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Drs. Jackson and Kosturakis Selected as WashU-WRHR Scholars
The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology is pleased to announce that Christine Jackson, DO, MPH, Assistant Professor in the Division of Family Planning, and Alyssa Kosturakis, MD, MS, Assistant Professor in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and CRepHS, have been selected as WashU-Women’s Reproductive Health Research (WRHR) Scholars, effective September 1 and October […]
WashU Medicine and BJC HealthCare Win 2026 Bernard J. Tyson Award for Pursuit of Healthcare Equity (Links to an external site)
Joint Commission and Kaiser Permanente have chosen a multidisciplinary team from WashU Medicine and BJC HealthCare to receive the 2026 Bernard J. Tyson Award for Pursuit of Healthcare Equity. The national honor goes to health systems and partners that make lasting progress toward closing gaps in patient care. The team was recognized for its work […]
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD, published in Science Translational Medicine
Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, PhD, Director of the Center for Outpatient Health, and her team of collaborators, has been published in Science Translational Medicine. Pregnancy depends on a remarkable immunological dialogue between mother and fetus. At the maternal-fetal interface, these two immune systems must communicate, adapt, and coexist without rejection. In this study, we built a comprehensive […]
Katherine Bligard, MD, MA, Honored as a 2026 Heroes for Babies Award Recipient
Our Maternal-Fetal Medicine faculty joined together to celebrate at the March of Dimes “Signature Chefs Gala” in St. Louis. This event annually celebrates our local patients alongside philanthropic leaders and top culinary talent. Katherine Bligard, MD, MA, was awarded “The 2026 Heroes for Babies” award. Dr. Bligard, Assistant Professor in the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine […]
Drs Wang and Ratts receive R61 award
Congratulations to Drs. Wang and Ratts on receiving an NIH R61 award of approximately $2 million over five years for their project, Development and Validation of Uterine Peristalsis Imaging (UPI) for Predicting Uterine Receptivity and Frozen Embryo Transfer Outcomes. The team will develop and validate Uterine Peristalsis Imaging (UPI), a novel technology designed to objectively measure uterine […]