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Chief Resident Dr. Sarah Combs Awarded Dr. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship

Chief Resident Dr. Sarah Combs Awarded Dr. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship
Chief Resident, Dr. Sarah Combs, was awarded a Dr. David G. Mutch Residency Research Scholarship. Congrats on this accomplishment! The title of her poster is, “Family Planning Curriculum: Student Satisfaction and Self-Reported Competence.” Dr. Combs’ primary investigator is Dr. Jennifer Reeves. About the Scholarship This scholarship was generously started by David G. Mutch, MD, Professor, in […]

Dr. Ferreira Awarded Male Contraceptive Initiative Fellowship

Dr. Ferreira Awarded Male Contraceptive Initiative Fellowship
Juan Ferreira, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in the laboratory of Celia Santi, MD, PhD, has been awarded a Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI) Fellowship Grant for his project, “High-Throughput Assay to Screen for Candidate Contraceptives Targeting Sperm Function.” Dr. Ferreira began his two-year MCI Fellowship in September 2025. The research conducted through Dr. Ferreira’s MCI-funded project builds on […]

WashU Medicine Fetal Care Nurse Earns Outstanding Nurse Award

WashU Medicine Fetal Care Nurse Earns Outstanding Nurse Award
Sarah Smith, RN, BSN, CLC, has been awarded the Fetal Therapy Nurse Network (FTNN) Outstanding Nurse Award. This award recognizes nurses who make an outstanding impact on the health of expectant families facing a fetal diagnosis, promoting excellence in fetal care. Sarah works as a Nurse Coordinator in our fetal care center, providing compassionate care […]

WashU Medicine MFM and the New approach to treating Hep C postpartum (Links to an external site)

WashU Medicine MFM and the New approach to treating Hep C postpartum
A new study led by WashU Medicine in St. Louis is transforming how postpartum patients receive treatment for Hepatitis C. Dr. Jeannie Kelly, Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Ultrasound, helped launch a “meds to beds” program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to ensure patients leave the hospital with antiviral medication […]

Dan Lebovic Recognized in Fertility and Sterility 75th Anniversary Feature

Dan Lebovic Recognized in Fertility and Sterility 75th Anniversary Feature
As part of its 75th anniversary celebration, Fertility and Sterility published a special article recognizing the most-cited papers in the journal’s history — highlighting the research that has most influenced the field of reproductive medicine over the decades. We are proud to share that Dr. Dan Lebovic and his 2001 paper Immunobiology of endometriosis, was […]