Links to an external site)
Thomas M. Maddox MD, SM, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology at Washington University School of Medicine and head of the BJC/WUSM Healthcare Innovation Lab, has been appointed to the inaugural FDA Digital Health Advisory Committee.
Fellow LoCoco Authors Paper in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
Second-Year Cardiovascular Fellow Dr. Sarah LoCoco is the first author on a new paper in the journal Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, entitled “Direct Comparison of Methods to Differentiate Wide Complex Tachycardias: Novel Automated Algorithms Versus Manual ECG Interpretation Approaches”.
Jimenez Receives Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award
Assistant Professor of Medicine Jesus Jimenez, MD, PhD was awarded the Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award at this year’s American Heart Association Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Conference in Chicago, IL.
Cardiovascular Faculty Named to 2024 Top Doctors® List
31 Washington University Cardiovascular Division Faculty were named to the Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctors® List.
The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. These doctors are best-in-class healthcare providers, embodying excellence in clinical care as well as interpersonal skills. More information can be found at the Top Doctors® website. This list is also published every August by St. Louis Magazine.
Javaheri Featured in 50th Anniversary edition of Cell
Assistant Professor of Medicine Dr. Ali Javaheri was featured in an article titled “Translating metabolic and cardiovascular research into effective treatments: What’s next?” In a special 50th Anniversary edition of the journal Cell.
Javaheri was among 10 scientists asked to comment on the future of cardiac metabolism research. His thoughts appear under the heading “Food as medicine and for thought”.
Dr. Steven Lavine Retires
Dr. Steven Lavine, Professor of Medicine in the Cardiovascular Division, will retire in August. Dr. Lavine has been with Washington University since 2016. He is also the father of Dr. Kory Lavine, Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research.