Dr. Mario Castro, Director of the CRTC Office of Training Grants, and the Internal Medicine Office of Faculty Development, is studying a cancer drug that may help patients with severe asthma by targeting immune cells driving lung inflammation. Read more in The Source »
Alison Cahill interviewed for recent US News article on taking ADHD Medications when pregnant
Dr. Alison Cahill, K30 and MTPCI alumni, and chief of the division of maternal fetal medicine, was recently interviewed by the US News regarding women taking ADHD medications while pregnant. Read more »
CRTC Winter/Spring 2017 Alumni Newsletter
See the CRTC Bi-Annual Alumni Newsletter published in Winter/Spring 2017.
Amit Amin study reveals ways to improve outcomes, reduce costs for angioplasty
KM1 and Patient Safety alumni, Amit Amin, MD finds hospitals can improve patient care and reduce costs associated with coronary angioplasty if cardiologists perform more procedures through an artery in the wrist and if they discharge patients on the same day, finds a new study led by the School of Medicine. Read more »
Jacob Greenberg and Chris Carpenter publish new guidance for children with head trauma
CRTC alumni Jacob Greenberg, MD (TL1 Intensive) and Chris Carpenter, MD (KM1, K30 programs) recently published in JAMA Pediatrics new guidance developed for children hospitalized with mild head trauma. Read more »
Amrita Aranake-Chrisinger receives FAER fellowship award
Dr. Aranake-Chrisinger is the recipient of a highly competitive $75,000 Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) fellowship award. She will begin her project “The association between postoperative delirium and intermediate-term postoperative cognitive outcomes” in July 2017. Read more »
Cynthia Rodgers finds early signs of anxiety, depression may be evident in newborns
A recent study conducted by KL2 Alumni Cynthia Rogers, MD finds that analyzing brain scans of newborns, can identify early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth. Read more »
Jennie Kwon named National Academy of Medicine fellow
Jennie Kwon, KL2 scholar and MTPCI alumni has been selected as a 2016 National Academy of Medicine fellow in osteopathic medicine. Read more »
Medical Student Research at WU Highlighted
For most medical students, there’s a major obstacle to doing research: being in medical school. Not at Washington University. Read more »
Roger Yusen studies portable oxygen treatment in COPD patients
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often receive portable oxygen therapy to allow them to breathe easier. But a major study published in The New England Journal of Medicine indicates that supplemental oxygen isn’t helpful for many patients. Read more »