Clinical trial supports adding mental health coaching, medication cleanup to routine pre-surgical care
Mental health care before, after surgery improves recovery in older adults (Links to an external site)
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Opportunity for Collaboration: Meet Our Newest Faculty Member!
Breno Diniz, MD, PhD, joined the faculty of WashU Medicine Department of Psychiatry on April 1, 2026, as professor of psychiatry in the Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Health. Dr. Diniz is a geriatric psychiatrist who brings cutting-edge translational research expertise in using new multi-omic biomarkers of brain aging and neuropsychiatric disorders to understand […]
Rogers named Blanche F. Ittleson Professor of Child Psychiatry
Recognized for work on brain development in premature babies, early detection of risk of psychiatric illness in toddlers and preschoolers By Shawn Ballard Cynthia E. Rogers, MD, a leading researcher in social, emotional and brain development in infants and children, and a clinical innovator in evaluating the earliest risks of psychiatric illness in toddlers and […]
Rogers honored for contributions to neurodevelopment (Links to an external site)
Recognized for research on brain development in premature babies, early markers of psychiatric risk in children
Ignite Interdisciplinary Grant awardees announced (Links to an external site)
Implant provides lasting relief for treatment-resistant depression (Links to an external site)
Study finds enduring benefits of vagus nerve stimulation for patients not helped by standard therapies
Losos, Zorumski receive faculty achievement awards (Links to an external site)
Founders Day recognizes distinguished faculty, alumni, supporters
Psychiatry residents, Dr. Jacob Steinle and Dr. Suraj Shankar recently published their research on trends in hallucinogen.-related admissions following psychedelic decriminalization in JAMA Network Open.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Kevin Xu (Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health), Drs. Steinle and Shankar analyzed 7 years’ worth of national administrative data in the US, finding that the decriminalization of psychedelics has not coincided in measurable increases in hallucinogen-related hospitalizations.
Opportunity for Collaboration: Meet New Faculty Member!
Jan Kubanek, PhD, joined the faculty of WashU Medicine Department of Psychiatry on August 1, 2025, as associate professor of psychiatry in the Division of Clinical Neuroscience and Behavioral Health, with secondary appointments in the Department of Neurology and Department of Radiology. He brings combined experience in human and macaque electrophysiology, human and macaque behavioral […]
Lenze named XPRIZE Healthspan semifinalist (Links to an external site)
Eric J. Lenze, MD, the Wallace and Lucille K. Renard Professor and head of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and his team are among the Top 40 Milestone 1 award winners in XPRIZE Healthspan.