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Trainees compete in laparoscopic skills showdown at WISE.

Expert in transplant immunology to lead research program in Department of Surgery.

A recent study examines the molecular differences between thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer based on their location within the thyroid gland.

Limb preservation specialist joins faculty in January.

Stem cell therapy researcher, Elke Zani-Ruttenstock, MD, CPCC, joins the Division of Pediatric Surgery in January

Prolific researcher, Augusto Zani, MD, PhD, joins the Division of Pediatric Surgery.

A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis describes an innovative method of analyzing mammograms that significantly improves the accuracy of predicting the risk of breast cancer development over the following five years. Using up to three years of previous mammograms, the new method identified individuals at high risk of developing breast cancer 2.3 times more accurately than the standard method, which is based on questionnaires assessing clinical risk factors alone, such as age, race and family history of breast cancer.

“Virtuoso” Bullock recognized for 31 years of unwavering devotion to patients, surgical excellence & unparalleled commitment to community activism.

General surgery residents at WashU Medicine have several opportunities for global surgery experiences during their training.

A small clinical trial shows promising results for patients with triple-negative breast cancer who received an investigational vaccine designed to prevent recurrence of tumors. Conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis with a therapy designed by WashU Medicine researchers, the trial is the first to report results for this type of vaccine — known as a neoantigen DNA vaccine — for breast cancer patients.

Minimally invasive surgeon recognized for length of service as St. Louis Blues team physician.