Homer Erwin Nash, Jr, MD, a celebrated pediatrician who served at Homer G. Phillips Hospital before starting his own practice, has passed away, his family announced.
Dr. Homer Nash was a family doctor, family man (Links to an external site)
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Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience is now ranked #5 among public high schools in Missouri (Links to an external site)
To Combat Gun Violence, Clean Up the Neighborhood (Links to an external site)
“I knew I would devote my career to fighting gun violence after seeing the devastation wrought on Black men and their families as a WUSTL med student. I was introduced to concepts of neighborhoods, place and health by my mentor during research fellowship. It has been an honor to be part of a large team that is working to dismantle structural racism and its impact on the environment, all with the goal of building healthy and safe Black communities.”
Niche ranked Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience as #2 in Standout High Schools in Missouri (Links to an external site)
Overview of Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience
On the Occasion of the Rededication of the Dr. Howard P. Venable Park
The city of Creve Coeur rededicates park to African-American medical pioneer, Dr. Howard P. Venable, after his family’s land was acquired by eminent domain.
Health Equity Requires Anti-Ableism (Links to an external site)
MD/PhD student, Peppar Cyr, discusses how health equity should require anti-ableism with the target audience being primary care pediatricians.
Top Doctors 2021: Leading St. Louis physicians share lessons from the pandemic (Links to an external site)
Leading physicians in St. Louis, including physicians affiliated with the School of Medicine, share lessons from the pandemic.
This St. Louis coalition is helping bridge gaps in pregnancy equity through community (Links to an external site)
Ebony Carter, MD, associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, works with EleVate, a program led by Black mothers, health care professionals, and local community organizations that provides extra support to Black mothers. By providing extra support to mothers, the group hopes to address the fact that African-American women are three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women.
Hammond receives Merck research fellowship (Links to an external site)
J. Gmerice Hammond, MD, a cardiologist and health policy research fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received a Merck Fellowship Research Award from the Association of Black Cardiologists and the American College of Cardiology.
Njoku named director of pediatric anesthesiology division (Links to an external site)
Dolores B. Njoku, MD, a noted clinician, researcher and mentor, has been named the director of pediatric anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and anesthesiologist-in-chief at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. With the post, she will become the new Rudolph L. and Mary Frances Wise Endowed Chair in Pediatric Anesthesiology. She also has been appointed a vice chair in the Department of Anesthesiology.