At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, A Wider Organ Donor Pool Saves Lives

     The DCD program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine was initiated in response to the increasing waiting periods for heart transplants, despite the 2018 changes in organ allocation aimed at reducing wait list mortality.

Advanced Heart Valve Procedures Expand Treatments for Patients With Limited Options

Heart specialists at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center in St. Louis, Mo., are pioneering advances that enhance the quality of life for patients who have historically suffered debilitating symptoms with ...

Osseointegration Offers Enhanced Quality of Life to Patients With Residual Limbs

It’s estimated that more than half a million people in the United States experience limb loss annually.

My Child's Head Looks Strange, is it Normal?

Eric Thompson, MD, presents on the three categories of hydrocephalus. Obstructive, Communicating and Ex Vacuo.

Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: What You Need to Know

Sarah Henkel, MD, defines metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease and presents on how to diagnose it in children.

Understanding Autonomic Dysfunction in Children

Shannon Jenkin Swiney, PNP, presents on the pathophysiology of the autonomic nervous system as well as the diagnosis, management and treatment of Autonomic Dysfunction.

FGFRS-opathies: ACH and HCH

Catherine Gooch, MD, presents on achondroplasia and hypochondroplasia and bone formations.

Congenital Syphilis: An Epidemic Driven by Social Determinants of Health

Elizabeth Daniels, MD, discusses how congenital syphilis can lead to stillbirth, prematurity and significant neonatal morbidity.