School of Medicine

A Christian, a clown and a scientist — It may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but it’s actually an accurate description of the life of WUSM professor Dana Abendschein. The following St. Louis Post-Dispatch article by Harry Jackson Jr. tells the story of how an overachieving researcher found fulfillment in a clown suit.

Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis is a long-time leader in medical research and clinical practice. The school employs a number of experts in many areas of expertise, including health care policy issues. Under the direction of former dean William Peck, the university has established the Center for Health Policy to: Identify key […]

The cancer physician-scientist from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University will join the University Oct. 1.

A five-year, $2.5 million grant may help employers determine which employees are more likely to get the condition.

School of Medicine scientists suspect a drug already approved for seizure disorders and chronic nerve pain can also help.

Photo by Bob Boston123 first-year students of the Class of 2008 were presented Aug 13 with their white coats, long a symbol of the medical profession.

He completed both his residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in gastroenterology at the School of Medicine.

It’s “another example of our faculty and staff’s unwavering commitment to protect our research participants,” Vice Chancellor Cicero says.

PeckThe National Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Medicine has named William A. Peck, M.D., a member of a national committee that will address ways to redesign health insurance benefits, payment and performance improvement programs.

Millions of people with severe tinnitus currently have little hope for quick relief from the unrelenting ringing or buzzing noises the disorder produces. But WUSM scientists suspect a drug already approved for seizure disorders and chronic nerve pain also can help silence the noises that plague tinnitus patients.