News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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Clinical, In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Dehdashti honored by Radiological Society
Award recognizes her career contributions in research Physician-scientist Farrokh Dehdashti, MD, the Drs. Barry A. and Marilyn J. Siegel Professor of Radiology and senior vice-chair and director of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at WashU Medicine, is being recognized by the Radiological Society of North America for advancing the radiologic sciences throughout her career in research. […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Bennett named Evens Professor of Women’s Health
WashU Medicine breast cancer imaging specialist Debbie L. Bennett, MD, chief of breast imaging at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), was installed Aug. 14 as the Ronald and Hanna Evens Endowed Chair in Women’s Health at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Bennett oversees screening and diagnostic mammography services at Siteman Cancer Center, based at WashU Medicine and Barnes-Jewish […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Thaker named Chief of Gynecologic Oncology
Nationally recognized clinical trials expert, also known for outstanding patient care Premal H. Thaker, MD, MS, a physician-scientist recognized for her expertise in conducting clinical trials, authoring numerous medical and scientific publications and outstanding patient care, has been named chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at WashU Medicine. In this role, she oversees a […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
De Los Santos, Hugo recognized by ASTRO
Two WashU Medicine professors of radiation oncology – Jennifer De Los Santos, MD, and Geoffrey Hugo, PhD – have been named fellows of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). ASTRO counts 10,000 members worldwide, including physicians, physicists and cancer biologists, whose work advances care, education, professional development and research in the radiation oncology field. Only 541 of ASTRO’s […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Cornelius receives research achievement award
American Skin Association recognizes her work in public policy, education Lynn Cornelius, MD, the Winfred and Emma Showman Professor of Dermatology and chief of the Division of Dermatology at WashU Medicine, has been honored with the 2025 Research Achievement Award in Public Policy and Education from the American Skin Association. The award, given May 9 […]
In the Media, Prevention, Staff/Faculty Update
Hall recognized with Provost Impact Award
Honored for breast health outreach to high school students Lannis Hall, MD, MPH, a WashU Medicine associate professor of clinical radiation oncology and radiation oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center, has been honored with a 2025 Provost Impact Award by the WashU Confluence Collaborative. The award recognizes her work promoting breast health with young women in […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Improving breast cancer risk assessment for Black women
The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded Washington University investigator Aimilia Gastounioti, PhD, at Siteman Cancer Center a five-year, $3 million grant to improve breast cancer risk assessments for Black women. Gastounioti is an assistant professor of radiology in the Computational Imaging Research Center in for Mallinckrodt Institute […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Bartlett receives Legacy Leadership Award from Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Nancy L. Bartlett, MD,the Koman Chair in Medical Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been named a 2018 Legacy Leadership Award honoree by the Gateway Chapter of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She was recognized May 18 at the society’s Man & Woman of the Year gala at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. Bartlett treats lymphoma […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Strasberg honored by surgical association
Steven M. Strasberg, MD, the Pruett Professor of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the 2018 Medallion for the Advancement of Surgical Care from the American Surgical Association. Strasberg was recognized at the association’s annual meeting in Phoenix as a master surgeon of the hepatobiliary system, which comprises the […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Washington People: Mary Politi
Medical students aren’t the only learners in Mary Politi’s class on how health information is conveyed and received. Sometimes other faculty members attend also, to improve how they consider treatment options and discuss them with patients. Politi, whether in person or through evidence-based decision tools she develops with others at Washington University School of Medicine in […]