Hunstad named director of pediatric infectious diseases division
David A. Hunstad, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the School of Medicine. A School of Medicine graduate, Hunstad previously served as director of the pediatric infectious diseases fellowship program and co-founded the Pediatric Physician-Scientist Training Program
Washington University, Children’s Hospital join national network to study causes of preterm birth
Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital and the March of Dimes are launching the March of Dimes Prematurity Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis.
TV series set at St. Louis Children’s Hospital to air
A documentary-style series highlighting patients, faculty physicians and other staff at St. Louis Children’s Hospital will debut Saturday, March 16, on KSDK. “The Frontline for Hope” will air Saturday nights for the next six weeks. Shown is one of the camera crew taping outside the hospital.
Schlaggar honored for pediatric research
Bradley L. Schlaggar, MD, PhD, the A. Ernest and Jane G. Stein Professor of Neurology at Washington University School of Medicine, has been awarded the E. Mead Johnson Award for Pediatric Research. The award is among the most prestigious in pediatric research.
Three medical school faculty to be honored by Academy of Science of St. Louis
Three faculty members of the School of Medicine will be honored by the Academy of Science of St. Louis: Randall Bateman, M. Carolyn Baum and Alan L. Schwartz.