WashU Medicine faculty and fellows recognized at Confluence awards (Links to an external site)
Category: Awards & Recognitions
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)
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.
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.
Things We Don’t Talk About: Depression (Links to an external site)
About Dr. Lenze
Lenze receives William H. Danforth St. Louis Confluence Award (Links to an external site)
Recognized for community-based research to reduce preterm births, improve mental health during pregnancy
PGY4 Jessica Williams was highlighted in a Psychiatric Times
Congrats to PGY4 Jessica Williams, who was highlighted in a Psychiatric Times article! In an APA session, she shared insights into the care of our patients with disabilities and also discussed a case report of a Deaf refugee that she and Dr. Jarvis treated on the inpatient unit. Further, she also showcased how the growing prevalence […]