The people powering WashU Medicine
Faculty and staff profiles, conversations with leaders and experts, and honors and awards
Across our missions, there is a deep understanding that we are here to make a better world. We do it through teaching the next generation, researching cures for our most devastating illnesses, and caring for the people who come to us every day with the hope that we can do something to improve their lives. All of you have made your own singular contributions to our success. We have done this together.
— David H. Perlmutter, MD, WashU Medicine Dean
Committed to the mission, success of colleagues (Links to an external site)
Kati Riebold, research administrator in the Department of Development Biology, approaches every task with exceptional care, attention to detail and a strong sense of responsibility.
Lightening the load for patients and providers (Links to an external site)
Using compassion as his guide, Christopher Harris, a medical secretary in the Department of Oncology, walks with patients through their cancer treatment journey.
WashU Medicine’s head MD student coach (Links to an external site)
Amjad Musleh, MD, an associate professor of anesthesiology and of emergency medicine at WashU Medicine, mentors aspiring physicians in compassionate care.
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Honors and awards
Vermette named Macy Faculty Scholar
Physician-educator aims to prevent burnout among medical residents.
Bateman and Holtzman receive 2026 American Innovator Award (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine neurologists honored for blood-based Alzheimer’s diagnostic test.
Powell installed as president of gynecologic oncology society
Nationally recognized physician-scientist will lead effort to advance gynecologic cancer care.
Davidson receives distinguished mentor award
Physician-scientist recognized for dedication to next generation of gastroenterology leaders.
Two WashU Medicine researchers named Perlmutter Career Development Assistant Professors
Chang-Panesso studies kidney repair; Oviedo works to understand the brain’s processing of sound, speech
Miller honored with Potamkin Prize for dementia research (Links to an external site)
Recognized for advancing strategies to develop novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases