News & Breakthroughs at Siteman
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Staff/Faculty Update News & Stories
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
The Brain Tumor Center at Siteman Announces Associate Directors
Huang is promoted, and Chheda joins the leadership team of the multidisciplinary practice The Brain Tumor Center at Siteman Cancer Center, a multidisciplinary practice of physicians and scientists, has named two board-certified WashU Medicine faculty members as associate directors. They are: “We are proud to announce Dr. Huang’s new leadership role, which reflects his deep […]
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 […]
Staff/Faculty Update
Thurman honored for marketing work addressing health disparities
Christina Thurman, marketing team lead at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, was honored April 27 at the St. Louis American Foundation’s 18th Annual Salute to Excellence in Health Care awards luncheon. She received an Excellence in Health Care Award in part for her work educating the public about […]
Staff/Faculty Update
DiPersio to become president of transplantation society
John DiPersio, MD, PhD, director of the Division of Oncology and deputy director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has been elected to the top leadership post in the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (ASBMT). He will take over the role during the society’s meetings […]
In the Media, Staff/Faculty Update
Medical School faculty named to National Academy of Inventors
Noted innovators Samuel Achilefu, PhD, David Holtzman, MD, and Eric Leuthardt, MD – faculty members at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis – have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The 2017 class of NAI fellows was announced Tuesday. They are recognized as fellows for demonstrating innovation in creating and facilitating […]