The DOM Insider – February 2026 Issue, Vol 28 (Links to an external site)
Category: News
Dr. Siyan Cao Named ASCI Young Investigator for 2026
Stewart (Siyan) Cao is a spectacular physician-scientist and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology. His PhD training on the unfolded protein response showed that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is important in intestinal homeostasis and mouse models of IBD. Stewart has continued to pioneer projects on cellular stress response in innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) in […]
Matthew A. Ciorba, MD – William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine (Links to an external site)
Colleagues, it is my great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Matthew A. Ciorba as the William B. Kountz Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at WashU Medicine. The Kountz Chair was previously held by Dr. Gus Schoenfeld, Dr. David Alpers and most recently Dr. Deborah Rubin, all exceptional physician scientists. Dr. Ciorba will continue this tradition of […]
DOM, 2024-2025 Academic Year of Impact (Links to an external site)
Department of Medicine 2026 Fellowship Matches (Links to an external site)
The Department of Medicine is proud to announce that we have 75 matched fellows. These physicians bring talent, curiosity and drive to their program built on teamwork and discovery.
$3.2 million grant funds research on computational AI in fistulizing Crohn’s disease (Links to an external site)
Parakkal Deepak, MBBS, MS, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, and David H. Ballard, MD, an assistant professor of radiology at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, both of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and Satish Viswanath, PhD, an associate professor in pediatrics and in biomedical engineering at Emory […]
Gratitude Inspires Hope and Healing (Links to an external site)
The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital Raises $2 Million To Establish Innovative Program To Prevent Stomach and Pancreatic Cancers
The DOM Insider – September/October 2025 Issue, Vol 27 (Links to an external site)
WashU Medicine 2025 Academy of Educators Education Day (Links to an external site)
The Academy of Educators at WashU Medicine is an institutional collaboration dedicated to fostering a culture of educational excellence and an institutionally valued community of leaders in health science education. The Academy supports educators’ continued skill development and educational growth through programs, workshops, grants, and awards. “What an inspiring day it was—welcoming new Academy members, honoring our […]
“Making all things possible” Grateful patient finds strength in helping others by supporting life-changing IBD research.
Making “All Things Possible” After Barnes-Jewish Hospital physicians saved her life from severe complications of Crohn’s disease, Cari Goss found renewed strength to climb mountains and help others by supporting life-changing research that’s paying off. Written by Joyce RominePhotography by Terence Knudsen Cari Goss may only stand 5 feet 2 inches tall, but her strength […]